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Former Lone Star head in Korea taken into custody

Paul Yoo, the former head of Lone Star in South Korea, has been detained after a Korean judge labeled him a flight risk amid allegations that he, Lone Star and the Korean Exchange Bank (KEB) manipulated KEB's stock prices.

  • Exits
  • 22 July 2011
Hony takes 20% stake in Japan's Tokai Kanko

China-based Hony Capital has taken a 20% stake in hotel chain operator and real estate investor Tokai Kanko for approximately JPY1.4 billion ($17.8 million).

  • Buyouts
  • 22 July 2011
Strategic Ventures sees 4x return on CBaySystems stake sale

Strategic Ventures Fund (SVF), a Mauritius-based private equity fund managed by Frontline Strategy Limited, has sold its stake in in Indian clinical-services outsourcing specialist CBaySystems, for a 4x return on its original investment, AltAssets reported....

  • Exits
  • 22 July 2011
Hermes GPE to open in Singapore this year

Hermes GPE, the European private equity and infrastructure investment firm, will reportedly extend its operation to Singapore and the US this year.

  • Fund-of-funds
  • 21 July 2011
IDG India invests $3m in mobile advertising company

IDG Ventures India has invested $3 million in mobile advertising company Vserv as part of a first round of institutional funding.

  • Early-stage
  • 21 July 2011
Lone Star to begins Tokyo Star divestment process - report

US-based buyout fund Lone Star has begun preparations to divest its 30% stake in Japanese lender Tokyo Star Bank, Reuters reported, adding that Lone Star has asked investment banks to submit proposals to advise on the potential sale.

  • Exits
  • 21 July 2011
Lazard appoints Peter Kuo as MD

Financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard has appointed Peter Kuo as managing director and head of equity capital markets in Asia, effective immediately. Kuo joins from diversified management group Cowen and Company, where he was managing director....

  • People
  • 21 July 2011
China's brokerages get the green light to launch funds
China's brokerages get the green light to launch funds

The flood of entrants into China's domestic private equity market has largely been driven by cash-rich companies, local government entities and high net worth individuals all chasing pre-IPO deals. Formal financial institutions have found themselves held...

  • Greater China
  • 20 July 2011
Lone Star exits Tokyo retail property to Hulic

Lone Star's sale of YODOBASHI MULTI Media Kichijoji, a commercial complex building in a west Tokyo suburb, to real estate investment firm Hulic is no ordinary transaction. Hulic is paying an estimated JPY30 billion ($381 million) for the asset but is...

  • North Asia
  • 20 July 2011
Khazanah appoints QIA's Kenneth Shen as executive director

Khazanah Nasional Bhd, the investment holding fund of the Malaysian government, has appointed Kenneth Shen as executive director of investments. Shen was formerly adviser to the chief executive officer of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and a board member...

  • People
  • 20 July 2011
CITIC PE to launch $773m mezzanine fund

The private equity unit of CITIC Securities is looking to tap into debt finance by launching a RMB5 billion ($773 million) mezzanine fund, Reuters reported.

  • Greater China
  • 20 July 2011
LaSalle boosts Australia assets to $1.8b with acquisition of Trinity Funds Management

LaSalle Investment Management has agreed to acquire Trinity Funds Management(TFM) from Australian property groups Trinity Group and Clarence Property Corp for A$9.25 million ($9.9 million) plus the net assets of the business.

  • Real estate
  • 20 July 2011
China's HNA Group tipped to win bidding war for GE SeaCo

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group is likely to outbid private equity firm Kelso for container leasing business GE SeaCo, the Financial Times reported. The company has been put up for sale by General Electric (GE) and its joint venture partner and could fetch...

  • Buyouts
  • 19 July 2011
Trinity Capital sells stake in Indian property project back to Keystone

Trinity Capital has sold its 16% stake in Kapstone Constructions, a subsidiary of Mumbai-based developer Keystone Realtors, back to the parent company for about £12.6million ($20.2million). The sale comes five years after the UK-based real estate fund...

  • Exits
  • 19 July 2011
India's Globals ITes receives first round of strategic funding

Globals ITeS, a Hyderabad based company that develops technology solutions for the education industry, has received funding from Mauritius-based Encore Operating Partners and 1886 Investments, an investment unit of the UK's Commonwealth Education Trust....

  • Early-stage
  • 15 July 2011
TLC Capital boosts stake in Uganda-based Indian pharma JV

TLG Capital has increased its stake in Quality Chemicals Industries(QCIL), the Uganda based pharmaceutical manufacturer owned by India’s leading pharmaceutical company CIPLA and Uganda-based Quality Chemicals.

  • Early-stage
  • 15 July 2011
CIC appoints new CIO

China Investment Corporation (CIC) has appointed Li Keping as its new chief investment officer. Li, who was formerly vice chairman of the $130 billion National Social Security Fund, replaces Gao Xiqing, according to Reuters.

  • LPs
  • 14 July 2011
Lone Star sells suburban Tokyo real estate asset for $381m

US buyout firm Lone Star has sold Yodobashi Multi Media Kichijoji, a commercial building in a west Tokyo suburb, to real estate investment firm Hulic for an estimated JPY30 billion($381 million).

  • North Asia
  • 14 July 2011
India's lower-tier urban opportunities
India's lower-tier urban opportunities

As demand for consumer goods rises among India’s 1.2 billion population, private equity has been scouring the cities for a windfall. Yet, this growth – and the competition for deals that has arisen from it – has also prompted a handful of private equity...

  • South Asia
  • 13 July 2011
SCPE seals Korean forklift partnership

Private equity opportunities in South Korea often come out of corporate restructurings by the country’s conglomerates. Samsung, Daewoo, Hyundai, SK and Lotte have in recent years all jettisoned non-core assets or problem units to lower their debt ratios,...

  • North Asia
  • 13 July 2011
Japan's CyberAgent takes stake in smartphone game developer

CyberAgent Ventures, a Japanese venture capital firm based in Beijing, has taken 25% stake in a Hong Kong smart phone game developer Epicforce Entertainment. The investment - the size of which has not been disclosed - was made through a joint fund set...

  • Venture
  • 13 July 2011
Aberdeen launches real estate fund-of-funds in Asia

Singapore-based Aberdeen Asset Management Asia has launched a property fund-of-funds that is expected to raise up to $400million. It will help boost real estate exposure among institutional investors.

  • Real estate
  • 13 July 2011
Mitsubishi Corp, Creat Group to form $125m fund

Japanese trading group Mitsubishi Corp. and Beijing-based investment firm Creat Group will establish a JPY10 billion ($125 million) fund in August that will operate as a 50-50 joint venture.

  • Greater China
  • 13 July 2011
Henderson Private Equity invests $10m in IPE Global

Henderson Equity Partners has paid $10 million for a 26% stake in Delhi-based Infrastructure Professionals Enterprise (IPE Global), a consultancy specializing in infrastructure development projects. The investment was made through Henderson Asia Pacific...

  • Early-stage
  • 12 July 2011
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