George Chen

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Position: Asia Private Equity Correspondent

Based in Hong Kong, I focus on Asia private equity, venture capital, buyout and sovereign wealth funds and deals. I am fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Shanghai dialect and English and have working knowledge of Cantonese. (Follow me on Twitter: @george_chen)

Articles

UPDATE 1-New rules to push Bank of China, others into cash calls November 23, 09:17am EST

* CBRC wants capital ratio of 13 pct for big 5 banks - source Full Article

New rules to push Bank of China, others into cash calls

Bank of China eyes more cash, may need $15 bln-sources

China's big banks urged to up capital ratios -source

UPDATE 3-China's No.3 refrigerator maker gets bid approaches

Blog Posts

How cheap is cheap?

"How cheap is cheap?" That was the most frequently asked question among bankers and private equity experts attending a recent forum in Hong Kong. Full Article | Comments [2]

"Leasing" bankers to CIC

Investment banks may find a payoff in the end for lending their bankers and offering free expert advice to China's $200 billion sovereign wealth fund Full Article

www.V.cn

What's the likely shape of any recovery to the global financial crisis? It could be www.V.cn, says Zhou Yuan, a top executive with China's sovereign wealth fund. Full Article | Comments [1]

Hong Kong for the weekend | Comments [2]

First, be confident