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Proceed with caution

China’s rapid growth has lured private equity funds pie-eyed for returns, but the market’s realities make investing more difficult to maneuver

  • Greater China
  • 01 June 2011
Chongqing approves Infinity Group for QFLP program

Israeli-China focused private equity firm Infinity Group has reportedly been approved by the Chongqing municipal government for the Qualified Foreign Limited Partner (QFLP) program, enabling the firm to convert foreign currency into yuan for onshore investments....

  • LPs
  • 27 May 2011
Japan's SBI, Abu Dhabi-based Invest AD launch Turkey-focused PE fund

Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings and Abu Dhabi state-owned Invest AD will invest $100 million in a new private equity vehicle targeting companies in Turkey.

  • Fundraising
  • 26 May 2011
KKR, IFC invest in Indian SME lender

KKR and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are reportedly set to acquire a 14.9% and a 12% stake, respectively, in Magma Fincorp, a Kolkata-based lender for trucks and farm equipment, via the issuance of new new shares. The transaction is valued...

  • Buyout
  • 25 May 2011
TPG hires Goldman PE veteran as MD

TPG Capital has reportedly hired Steve Sun, Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, as a China Partner, global media reports.

  • People
  • 25 May 2011
TPG and CNinsure CEO makes MBO bid

TPG CAPITAL WILL PARTNER WITH THE CEO of CNinsure in an effort to takeover the NASDAQ-listed Chinese insurance intermediary, which is party owned by local fund CDH Holdings. The private equity firm and Yinan Hu has offered a bid that represent a 44% premium...

  • Greater China
  • 25 May 2011
Lone Star to takeover Tokyo Star Bank from Advantage Partners

Lone Star, the US private equity firm specializing in the distressed investments, will reportedly take ownership of Tokyo Star bank from Tokyo-based private equity firm Advantage Partners (AP) and once again become the bank’s largest shareholder, owning...

  • North Asia
  • 24 May 2011
TA Associates opens Hong Kong office, led by Quadrangle's Sippel

Two years after launching its first Asian office, in Mumbai, growth-focused private equity firm TA Associates a will open an Asian Pacific regional office in Hong Kong, led by newly appointed Managing Partner Edward Sippel.

  • People
  • 24 May 2011
ADB invests $60 million in cleantech funds

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will launch three venture capital funds targeting investments into cleantech developments, committing $20 million apiece to Aloe Environment Fund III, Keytone Ventures II and VenturEast Life Fund III for total of $60 million....

  • Cleantech
  • 24 May 2011
Unison Capital indirectly invest in Japan's realty fund manager

Japanese buyout firm Unison Capital portfolio company MK Capital Management, a real estate asset management company based in Tokyo, has acquired 90% of Atlas Partners Japan Ltd. (APJ), another Japanese real estate fund manager for undisclosed sum.

  • Buyouts
  • 23 May 2011
Archer Capital to launch fifth fund this year

Australian private equity leader, Archer Capital, is reportedly planning to raise A$ 1.2 billion ($1.27 billion) for a new fund towards the end of this year, according to Reuters.

  • Fundraising
  • 23 May 2011
Elephant Capital invests in India's aviation engineering company

Elephant Capital has acquired a 4.8% stake in Air Works India Engineering Ltd. The AIM-listed company paid £2.45 million($3.93 million) for the stake. Elephant Capital's Mauritian subsidiary, Tusk Investments Fund 1 provided the capital except for £0.44...

  • Expansion
  • 20 May 2011
TPG and CNinsure's CEO aim to take full control of the company

Leading private equity firm TPG will team up with Yinan Hu, CEO of Chinese insurance intermediary, CNinsure, to take over the Nasdaq-listed company. The partnership has made proposal to acquire the shares of CNinsure that TPG and Hu did not owns.

  • PIPEs
  • 18 May 2011
Singapore's Silecs received 16 million from venture consortium

Silecs International Pte Ltd, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Siloxane polymers, has raised $16 million in Series E financing from an investment consortium led by Singapore-based EDB Investments Pte Ltd. Other investors in the group include European...

  • Expansion
  • 18 May 2011
CITIC PE closes debut USD fund on $990m

CITIC PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS Management (CITIC PE) has closed its debut US Dollar fund, CPEChina Fund, L.P., on $990 million of committed capital. The closing comes at a time when interest in China-focused funds, especially those denominated in RMB, are...

  • Greater China
  • 18 May 2011
SWF group forms permanent secretariat

WITH AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF wealth being accumulated domestically, sovereign wealth funds are continuing their efforts to enlarge their exposures in the global markets. A group of them gathered together in Beijing earlier this month for the annual International...

  • People
  • 18 May 2011
Temasek takes stake in Canadian mining firm

Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holding has purchased approximately 11% of publicly listed Canadian mining group Inmet Mining Corporation for CAN$500 million ($511million).

  • PIPEs
  • 18 May 2011
Khosla Ventures gets $15 million from Wipro chairman

Silicon Valley-based VC firm Khosla Ventures (KV) has received $15 million of funding from Azim Premji, the Chairman of Indian technology company Wipro, according to India’s Economic Times.

  • Venture
  • 18 May 2011
Indian online ticket seller raises $6.5m

India’s Pilani Soft Labs Private Ltd. has reportedly raised $6.5 million in a Series C round of funding from investors including Helion Venture Partners, Inventus Capital Partners and Seedfund.

  • South Asia
  • 17 May 2011
Morgan Stanley-backed China Flooring kicks off Hong Kong IPO

Morgan Stanley Private Equity-backed China Flooring Holding, one of the largest wood flooring brands in China, has launched its initial public offering in Hong Kong, and expects to raise HK$1.57 billion ($201.8 million) in the process.

  • Exits
  • 17 May 2011
J-Star ups stake in Apo Plus

Japanese private equity firm J-Star has increased its stake in Apo Plus Station K.K. (APS), a pharmaceutical-focused contract sales organization (CSO) in Tokyo which the firm already two-thirds owns. The size and value of the stake has not been disclosed....

  • Portfolio management
  • 17 May 2011
Archer Capital takes majority of V8 Supercars

Sydney-based PE firm Archer Capital will take a 60% stake in V8 Supercars Australia, through its investee Australian Motor Racing Partners.

  • Buyouts
  • 17 May 2011
Australian government boosts renewable energy focus

The Australian government has upped its backing of the country’s renewable energy category via A$100m ($106 million) investment into the Renewable Energy Venture Capital Fund (REVCF), allocated from the federal budget.

  • Cleantech
  • 17 May 2011
Navis no longer in line for Malaysian glove maker - reports

Navis Capital Partners has reportedly dropped its pursuit of Malaysian glove maker Latexx Partners Bhd. after parties were unable to meet on acquisition terms, according to Dow Jones.

  • Buyouts
  • 16 May 2011
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