Investment

Check-up time: Taking a close look

May 2008

It’s no secret that private equity firms are drawn to high-growth companies. However, doing this in China can involve walking into an organizational nightmare. Operational inefficiency does spell opportunity for investors but there is a lot of clearing up to do first.

“As a general rule, the finances are not reliable,” said Stephen Scott, managing director with Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) Asia, a group that specializes in improving underperforming assets acqu...

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