Articles by Anita Davis
Baer Capital anticipates first exit, second fund launch in 2010
Baer Capital Partners, an India-focused investment firm based in Dubai, is looking to make its first exit by ushering portfolio company A2Z Group onto an Indian exchange, coming as the four-year-old firm additionally looks to raise a reported $300 million...
TPG's Newbridge Asia to sell $1.16 billion of Ping An shares
TPG Capital’s legacy fund Newbridge Asia is reportedly preparing to sell $1.16 billion worth of shares in Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, coming as the insurer – the world’s second-largest – looks to streamline the integration of its holding Shenzhen...
Navis, PE firms vie for Carrefour's Southeast Asia assets
Private equity firms including Navis Capital Partners are said to have taken part in a preliminary bidding round for Carrefour’s assets in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, taking on retailers from Asia and Europe for the billion-dollar target.
Evolvence partially exits Consolidated Construction Consortium
Evolvence Capital has begun its divestment process in India’s Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd. (CCCL), an asset it has been linked to for nearly five years and ushered onto the public stock market.
Aavishkaar makes partial exit in microfinance holdings, refocuses on social enterprises
VC firm Aavishkaar Venture Management has partially exited its stake in its microfinance and micro-venture capital funds, coming as the firm looks to refocus its operations on social-enterprise targets in the coming years.
Lazard exits D&B Australia, seeing 3x profit on initial investment
The Australian private equity arm of financial advisory firm Lazard Ltd. has fully exited credit-reporting and debt-collecting business Dun & Bradstreet Australia, selling the business to a subsidiary of the D&B Corp. for A$233 million ($209 million)...
KKR India hires Goldman Sachs exec as Director
KKR India Advisors has appointed Goldman Sachs’ MD of Principal Investments in India Heramb Hajarnavis as its Director.
Regulators block Nan Shan sale to China Strategic and Primus tandem
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission has rejected the $2.15 billion acquisition bid for AIG’s local unit Nan Shan Life Insurance launched by China Strategic and Primus Financial Holdings, with sources attributing their reservations to the consortium’s...
Industry Q&A: TPG Capital
Off the back of the announcement of two RMB funds – the TPG China Partners I fund and the TPG Western China Growth Partners I, both targeting RMB5 million ($735.5. million) – AVCJ sat down with the firm’s Founding Partner James Coulter (pictured), Managing...
Leopard Capital to launch $50 million Cambodia- and Laos-focused fund
Southeast Asian PE firm Leopard Capital is reportedly seeking backing for a $50 million fund focused on Cambodian- and Laos-related investments, its second vehicle targeting these emerging markets.
Milestone Capital's JVs invest in CARE
Milestone Capital has invested INR75 crore ($17 million) in Indian credit-rating agency Credit Analysis & Research Ltd (CARE) via two of its joint ventures, the Milestone Religare Investment Advisors and Capstone Investment Advisors.
Taiwanese diplomat plans for Nan Shan counter bid
In an effort to thwart a consortium led by China Strategic and Primus Financial Holdings from taking control of AIG’s Taiwanese unit Nan Shan Life Insurance, retired Taiwanese diplomat Wang Shih-jung has set up a company financed by Japanese and Qatari...
GBS Venture, CM Capital invest in Pathway Therapeutics
New Zealand pharmaceuticals developer Pathway Therapeutics has sparked a private equity round of Series A Funding following its announcement that it is near to marketing a new breast cancer drug.
Reliance Capital appoints Kela as Chief Investment Strategies
Indian financial group Reliance Capital Ltd. has appointed Reliance Mutual Fund’s Head of Equities Madhusudan Kela as its Chief Investment Strategist, charged with expanding the company’s equities and private equity investments business and developing...
DE Shaw and Reliance Industries to launch $800 million infrastructure fund - reports
DE Shaw and Indian energy powerhouse Reliance Industries are slated to link to launch a $700-800 million infrastructure fund.
Frontline Strategy to launch $150 million fund, its third
PE firm Frontline Strategy is to launch its $150 million Clove Route Fund – its third mid-market vehicle – focused on $10-15 million growth capital investments across sectors in India.
Vriti Infocom gets $5 million from JAFCO, Intel
JAFCO Asia has led a $5 million Series B round of funding into Indian e-learning and exam-preparation company Vriti Infocom, with existing investor Intel Capital also participating.
Norwest, Xander Group take stake in Sadbhav Infrastructure
PE players Norwest Venture Partners and The Xander Group have taken a more than 22% stake in road- and highway-development focused Sadbhav Infrastructure Project Ltd., forking over INR200 crore ($42.7 million) apiece for their control.
Tata Capital in talks to acquire TT Forex
Tata Capital is reportedly nearing a deal with Indian conglomerate TTK Group to acquire its foreign exchange unit TT Forex.
Warburg Pincus seeks $113 million through Intime Department Store stake sale
Warburg Pincus is looking to raise up to $113 million through the sale of more than one-third of its remaining stake in Hong Kong-listed Intime Department Store Co.
Tencent buys Sequoia-, Morningside Ventures- and Google-backed SNS provider
Chinese internet behemoth – and the world’s third-largest internet company – Tencent Holdings has purchased social networking provider Comsenz for a reported $60 million, seeing backers Sequoia Capital, Morningside Ventures and Google exit their stakes...
Industry Q&A: Lunar Capital
AVCJ talks to Derek Sulger, Partner at Lunar Capital, about investing in the downturn, why big cities aren’t his focus and why operational experience is crucial.
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...
Muthoot raises $9.2 million from Kotak as part of second funding round
One month after Indian non-bank financial company Muthoot raised INR157 crore ($33.6 million) from Baring Private Equity Partners India and Matrix Partners India as part of its first institutional funding round, the company has now garnered an additional...