Carlyle-invested Xtep may raise $388m in IPO

16 May 2008
Xtep International Holdings, a Quanzhou-based sportswear company in Fujian province, may raise US$388 million from a Hong Kong IPO, according to unnamed sources, Bloomberg reported.  more...

Wholesale prices climb 10.3% in April

14 May 2008
China's wholesale price index, which tracks changes in the price of commodities traded on wholesale markets, was up 10.3% year-on-year in April, state media reported.  more...

Carlyle inks agreement with Shandong province

14 May 2008
Carlyle Group has signed an agreement with the Shandong government in hopes of securing a stream of private-equity deals in the eastern province, the Wall Street Journal reported.  more...

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