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BOC, Guangdong government launch PE firm

Guangdong-based Yuecai Investment Holdings and BOC Group Investments, operated by the Bank of China, have jointly launched a new private equity firm, BOC Yuecai Private Equity.

  • Fundraising
  • 31 March 2011
Indian infra sees international activity

In the last week, both foreign and domestic firms have made significant moves dedicated to the Indian infrastructure space. UK headquartered private 3i has participated in the build-operate-and-transfer (BOT) road projects operated by KMC Constructions,...

  • South Asia
  • 30 March 2011
Japan regulators offer flexibility for stability

To date, the Japanese government has estimated that damage from the interconnected natural disasters is likely to reach at least $198 billion, and it has pegged the possible economic loss at between JPY16 trillion ($196 billion) and JPY25 trillion ($306...

  • Regulation
  • 30 March 2011
A view from the top
A view from the top

The upcoming 2011 AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Capital Review highlights the growing importance of Asia-Pacific to the global PE community. It also raises the question: Just where is all this money going?

  • Fundraising
  • 30 March 2011
Lombard exits Thai paper group

The private equity firm Lombard Investments, Inc. has announced that it has sold its 23% holding in S.Pack & Print Public Company Limited, a Thai paper packaging manufacturer, to Oji Paper Company Limited, one of the largest paper production and packaging...

  • Exits
  • 29 March 2011
Lone Star exits realty portfolio to Mitsubishi Estate

US private equity firm Lone Star has exited an office building and other properties in the Akasaka area in Tokyo to Mitsubishi Estate Co, one of the leading real estate companies in Japan owned by conglomerate Mitsubishi Group. The deal is worth around...

  • Real estate
  • 29 March 2011
3i invests in Indian construction major

UK-headquartered private equity firm 3i will invest INR500 crore ($115 million) into KMC Constructions, a build-operate-transfer (BOT) construction firm based in Hyderabad that focuses on India’s road projects.

  • South Asia
  • 28 March 2011
Longreach makes first close on Japan-focused fund

The Longreach Group has completed the first close of its Japan-focused, Longreach Capital Partners 2, L.P., with initial commitments of $125 million made from the PE firm’s existing investors from its first fund as well as US foundations and endowments....

  • North Asia
  • 28 March 2011
Aditya Birla makes hires

Aditya Birla Financial Services Group (ABFSG) has strengthen its private equity team by inviting Amitvikram Sharma, ex-partner of Milestone Religare, as an additional investment director in addition to P. H. Ravikumar and Shailesh Haribhakti who were...

  • People
  • 24 March 2011
Kai-Fu Lee's projects get round of funding

Former Google China President Kai-Fu Lee’s incubation firm Innovation Works has received several million dollars worth of first round financing for its Tapas from GSR Ventures projects.

  • Venture
  • 24 March 2011
JAIC ceases to be the majority holder in Japanese auto parts maker

Japan Asia Investment Co. (JAIC)., a Tokyo-based venture capital firm, has sold a 25.54% stake in listed Japanese auto part manufacturer Ikuyo Co. to Nittoh Co., a Tokyo-based plate and molding company, for undisclosed sum.

  • Exits
  • 23 March 2011
KKR-backed Far Eastern Horizon nears IPO

Private equity-backed Far East Horizon Ltd., a division of government-owned Chinese trading conglomerate Sinochem Group, has reportedly targeted $600 million ahead of its official IPO process in Hong Kong next week, according to Bloomberg.

  • Exits
  • 23 March 2011
HSBC, Tesco take three assets in China

HSBC Specialist Investments, a division of HSBC Group targeting infrastructure and real estate investments, has teamed with mega supermarket chain Tesco and Singapore-listed Metro Holdings to acquire three shopping malls in China.

  • Real estate
  • 23 March 2011
An industry still standing
An industry still standing

Just one month before the annual event of the cherry blossoms would make Japan one of the most beautiful countries in the world, a 9.0 earthquake hit east of Honshu on March 11, giving rise to a tsunami estimated about 14 meters height and further leading...

  • North Asia
  • 23 March 2011
CITIC closes second Japan fund

CITIC Capital Partners, the private equity arm of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited, has closed its second buyout fund dedicated to Japan with commitments of over JPY 18 billion ($217 million) – a similar size to its first fund.

  • North Asia
  • 23 March 2011
Malaysian funds swap Apollo Hospital stakes

Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd has invested INR470 crore ($104 million) in leading Indian healthcare chain Apollo Hospitals, taking a 8.82 % stake from Bisikan Bayu Investments, another Malaysian government fund.

  • Secondaries
  • 22 March 2011
CVC invests $269 million in Indonesian media group

European private equity firm CVC Capital Partners will invest 2.35 trillion rupiah ($269 million) in the cable TV and internet units of Jakarta-based media group PT First Media, taking a strategic partnership position, the company announced.

  • Expansion
  • 22 March 2011
Walden International invests in Indian loan portal

VC firm Walden International has reportedly invested $6 million in A&A Dukaan Financial Services Pvt Ltd., the parent of Indian loan and insurance quotation website BankBazaar.com, as part of a second round of funding.

  • Early-stage
  • 18 March 2011
Measures taken to minimize damage on Japanese indexes

As a rare measure of flexibility, Japan’s Financial Services Agency and the Tokyo Stock Exchange have exempted companies that have been upended by last week’s earthquake from meeting earnings announcement deadlines, according to the Nikkei.

  • Regulation
  • 18 March 2011
RaQualia Pharma postpones Japan IPO

Private equity-backed RaQualia Pharma Inc., an Aichi-based specialized marketing and intellectual property firm servicing the pharmaceutical industry, has announced the postponement of its IPO onto the Osaka Stock Exchange JASDAQ Growth Market due to...

  • North Asia
  • 17 March 2011
Mizuho Financial Group consolidates its affiliates

Mizuho Financial Group (MHFG), Japan’s second largest financial group, is to acquire the remaining shares it does not own in each of its affiliate companies - including Mizuho Trust Banking Co., Mizuho Securities Co., Mizuho Invester Securities Co., Mizuho...

  • Portfolio management
  • 17 March 2011
PE to buy Japanese restaurant chain

US private equity firm Bain Capital has emerged as a potential buyer for Skylark Co, a restaurant chain operator in Japan, which is being sold by Nomura Principal Finance, the investment arm of Japanese securities group Nomura Holdings, which currently...

  • Buyouts
  • 16 March 2011
Marunouchi buys Japanese supermarkets

Tokyo-based Marunouchi Capital, a joint venture equally owned by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, has announced it will take over the entire share capital of Seijo Ishii Co., a high-end supermarket operator in Tokyo...

  • North Asia
  • 16 March 2011
Qihoo 360 to list in the US

Venture-backed PRC internet site Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd, plans to be listed in the US and is aiming to raise up to $200 million in a debut on the NYSE. Established in 2005 in Beijing, the China-based company – which claims to be the third most popular...

  • Greater China
  • 15 March 2011
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