Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ)
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Blackstone agrees $1b exit from India’s Intelenet
The Blackstone Group has agreed to sell India-based business process outsourcing (BPO) service provider Intelenet Global Services to French peer Teleperformance for $1 billion. It is the second time that Blackstone has exited the company through a trade...
SeaLink leads $29m round for Indian children’s hospital
SeaLink Capital Partners has led a INR2 billion ($29 million) investment in Indian maternal and pediatric hospital chain Surya Children’s Medicare, providing an exit for OrbiMed Advisors.
Shunwei, DCM lead $65m round for China's Yaoshibang
Chinese B2B pharmaceutical trading and education platform Yaoshibang has received RMB420 million ($65 million) in Series C funding across two tranches.
Analysis
Japanese LPs: Stirring giants
Japan’s LP landscape is in a state of flux as several large-scale investors ramp up their alternatives programs. The industry must prepare itself, in terms of personnel, structures, and expectations
Interviews
Q&A: Intel Capital's Takayuki Sasaki
Takayuki Sasaki, investment director for Japan at Intel Capital, discusses how the country fits into Intel’s overall strategy along with Japan’s burgeoning entrepreneurial culture and corporate VC investment
VIDEO: Baidu Capital's Jenny Wu
Jenny Wu, a managing partner at Baidu Capital, discusses growth stage investment in artificial intelligence
People
Everstone reorganizes fundraising teams
India and Southeast Asia-focused private equity firm Everstone Group has reorganized its global fundraising operation following the departure of managing director Atul Phull.
Carlyle loses India managing director
Devinjit Singh, a managing director for The Carlyle Group based in Mumbai, will leave the firm at the end of this month to pursue other interests.
