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Hony Capital commits $112 million to China Golden department store
Hony Capital, the leading Chinese buyout firm , has closed its PIPE investment of $112 million into China Golden Development Holdings Ltd., a local department store operator.
PIPEs |
07 Sep 2010 | 
Oz Future Fund, two others invest $576 million in new UK capital lender
Australian sovereign wealth fund the Future Fund, as well as Lord Rothschild and UK buyout leader Apax Partner’s founder Sir Ronald Cohen have together invested EUR450 million ($576 million) in Haymarket Financial, known as HayFin, a new start-up specialist...
Expansion |
07 Sep 2010 |
Japan's DBJ and banks to form $1.18bn turnaround fund
The Development Bank of Japan is slated to launch a JPY100 billion ($1.18 billion) fund, specializing in local corporate restructuring and turnaround, in partnership with the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., at the end of...
Fundraising |
06 Sep 2010 |
China-focused venture group invests $21 million in ActBlue
Venture capital investors Shenzhen Green Pine Capital Partners (GPCP), IDGVC Partners and Shenzhen Leaguer Venture Capital Co., with three unidentified venture players, have collectively injected RMB150 million ($21 million) in privately held Anhui ActBlue...
Early stage |
03 Sep 2010 |
WI Harper invests in online insurance company in China
Beijing-based VC firm WI Harper has led the first round of fundraising in digitized insurance company 360bao, investing an undisclosed amount.
Early stage |
03 Sep 2010 |
Fed allows CIC to be second-largest foreign investor in Morgan Stanley
China Investment Corporation (CIC) has reportedly received the green light from the US Federal Reserve to take up to a 10% voting stake in Morgan Stanley, which would make the SWF the second-largest investor in the financial giant after Bank of Tokyo...
Expansion |
02 Sep 2010 |
South Korea's NPS eyes US-based Colonial Pipeline
Korean SWF National Pension Service has emerged as a possible player to take a 23% stake in US pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline Company.
Infrastructure |
02 Sep 2010 |
DBJ's mezzanine financing supports K Tech's MBO
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has thrown its support behind the management of K Technology Corporation in its endeavor to launch an MBO - a move that would see Japanese PE firm Risa Partners part ways with its asset.
Buyouts |
02 Sep 2010 |
GIC hires RREEF Director to head up India realty team
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has appointed Kishore Gotety, former executive at RREEF Alternative Investments, a division of Deutsche Bank, as Country Head for India real estate.
People |
02 Sep 2010 |
CHAMP in talks for Contract Aviation Industries
CHAMP Private Equity has emerged as a potential bidder for Australian aircraft and helicopter leasing company Contract Aviation Industries, joining US buyout major The Carlyle Group to vie for the asset.
Buyouts |
01 Sep 2010 |
GIC exits complete holdings in China's Ruinian
GIC Special Investments, the Singapore state-owned private equity investment unit, is understood to have sold its complete remaining stake in Ruinian International Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of health-related products in China.
Exits |
01 Sep 2010 |
Reliance Equity looks to overseas LPs for $500 million fund
Reliance Equity Advisors, the private equity arm of Reliance Capital, is reportedly preparing to raise between $250-$300 million from overseas investors as part of its latest round of fundraising.
Fundraising |
01 Sep 2010 |
India's Asian Healthcare fund to raise $100 million for its first close
The Asian Healthcare Fund, launched by former Dabur Group heads Anand Burman and Ajay Kumar Vij, aims to raise $100 million in its first close at the end of the year, with the goal of raising $200 million in total.
Fundraising |
01 Sep 2010 |
Spring Capital debuts $250 million fund
Hong Kong-headquartered Spring Capital Asia has closed its $250 million maiden fund, a vehicle to be focused on early-growth investments in low- to mid-market companies.
Fundraising |
31 Aug 2010 |
Daiwa- and Polaris-owned Q'sai sold to Coca-Cola West
Coca-Cola West has bought out Daiwa Corporate Investment- and Polaris Principal Finance-backed Japanese vegetable juice maker Q'sai for JPY63.9 billion ($757 million), which includes JPY28 billion ($331 million) of debt.
Exits |
31 Aug 2010 |
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