China Merchants Capital

[1] CMC was originally the investment arm of CMG before being officially launched as a fully-fledged private equity manager in 2012.

Notable investors include financial institutions such as Agricultural Bank of China, Mizuho Securities and SoftBank Group.

[4] In November 2022, CMC was exploring a takeover offer for Chinese data center operator Chindata.

[5] In June 2023, CMC made a bid of $3.4 billion to rival Bain Capital's offer to privatize Chindata.

[6] In August 2023, Chindata decided to go with Bain Capital's offer over CMC in a $3.16 billion deal.