Funds
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...
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 |
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 |
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 |
DE Shaw for Shanghai, Tokyo
US $24 billion hedge fund and alternative assets investor DE Shaw is reportedly planning offices in Shanghai and Tokyo, with the Shanghai office targeting direct investments and other areas of the firm's private equity arm.
North America |
08 Mar 2010 |
KKR India recruits Sen from Citi
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has reportedly recruited Abhijit Sen, formerly CFO and CAO of Citi in India, as its new CFO for KKR India.
South Asia |
05 Mar 2010 |
Harbor Pacific makes maiden first close
Harbor Pacific Capital, a Silicon Valley-based VC firm focused on tech companies in the US and Asia, has raised $32.8 million for the first close of its maiden fund, Harbor Pacific Capital Partners I, LP.
Fundraising |
05 Mar 2010 |
Warburg Pincus India head Khanna quits
Rajesh Khanna, Managing Director and head of Indian operations at Warburg Pincus, has reportedly left the firm, seeking to establish his own fund.
South Asia |
05 Mar 2010 |
Actis recruits Soh from Temasek
Leading London-headquartered emerging markets investor Actis has recruited Lionel Soh, a former associate director of investments at Temasek Holdings, as a director for its Singapore office.
Southeast Asia |
05 Mar 2010 |
Goldman Sachs said halving infra fund target
Goldman Sachs has reportedly cut the original $7.5 billion target size for its Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners II fund by more than half.
Infrastructure |
04 Mar 2010 |
Private equity mood upbeat at ANZ Forum
The mood and sentiment among private equity GPs, LPs and advisors at the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum \ ANZ 2010 in Sydney appears distinctly upbeat, showcasing the strength of Australia's macroeconomic fundamentals.
Australasia |
04 Mar 2010 |
Shanghai licenses Fosun-Carlyle RMB fund
The Carlyle Group and Fosun Group have obtained a business license from the Shanghai Administration of Industry and Commerce (SHAIC) to operate their JV Fosun-Carlyle (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund, which is now officially allowed to make investments...
Fundraising |
03 Mar 2010 |
Ex Och-Ziff, Goldman MD Yu plans Themes China fund
Frank Yu, formerly an MD with Och-Ziff Capital Management and also with Goldman Sachs, is reportedly planning to raise a $500 million China-focused first fund for his own private equity startup, Themes Investment Partners.
Greater China |
03 Mar 2010 |
Religare-backed Northgate said readying fifth fund
US private equity fund-of-funds firm Northgate Capital, recently invested by Indian financial services group Religare Enterprises, is reportedly readying its fifth investment vehicle, Northgate Capital V LP.
Fund-of-funds |
02 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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