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Osakakoshinko accepts Tasumi Shokai buyout offer

Osakakoshinko, a listed Osaka-based real estate developer and manager, has accepted a tender offer made by Tasumi Shokai, an Osaka logistics company. Tasumi Shokai already owns 73.17% of Osakakoshinko.

  • Buyouts
  • 23 August 2011
SingTel Innov8 participates in Sentilla's $15m Series C round

SingTel Innov8 Ventures, the venture arm of the SingTel Group, has participated in a $15 million Series C round of financing launched by California-based Sentilla Corporation, a leading provider of IT infrastructure software. Other participants include...

  • Early-stage
  • 23 August 2011
Carlyle appoints MD of investor relations for Australia, New Zealand

The Carlyle Group has hired Natasha Nankivell, former executive director and head of private capital markets for Asia of Macquarie, as a managing director of investor relations for Australia and New Zealand. Nankivell has previously held senior positions...

  • People
  • 23 August 2011
GCM eyes failed Incubator Bank of Japan

GCM, a Tokyo-based investment bank formed by former Sanwa bankers, is reportedly in bidding for the bankrupt Incubator Bank of Japan. It is competing with AEON Bank, a banking unit of AEON Group, for the asset.

  • Restructuring
  • 22 August 2011
SAIF takes minority stake in Manpasand Beverages

SAIF Partners India has invested $10 million in Manpasand Beverages, a Gujarat-based juice manufacturing and marketing company.

  • Venture
  • 22 August 2011
Tata Capital hires new VP to enhance overseas fundraising

Tata Capital has hired Joe Sovran, a former partner of Zurich based Capvent, a global and emerging Asia-focused private equity firm as a vice president.

  • People
  • 22 August 2011
Tasman Capital targets $209m fund

Sydney-based Tasman Capital is said to be targeting A$200 million ($209 million) for its latest fund, with a hard cap set at A$300 million. It has selected Geneva-based alternative assets marketing firm MCAM Group as a placement agent.

  • Australasia
  • 19 August 2011
Warburg Pincus, KPCB inject $100m in Chinese fashion retail site

Warburg Pincus and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) will jointly invest $100 million in Xiu.com, a Chinese e-commerce fashion site, Bloomberg reported, citing an emailed statement sent by the company.

  • Early-stage
  • 18 August 2011
Infinity-backed fund invests in China's Asymchem Laboratories

An Infinity Group-backed fund that targets the biomedical industry has committed RMB90 million ($14 million) to a RMB250 million round of financing launched by Tianjin-based Asymchem Laboratories.

  • Expansion
  • 18 August 2011
Japanese property plays
Japanese property plays

Distressed investment in Japan is very much a real estate game and the opportunities are considerable – provided you can get a seat at the table. Long-term market participants are eying office buildings in major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, aware that...

  • Real estate
  • 17 August 2011
Covalent partial-exit marks end of an era

The name Toshiba Ceramics is firmly rooted in the golden age of Japanese private equity. In 2006, The Carlyle Group and Unison Capital bought the company from Toshiba Group for JPY91 billion ($774 million at the time) in what was one of the most expensive...

  • Industrials
  • 17 August 2011
IDFC makes second mezzanine commitment to Caparo Energy

Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) has provided $33.5 million in mezzanine funding, subject to a four-year term, to Caparo Energy. This is IDFC's second mezzanine deal with the energy firm, following an earlier $78.5 million six-year commitment....

  • Infrastructure
  • 17 August 2011
Actis considers revised bid from AMRI for Sterling Hospitals

Actis is negotiating the sale of its Indian portfolio company Sterling Hospitals, AMRI, a hospital chain backed by local conglomerate Emami and real estate developer Shrachi Group. AMRI is said to have bid INR6 billion ($133 million) for an 80% stake,...

  • Exits
  • 17 August 2011
INCJ to promote Japanese media content overseas

Innovation Network Corp. of Japan (INCJ), a public-private investment fund, has committed JPY6 billion ($80 million) to form a new media company called All Nippon Entertainment Works, which will promote Japanese content overseas.

  • Portfolio management
  • 16 August 2011
Unified Partners agrees to exit SXL to Yamada Denki

Unified Partners, a Tokyo-based private equity firm, has agreed to sell its entire 40% stake in custom home builder SXL to Yamada Denki, an appliance retail chain operator.

  • Exits
  • 16 August 2011
Infinity invests $7m in Chinese mobile SNS provider

Israel-based private equity firm Infinity Group has committed $7 million to the Series C round of financing for Haolianluo (HLL), a Chinese mobile social networking services provider. The company is seeking to raise $12 million in total.

  • Greater China
  • 16 August 2011
Warburg Pincus exits Indian publishing conglomerate

Warburg Pincus has reportedly sold its remaining 3.6% stake in Indian media company DB Corp. - the owner of India’s second-largest Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar - for INR1.57billion ($34.6million) on the National Stock Exchange. Shares in the company reportedly...

  • Exits
  • 15 August 2011
Lone Star exits Meguro Gajyoen ahead of loan maturation

US private equity firm Lone Star is planning to sell its Japanese real estate portfolio company Meguro Gajoen for as much as JPY100 billion ( $1.3 billion), according to Reuters.

  • Exits
  • 15 August 2011
India's TVS raises $110m for growth fund

TVS Capital Funds, an India-based private equity firm, is reportedly planning to raise up to INR5billion ($110.3 million) for an add-on fund.

  • South Asia
  • 15 August 2011
IFC seeks exit from Bank of Shanghai

The International Finance Corp. (IFC), the World Bank's investment arm, is seeking unload its 7% holding in Bank of Shanghai (BoS), according to Reuters.

  • Greater China
  • 12 August 2011
CAS Capital to exits controlling stake in Japanese restaurant chain

CAS Capital will sell controlling stake in Japanese restaurant chain Kazokutei to H2O Retailing, a listed holding company of Hanshin and Hankyu Department Store Groups, through a tender offer buyout.

  • Exits
  • 12 August 2011
SEAF commits capital to Indian cotton seed processor

Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF), the Washington-based private equity firm, has made an investment in Abhay Cotex Private Limited (ACPL), an Indian firm that processes cotton seeds for use in animal feed.

  • Early-stage
  • 12 August 2011
Carlyle, Unison sell nearly half of Covalent for $450m

The Carlyle Group and Unison Capital has sold part of Covalent Materials, a Japanese silicon wafer and ceramics manufacturer to Taiwanese solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS). The deal size has not been disclosed, but it is thought to...

  • Exits
  • 11 August 2011
Kirkland & Ellis added new lawyers to strengthen Asia operation

Kirkland & Ellis has added several new senior lawyers to its Hong Kong office, including Nicholas Norris, John Otoshi, Benjamin Su, Dominic Tsun, Li-Chien Wong, Ashley Young and David Zhang.

  • People
  • 11 August 2011
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