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Kaizen commits $10m to Vietnam's Yola
Indian education-focused GP Kaizen Private Equity has made its first investment in Vietnam, committing $10 million to English training company Yola.
ADB, Kaizen back Philippines education business
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and education-focused Kaizen Private Equity have invested PHP1.6 billion ($31.5 million) in Phinma Education Holdings, the tertiary education arm of Philippines-based conglomerate Phinma.
ChrysCapital leads $55m round for Indian education NBFC
ChrysCapital has led a INR3.5 billion ($55 million) Series C round for Varthana, an education-focused non-banking finance company (NBFC) based in India.
India's Kaizen reaches $44m first close on second fund
Indian education-focused GP Kaizen Private Equity has reached a first close of $44 million on its second fund.
India NBFCs: Lending a hand
Momentum is building among India’s non-banking finance companies, and PE, government and regulators see promise in the power to reach untapped markets. Success will require the support of all three parties
Deal focus: Kaizen backs loans for learning
Supported by Kaizen and Zephyr Peacock India, non-banking finance company Varthana wants to provide funding to Indian schools that would otherwise go without
India's Varthana raises $14m Series B
Indian education-focused non-banking finance company (NBFC) Varthana has raised INR930 million ($14 million) in Series B funding, led by new investors Kaizen Private Equity and Zephyr Peacock India.
India IPOs: Staying afloat
India’s public markets are at record highs, but IPO activity remains lackluster. Investors want an overhaul of the listings approval process and a regulatory system that is suited to PE and VC-backed companies
Indian LPs: Commitment issues
Proposed reforms of investment guidelines for India’s pension system suggest that more domestic capital could flow into the asset class. But is the country’s wider LP community really warming up to PE?
Southeast Asia education: Top of the class?
With an emerging middle class willing to pay a premium for better services, Southeast Asian education has clear attractions. But investors seeking scale opportunities must pick their markets and strategies carefully.
Kaizen backs India's Impartus Innovations
Education-focused Indian GP Kaizen Private Equity has made a $4.1 million Series A investment in video learning platform Impartus Innovations.
Profile: Kaizen Private Equity's Sandeep Aneja
As founder and managing director of Asia’s only education-focused GP, Sandeep Aneja has found that a career in private equity can be a much about finding questions as funding answers
India's Kaizen opens US office ahead of Fund II launch
Indian education-focused GP Kaizen Private Equity has opened an office in Silicon Valley ahead of launching its first pan-Asian fund, which has a target of $120 million.
India's education sector: Learning curve
There is no shortage of demand for services or investment opportunity in India’s education sector, but negotiating overcrowding and heavy regulation requires a clear strategy
Kaizen invests $4m in India’s Ace Creative Learning
Kaizen Private Equity, an Indian private equity firm that focuses on the education sector, has led a $4.6 million round in Bangalore-based Ace Creative Learning.
Kaizen commits $4.5m to Indian school management firm
Kaizen Private Equity has invested INR250 million ($4.5 million) for a minority stake in Altus Learning, an Indian school management firm. The funding will be used to help the Gujarat-based operator expand in northern India.
Kaizen injects $4m in Indian childcare provider
Education-focused PE firm Kaizen Management Advisors has invested INR200 million ($4 million) in Indian childcare services provider Your Kids ‘R’ Our Kids (YKROK).
CLSA enters India test preparation space
India's parallel education segment remains attractive to private equity investors as rising incomes enable parents to supplement the core services provided by schools and universities with specialist support in areas such as test preparation. CLSA Capital...
VIDEO: Kaizen's Sandeep Aneja
India’s education sector has become a hot investment realm of late, and in light of Kaizen Private Equity’s success in raising funds for its newest vehicle, Sandeep Aneja, Founder and MD of the education-focused group, discusses strategies for investors...
Kaizen a rising star in Indian PE
One year after AVCJ predicted that education-opportunities group Kaizen Management Advisors “seems poised to lead investment in this sector in India,” the firm has made strides to keep its title, enlisting the likes of India’s Housing Development...
HDFC takes stake, LP role in Kaizen
India’s Housing Development Finance Corp. (HDFC) has acquired a minority stake in education-opportunities group Kaizen Management Advisors Ltd., pledging an undisclosed amount of capital as an LP into Kaizen Private Equity’s new vehicle.
Back to School
Investment into Asia Pacific's education sector, at a glance, appears to be a promising play. Key emerging markets’ GDPs are on the rise, as are levels of disposable household income and consequently a willingness to invest in education. Many of these...
ICICI f-o-f head joins Kaizen in Mumbai
Amit Ratanpal, the force behind ICICI Group’s fund-of-funds business, is joining Kaizen Private Equity as a principal and member of the investment committee.