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Warburg Pincus to buy India education finance business

Warburg Pincus has agreed to acquire an 80% stake in Avanse Financial Services, an India-based non-banking finance company (NBFC) focused on education.

  • South Asia
  • 19 March 2019
Unison to exit Japan's Ayumi to Blackstone

The Blackstone Group has made its first transaction in Japan, agreeing to acquire Ayumi Pharmaceutical Corporation from Unison Capital and medical information site operator M3.

  • North Asia
  • 18 March 2019
Investors commit $65m to Indian digital insurance player

Acko General Insurance, an Indian online insurance broker with several VC and strategic backers, has raised $65 million from a group of new and existing investors.

  • South Asia
  • 15 March 2019
TPG terminates Bill McGlashan amid US bribery scandal

TPG Capital has terminated Bill McGlashan (pictured), founder of its mid-market investment platform TPG Growth and co-founder of impact investment vehicle The Rise Fund, after he was charged this week for his role in the college bribery scandal in the...

  • People
  • 15 March 2019
Everstone's healthcare platform makes first India investment

Everlife, an Asia healthcare investment platform managed by India’s Everstone Group, has made its first investment in India, committing an undisclosed amount to medical device manufacturer CPC Diagnostics.

  • South Asia
  • 14 March 2019
Bertelsmann leads $27m round for India's AgroStar

Bertelsmann India Investments has led a $27 million Series C round for AgroStar, an Indian mobile retail platform focused on the agriculture sector.

  • South Asia
  • 14 March 2019
China investment: Looking up in a downturn

Private equity firms that held back from investing in 2018 as uncertainty gripped China’s economy now see reasons to get busy again. With few macro tailwinds, GPs will be judged on their ability to pick winners

  • Greater China
  • 13 March 2019
SoftBank to invest $1.6b in China’s Didi Chuxing

SoftBank plans to invest around $1.6 billion in Chinese ride-hailing app operator Didi Chuxing, marking the Japanese internet giant’s third investment in the company.

  • GPs
  • 13 March 2019
Hony co-leads $700m round for US-based STX

Hony Capital has co-led a $700 million funding round for US film and TV studio STX Entertainment along with TPG Growth, the mid-market investment platform of TPG Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 13 March 2019
UK-based CD Capital acquires Australia's Verdant Minerals

CD Capital, a natural resources and mining-focused private equity firm based in the UK, has agreed to acquire Australian mining operation Verdant Minerals in a deal that values the company at A$40.5 million ($28.6 million).

  • Australasia
  • 12 March 2019
CDPQ leads $150m round for China's Mofang Apartment

Mofang Apartment, a Chinese serviced apartment developer backed by Warburg Pincus, has raised a $150 million Series D round led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).

  • Greater China
  • 12 March 2019
Omidyar spins out fintech arm as Flourish Ventures

Omidyar Network, a global impact investment firm launched by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar that is an active investor in Asia, has spun out its financial technology division into a new VC firm called Flourish Ventures.

  • GPs
  • 11 March 2019
GIC to invest $713m in India's Bharti Airtel

Singapore’s GIC Private has agreed to invest INR50 billion ($713 million) in India-based telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel.

  • South Asia
  • 08 March 2019
China’s MSA reaches $200m first close on second VC fund

MagicStone Alternative Investments (MSA) has reached a first close of $200 million on its second venture capital fund, which will focus on technology companies in China.

  • Greater China
  • 08 March 2019
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $1.5b in SE Asia's Grab

Southeast Asian ride-hailing and online-to-offline (O2O) services platform Grab has secured a $1.46 billion investment from SoftBank Vision Fund. The commitment brings the capital raised in its ongoing Series H to over $4.5 billion.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 07 March 2019
Carlyle, Fosun join $415m round for India's Delhivery

The Carlyle Group and Fosun International have joined a INR29 billion ($415 million) Series F round for Indian e-commerce logistics services provider Delhivery led by SoftBank Vision Fund.

  • South Asia
  • 07 March 2019
Deal focus: Patience pays off for True North

True North realizes a two-year goal with the acquisition of a controlling stake in Indian health insurance provider Max Bupa

  • South Asia
  • 06 March 2019
CDPQ to invest $255m in Edelweiss' India NBFC

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has agreed to invest INR18 billion ($255 million) in ECL Finance, a non-banking finance company (NBFC) owned by India’s Edelweiss Group.

  • South Asia
  • 06 March 2019
Salesforce launches $50m Australia VC fund

US-based enterprise software giant Salesforce has launched a $50 million venture capital fund focused on Australian technology start-ups.

  • Australasia
  • 06 March 2019
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Development finance: The great game

As the US overhauls its development finance institution in response to China’s growing infrastructure investment, the PE industry is preparing for a world in which politics goes hand-in-hand with capital

  • LPs
  • 06 March 2019
Multiples targets $920m for third India fund

Multiples Alternate Asset Management is seeking INR65.3 billion ($920 million) for its third India-focused private equity fund.

  • South Asia
  • 04 March 2019
Carlyle invests $653m in India’s SBI Life

The Carlyle Group has acquired a 9% stake in India-listed life insurance company SBI Life for INR46.4 billion ($653 million).

  • South Asia
  • 04 March 2019
Australia cross-border: Fool me once

Asian markets continue to represent an attractive destination for Australian PE-backed companies, but investors will need to show increasingly skeptical buyers that their cross-border plans have borne fruit

  • Australasia
  • 01 March 2019
A91 seeks $330m for debut India VC fund

A91 Partners, an Indian venture capital firm founded by three former managing directors at Sequoia Capital, is seeking $330 million for its debut fund.

  • South Asia
  • 01 March 2019
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