North Asia
Jones Lang LaSalle announces new Japan head
Jones Lang LaSalle has announced that Yoichiro Hamaoka will be stepping down from his role looking after Japanese business at the firm, while ex-Goldman Sachs exec Toshinobu Kasai will succeed...
People |
03 Feb 2012 | 
Advantage, Japan’s Orix abandon Yayoi buyout - sources
Advantage Partners and Japan’s Orix Corp. have reportedly dropped out of the running for software developer Yayoi, which was put on the block by MBK Partners last year.
North Asia |
01 Feb 2012 |
SBI, Edelweiss create $100m India PIPE fund
SBI Holdings and Edelweiss Financial Services have agreed to set up a fund focused on investments in listed small and mid-cap companies in India. The vehicle, known as EW SBIH Crossover Fund and based in Mauritius, will have initial capital of $100 million,...
South Asia |
31 Jan 2012 |
Lone Star wins approval for KEB sale
Embattled buyout firm Lone Star has finally gained approval from the necessary parties for the sale of its 51% stake in Korea Exchange Bank to Hana Financial Group.
North Asia |
30 Jan 2012 |
Advantage Partners to buy Japanese homebuilder
Advantage Partners will acquire Japanese homebuilder Yasuragi in a take-private transaction worth JPY13 billion ($166 million). The private equity firm has agreed to pay JPY627 per share for all outstanding shares in Yasuragi, a 60.8% premium on Thursday’s...
North Asia |
27 Jan 2012 |
VIDEO: HarbourVest Partners' Scott Voss
With global private equity investors principally focused on China, Scott Voss, managing director of HarbourVest Parners, argues that now is the time for long-term players to target undervalued assets in Japan.
North Asia |
26 Jan 2012 | 
Carlyle promotes three Asia professionals to MD level
The Carlyle Group has named 13 new managing directors, including Hiroyuki Otsuka in Tokyo, Matthew Hunter in Sydney and Wayne Bannon in Hong Kong, as part of a raft of promotions that saw 41 professionals elevated to senior positions.
People |
26 Jan 2012 |
Japan’s Unison Capital cuts fund due to limited deals - report
Japan’s Unison Capital has reportedly cut the size of its third fund by one quarter to JPY107 billion ($1.4 billion) due to limited deal flow.
North Asia |
20 Jan 2012 |
Intel backs Japanese tech firm G-cluster
Japanese technology company G-cluster Global has received support from Intel Capital and SFR Développement, the venture capital arm of French telecoms company SFR.
Fundraising |
20 Jan 2012 |
Vogo expects strong returns on full exit from Tong Yang Life - Update
Vogo Investment expects to see an IRR of at least 20% on its initial investment in Tong Yang Life Insurance as negotiations with potential strategic buyers near a close. The private equity firm is seeking to exit 60.7% of its 64% stake in the business...
North Asia |
20 Jan 2012 |
IPO woes: Looking for an exit
With the public markets all but closed for IPOs, what other exit routes are available to investors?
Australasia | 18 Jan 2012
Japan’s SMFG beats CDB to aircraft-leasing deal
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) and Sumitomo Corp. have agreed to purchase Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) aircraft-leasing business in a deal worth $7.3 billion. SMFG will take around 70% of RBS Aviation Capital, with trading company...
North Asia |
18 Jan 2012 |
Cinemacraft receives funding from 500 Startups
Asian interactive media platform provider Cinemacraft has secured funding from US-based business incubator 500 Startups.
Southeast Asia |
17 Jan 2012 |
US PE firm Yucapia exits South Korea’s IHQ
Yucapia Global PEF, a US private equity fund held by supermarket conglomerate owner Ronald Burkle, has exited almost its entire stake in IHQ, one of South Korea’s major entertainment stocks. It is unlikely to have generated a significant return on the...
Exits |
17 Jan 2012 |
CrystalGenomics receives $2.6m from VC-backed fund
South Korea-based CrystalGenomics has secured KRW3 billion ($2.6 Million) through a private placement to the Korea Seoul Life Science Fund (KSLSF).
North Asia |
16 Jan 2012 |
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