Articles by Tim Burroughs
CITIC joins $34m round for Japanese e-commerce platform
CITIC Capital has participated in a JPY3.6 billion ($34.1 million) funding round for Active Sonar, operator of Reclo, a Japanese online re-selling platform for luxury brands.
PE and diversity: Reaching out
Should the private equity industry's efforts to redress its gender balance extend to selling students on the asset class as a fulfilling, long-term career option?
Qiming's J.P. Gan reaches first close on spin-out fund
J.P. Gan (pictured), who spent 12 years with Qiming Venture Partners before striking out on his own earlier this year, has reached a first close of $163 million on his debut China fund.
Fund focus: CITIC Capital eyes divestment opportunity
CITIC Capital has scaled up for its latest China fund, raising 75% more capital than in the previous vintage. The buyout-focused GP expects tighter liquidity to drive more corporate carve-outs
Australia's Future Fund hires TPG executive
Future Fund has appointed Sid Khotkar, who has spent the past 12 years working for TPG Capital in Australia, as a director in its private equity team.
GP profile: Legend Capital
Legend Capital has absorbed lessons from its corporate sponsor to build a diversified investment business across the US dollar and renminbi spaces. It is now trying to take LP relations to a new level
Cerberus to assume control of Australia's Axsesstoday
Cerberus Capital Management has agreed to acquire the operating assets of bankrupt Australian equipment finance specialist Axsesstoday.
Japanese space robot developer gets Series A round
Gitai, a Japanese start-up that is developing robots that can replace astronauts on low-orbit space missions, has raised $4.1 million in Series A funding.
Fund focus: China's 01VC pursues industrial upgrade strategy
01VC has secured institutional LP support for its second fund, which closed at $100 million. The early-stage investor plans to deploy it across industrial and enterprise deals in China and Southeast Asia
J-Star exits Japanese auto industry supplier
J-Star has sold Tokai Trim, a Japanese manufacturer of seat covers for cars and motorcycles, to domestic hotel chain operator Rembrandt Holdings.
China's CHJ Automotive gets $530m Series C
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer CHJ Automotive has raised $530 million in Series C funding led by Xing Wang, founder of online-to-offline services platform Meituan Dianping.
Deal focus: Longreach secures swift return from Japan's NOC
The Longreach Group exits Nippon Outsourcing Corporation with a 2.7x return after strong domestic interest in Japan's demographics-driven BPO industry led to a shorter-than-expected holding period
KKR's China digital marketing platform gets expansion round
Cue, a China-focused digital marketing platform created last year by KKR, has raised its first round of expansion funding led by Anchor Equity Partners.
SSG targets wider array of distressed sellers for Fund V
SSG Capital Partners expects to source distressed assets from a wider variety of sellers – including other alternative investment firms and investment banks – during the life of its fifth Asia fund, which is on track to exceed its target of $1.5 billion.
Chinese smart city platform developer raises $283m
China Everbright has led the first phase of Series C round – worth RMB2 billion ($283 million) – for Terminus Technologies, a Chinese supplier of city-level internet of things (IoT) platforms.
Women on corporate boards: Finding a voice
Investor pressure and industry lobbying has contributed to a rise in female representation on corporate boards. While quotas work for some, they aren’t necessarily the silver bullet
Women entrepreneurs: Tales from the coalface
Women remain underrepresented in start-up ecosystems across Asia, but for those who have taken the plunge, there is potential to make a social impact that transcends their respective target markets
Integral agrees carve-out of Japanese refrigerator supplier
Integral Corporation has agreed a JPY50 billion ($471 million) carve-out of a subsidiary of Tokyo-listed Sanden Holdings Corporation that supplies refrigerators for use in convenience stores and vending machines.
Lazard's Nick Miles take on Asia-Europe role
Nick Miles, leader of the Asia private capital advisory team at Lazard, has taken on a newly created role intended to enhance collaboration between the firm’s operations in Asia and Europe.
Women in PE: Mind the gap
Gender diversity within private equity is an increasing priority for LPs and GPs alike. Addressing problems around the recruitment and retention of women requires fundamental changes in culture and mindset
Q&A: CalSTRS' Chris Ailman
Chris Ailman, CIO of California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), discusses why – and how – private equity managers should be placing greater emphasis on diversity
Venturous, Lioncrest launch $200m China smart city fund
Beijing-based investment firm Venturous has merged Lioncrest Global, which specializes in bringing deals to high net worth individuals and family offices, to raise a $200 million fund that will focus on smart cities in China.
Pemba exit from Australia's Coverforce challenged by founder
Australian insurance broker network AUB Group has agreed to buy a 49% stake in Coverforce Holdings from Pemba Capital Partners with a view to taking full ownership, but the company’s founder is seeking to block the transaction.
India exits: Milking unicorns
Partial exits from Oyo by Sequoia Capital India and Lightspeed India Partners underline the importance of securing liquidity from a technology unicorn while it is still on the rise