Expansion
CIC takes minority stake in EIG Global
China Investment Corp. (CIC), the $410 billion Chinese sovereign wealth fund, has bought a minority stake in US-based asset management firm EIG Global Energy Partners.
Expansion |
03 Feb 2012 | 
China nearly matches Europe for VC funding in 2011
Chinese companies attracted $6 billion in venture capital funding in 2011, up 8% year-on-year, and putting the country at near parity with Europe, which saw commitments of $6.1 billion. On a country basis, the US remains the runaway leader, with VC funding...
Greater China |
03 Feb 2012 |
Warburg Pincus, Carlyle consider backing Indian NBFC – report
Au Financiers, an Indian non-banking financial company (NBFC), is reportedly in talks with Warburg Pincus and The Carlyle Group for a third round of funding.
South Asia |
02 Feb 2012 |
Indian MFI Ujjivan secures $25m in fifth round funding
Indian microfinance institution Ujjivan Financial Services has raised INR1.28 billion ($25.5 million) from seven investors in its fifth round of equity funding. Wolfensohn Capital Partners and Dutch development finance company FMO committed INR400 million...
South Asia |
02 Feb 2012 |
Aureos boosts Indian packaging firm with $7m
Aureos South Asia Managers, a unit of Aureos Capital, has invested $7 million in Indian paper packaging company Sai Security Printers to help it build a new facility in Bangalore.
South Asia |
01 Feb 2012 |
Vivo takes US healthcare into China
Tria is a US-based company that manufactures a hair removal laser designed for use in the home or in the office. Approved by the Federal Drug Administration and already sold in the US, Canada, the UK, Japan and Korea, the device is now being primed for...
Greater China |
01 Feb 2012 |
TPG faces a challenge in Li Ning
TPG Capital worked its magic on women’s shoe retailer Daphne three years ago, but can it do the same for beleaguered Chinese sportswear chain Li Ning? Investors clearly hoped as much, with the Hong Kong-listed company’s stock rising 20% in response...
Consumer |
01 Feb 2012 |
Kerogen backs sub-Saharan energy player
To the uninitiated, OIL AND GAS assets in Congo-Brazzaville and Kurdistan might seem too risky for private equity. Energy-focused investor Kerogen Capital, however, takes a different view. The Hong Kong-based firm invested $125 million to become the...
MENA |
01 Feb 2012 |
India’s Flipkart raises $150m in fourth round of funding
Indian online retailer Flipkart has raised $150 million from existing investors Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management in its fourth round of funding.
South Asia |
01 Feb 2012 |
Unitas backs Chinese casual dining chain Babela’s
Unitas Capital has invested $40 million in Chinese restaurant chain Babela’s Group, best known for operating an Italian-themed casual dining chain that has over 120 outlets in Shanghai and Beijing, as well as in tier-two and tier-three cities. The company...
Greater China |
01 Feb 2012 |
Asian investors back eco-fuels producer LanzaTech
The Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund led a $55 million Series C round of financing for low-carbon fuels producer LanzaTech. Petronas Technology Ventures and Dialog Group, also Malaysian firms, participated in the round, as did existing investors Khosla...
North America |
31 Jan 2012 |
IL&FS signs off five real estate part-exits in 4Q
IL&FS Investment Managers (IIML) completed partial exits from five of its investments in Indian real estate in the fourth quarter of 2011. It also invested INR7.7 billion ($154 million) in the three months to December 2011.
South Asia |
31 Jan 2012 |
Olympus invests $100m in DM Healthcare, India Value Fund exits
Olympus Capital Asia Investments has invested more than INR5 billion ($100 million) for a minority stake in DM Healthcare, in a deal which enabled existing investor India Value Fund to exit the company.
South Asia |
19 Jan 2012 |
Mandala Capital in JV with Australia’s Water Resources Group
Mandala Capital, a South Asia private equity firm that invests in the agricultural sector, has entered into a joint venture with Australia’s Water Resources Group that will target the desalination opportunities in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh....
Infrastructure |
19 Jan 2012 |
Baring backs China’s Ambow Education
Baring Private Equity Asia is no newcomer to the education sector. The private equity firm’s portfolio currently includes four assets in the private tutoring space and it added a fifth last week following the purchase of a stake in Ambow Education Holding...
Expansion |
18 Jan 2012 |
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