DARAWATI Hussain, the attractive and unassuming chief executive officer of CIMB Private Equity is on the lookout for more acquisitions. Having made nine divestments over the last two years, 2012 will be a busy period of studying and evaluating new opportunities. The CIMB PE fund size has grown to some RM900mil from RM100mil when it started in 2001.
“Generally, for CIMB's stable of PE funds, sectors that continue to interest us are oil and gas support services, healthcare, consumer/retail themes, financial/business sectors and infrastructure.