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Cyberagent and Globis make additional investment in Japanese web start-up

Kayac Inc, an Internet start-up company has attracted investments from three firms – online advertising agency and venture capital fund operator CyberAgent, venture capital firm Globis Capital Partners and online clothing store operator Start Today.

  • Early-stage
  • 13 April 2011
Macquarie Goodman Japan abandons plan to take control of J-REP

Macquarie Goodman Japan Pte. Ltd (MGJ), a joint venture fund held by Australia’s Macquarie Bank and Goodman Group, the logistic and property investor partially owned by China Investment Corporation, has scrapped plans to take the remaining shares of J-REP...

  • PIPEs
  • 13 April 2011
$30m Mongolian PE fund makes debut

Silk Road Management, a Mongolia and Central Asia-focused investment firm, has raised $30 million for its debut fund called the Mongolia Human Capital Fund. The final close exceeded Silk Road’s original target as of $25 million.

  • Fundraising
  • 13 April 2011
Former D.E.Shaw's attorney joins Ropes & Gray in Hong Kong

Marcia Ellis has joined legal firm Ropes & Gray as a partner based in Hong Kong.

  • People
  • 13 April 2011
Longreach makes long-awaited first close
Longreach makes long-awaited first close

Hong Kong-based general partner The Longreach Group has completed the $125 million first close of its Japan-focused Longreach Capital Partners 2, L.P., coming as Japan’s business environment undergoes a transitional period.

  • North Asia
  • 13 April 2011
MSPE Asia's Scott Hahn takes on Korea
MSPE Asia's Scott Hahn takes on Korea

In the latest in a string of recent spin offs by PE professionals in the region, former CIO and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Scott Hahn, is said to be raising $500 million for a fund that will solely focus on South Korean investments....

  • Fundraising
  • 13 April 2011
Prudential, Fosun ready to invest with new vehicle

Prudential Financial and China’s Fosun Group have launched the $600 million PRC-focused PE fund first announced in January, with the two parties officially signing a JV agreement enabling the vehicle to begin investing.

  • Greater China
  • 12 April 2011
Malaysian gambling operator may be up for grabs - reports

Malaysian entrepreneur Vincent Tan is reportedly considering the sale of a 49% stake in the unlisted gaming unit of Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd (B Toto), a holding company that owns, among its subsidiaries, assets linked to the gambling industry.

  • Buyouts
  • 12 April 2011
Singapore venture firms support JustCommodity

Singaporean commodity trading software solutions specialist JustCommodity Software Solutions Pte Ltd. has received an S$5.6 million ($4.5 million) investment from a consortium led by Extream Ventures Pte Ltd, a VC firm also based in the city state that...

  • Venture
  • 12 April 2011
D.E. Shaw invests in Indian PIPE

DE Shaw, a global private equity and hedge fund company, is reportedly closing in on a 14.16 % stake acquisition in listed media channel operator New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV) INR70 crore ($158.4 million).

  • South Asia
  • 12 April 2011
Arcapita exceeds expectations with MedPlus exit

Islamic investment bank Arcapita has reportedly exited its stake in India’s MedPlus Health Services to an unidentified private equity consortium, seeing 6x returns and exceeding its own expectations, according to Reuters.

  • Exits
  • 11 April 2011
J-Trust drops from Takefuji bid, A&P new leader

In a surprise twist in the long-awaited sale of distressed Japanese consumer lender Takefuji Corp., leading suitor, Goldman Sachs-backed J-Trust, has dropped out of the bidding process, making way for Korean lender A&P Financial Co. to assume the top...

  • Restructuring
  • 11 April 2011
DRC Capital-backed Yumeshin to take over personnel agency

Private equity-backed Yumeshin Holding Co., an outsourcing service provider in the construction industry, will launch a tender offer for listed personnel agency Fullcast Technology.

  • Portfolio management
  • 11 April 2011
TPG, Japanese PE majors vie for sweet acquisition

Advantage Partners, J-Will Partners and US buyout giant TPG have emerged as potential bidders for Hayashibara, a Japanese sweetener manufacturer.

  • Buyouts
  • 08 April 2011
Eight Capital to launch $250m mezzanine fund in India

US-based global asset manager Eight Capital is set to launch its India-focused Mezzanine Income Fund, setting a $250 million target size that is expected to generate IRR of 20%.

  • Mezzanine
  • 08 April 2011
Japan's ETIC will support elderly medical service company

The Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC), a government-backed turnaround investment unit, will back the financially burnt-out medical operating group Hakuyuukai Medical, requesting that the company’s creditors withhold from recovering...

  • Restructuring
  • 08 April 2011
Venture-backed Easou receives further VC funds

Easou, a Chinese mobile search service provider, has reportedly raised $20.48 million worth of financing from a venture capital investment group that includes Softbank China Venture Capital and Shanda Capital, the venture arm of Nasdaq-listed online media...

  • Venture
  • 07 April 2011
ChrysCapital partially exits Intas Pharmaceutical

Indian private equity firm ChrysCapital is reportedly planning to sell a portion of its shares in Intas Pharmaceuticals via an upcoming IPO, in which Intas aims to raise INR425 ($96.3 million).

  • Exits
  • 07 April 2011
Ant Capital sees 60% IRR on VarioSecure exit

Japanese private equity firm Ant Capital Partners has completed the JPY6.7 billion ($79.7 million) sale of its fully owned portfolio company VarioSecure Networks Inc., a provider of network security services. The sale to PE-backed 1st Holdings Inc., translates...

  • North Asia
  • 07 April 2011
Successful spinouts
Successful spinouts

  • GPs
  • 07 April 2011
Malaysian's Ekuinas raises $169m

Malaysian SWF Ekuiti Nasional Berhad (Ekuinas) has launched an RM513 million ($169.5 million) vehicle, backed by its three fund managers, that is to invest in small- to medium-sized businesses in the domestic market.

  • Fundraising
  • 04 April 2011
ETIC offers ARRK a lifeline

The Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC), a government-owned turnaround investment unit, has pledged JPY9 billion ($107 million) to ARRK Corporation, a listed manufacturer of prototype products, and its 67 subsidiaries.

  • Restructuring
  • 04 April 2011
Morgan Stanley PE's Scott Hahn to raise $500m for Korean fund

Scott Hahn, a former CIO and Managing Director for Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPE Asia), is reportedly raising $500 million for a new fund that will solely focus on South Korean investments.

  • Fundraising
  • 04 April 2011
J-Will may buy the Incubator Bank of Japan

J-Will Partners, a leading private equity firm based in Tokyo, has emerged as one of the potential bidders to take over the failed Incubator Bank of Japan, joining local lenders Aeon Bank and Kyoto Credit Cooperative to vie for the asset.

  • Buyouts
  • 01 April 2011
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