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Wilshire fundraising hit as Ennis resigns
Fund-of-funds Wilshire Private Markets has reportedly delayed its latest fundraising following the resignation of Jeffrey Ennis, its CIO and the latest senior executive to quit the firm...
Fund-of-funds |
12 Mar 2010 | 
TPG exits Parkway for $685 million
TPG Capital has sold its 23.9% stake in Singapore hospital operation Parkway Holdings to Indian healthcare group Fortis Healthcare for $685.3 million.
South Asia |
12 Mar 2010 |
AMEC lures repeat VC investors
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc. (AMEC), a Chinese semiconductor equipment company, has attracted some $46 million from existing venture capital investors, including Shanghai Venture Capital Co. Ltd., Walden International, Lightspeed Venture...
Portfolio management |
11 Mar 2010 |
Hu leaves Goldman for own fund
Dr Fred Hu, Managing Director and Chairman of Greater China at Goldman Sachs, is reportedly following a recent trend by quitting the star investment bank after only two years in his current role to launch his own private equity fund.
Fundraising |
11 Mar 2010 |
Actis said nearing compromise with Nilgiri promoters
Emerging markets investor Actis Capital is reportedly nearing agreement with the promoter family behind Indian investee Nilgiri Dairy Farm, after legal and other disputes apparently brought Actis close to exiting its $65 million stake.
South Asia |
11 Mar 2010 |
Baring plans to relist Courts in Singapore
Baring Private Equity Asia investment vehicle Singapore Asia Retail, a home furniture and appliances operator wholly-owned by its Fund III and Kuwaiti JV partner Topaz Investment Worldwide Inc, is reportedly looking to raise up to S$170 million ($121.5...
Portfolio management |
11 Mar 2010 |
WI Harper to take stake in Taiwan's Testar
Veteran VC firm WI Harper Group has agreed an investment into Taiwan’s Testar Electronics Corporation, which specializes in testing and optimizing Light Emitting Diode (LED) chips, and which will spin out from its parent company Chroma Ate Inc. under...
Expansion |
11 Mar 2010 |
PineBridge Pacific Century sale hits fresh delay
The completion of American International Group's sale of its $87.3 billion asset management business, including some $27.3 billion of private equity assets, to Richard Li-backed Pacific Century, reportedly may face further delays, as Hong Kong police...
Greater China |
11 Mar 2010 |
Lone Star KEB stake sale resumes
Lone Star Funds' sometimes controversial investee Korea Exchange Bank has stated that the investor's long-delayed trade sale exit from its 51% stake is about to resume.
North Asia |
10 Mar 2010 |
IL&FS invests The Mobile Store
IL&FS Investment Managers has reportedly taken a 10% stake in Indian handset retail chain The Mobile Store, owned by the Essar Group, for some $22 million.
South Asia |
10 Mar 2010 |
Symphony partially exits Strides Arcolab
Symphony Capital has sold shares in its long-term Indian medical investment Strides Arcolab, equivalent to just under $5 million.
Healthcare |
10 Mar 2010 |
Fidelity Asia invests PRC medical device distributor
Fidelity Asia Ventures, the Asian venture and growth capital arm of Fidelity International Ltd and its US affiliate Fidelity Biosciences, has jointly invested $10 million in TCT Medical, which claims to be the largest medical device distributor and service...
Expansion |
10 Mar 2010 |
Dojane Capital in Joyrun Heavy Industry deal
Shanghai-based investment firm Dojane Capital, will invest RMB100 million ($14.6 million) alongside four unidentified investment institutions in Jiangsu Province-based Joyrun Heavy Industry, a large manufacturer of high-end precision casting parts.
Greater China |
10 Mar 2010 |
AMP Capital hires new Asia infrastructure head
AMP Capital Investors, the Sydney-based investment group, has appointed Boe Pahari as its new Head of Infrastructure Asia Pacific, further expanding its international infrastructure investment business, in operation since 1994.
Australasia |
10 Mar 2010 |
Israel's Infinity launches six RMB funds
Infinity-I China Fund, the Tel Aviv-headquartered venture capital firm led by Infinity Group CEO Amir Gal-Or, has launched six RMB-denominated private equity funds in partnership with seven Chinese cities, including Beijing, Suzhou, Harbin, Shijiazhuang,...
Fundraising |
10 Mar 2010 |
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AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum - Japan 2010
Japan Private Equity: Riding a new wave of confidence?
The eleventh annual installment of the series will examine what's really changing in Japan's approach to business, investment, and the rest of the world...
Date: April 21st-22nd 2010
Venue: ANA InterContinental, Tokyo
AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum - China 2010
Chinese and foreign PE: on the dance floor or on a seesaw?
The Forum in Beijing will discuss how PEs and VCs in China will develop, and how LPs, GPs, corporations, entrepreneurs and service providers in this ecosystem should strategise proactively (or at least react tactfully!)...
Date: May 27th-28th 2010
Venue: Park Hyatt, Beijing
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