Articles by Paul Mackintosh
CVCI names Nair for India
CVC International has announced that Sunil Nair, MD, Partner and Regional Head for CEEMEA (CEE, Middle East and North Africa), will be expanding his remit to cover India.
Highland rolls out in Oz, Korea
Highland Capital Management, a $27 billion asset management firm that invests in secured senior debt, bonds, structured credits and mezzanine, as well as equities, has opened new offices in Australia and South Korea to complement its existing Asia presence...
Accel, Kitven back Mitra Biotech
Accel Partners and local Indian VC Karnataka Information Technology Venture Capital Fund (Kitven) have jointly invested an undisclosed amount in Mitra Biotech, which is developing a personalized cancer diagnostic platform.
Goldman recruits Chatterjee from ICICI for India
Goldman Sachs is recruiting a new India co-CEO with the hire of Sonjoy Chatterjee, hitherto a board member at ICICI Bank.
Kotak contemplates multiple exits
Kotak Investment Advisors is considering exits for up to five of its portfolio companies, including Bharat Fritz Werner, BVG India, Home Solutions Retail, Metahelix Life Sciences, and SIRO Clinpharm, according to Indian reports.
CP Eaton annouces RMB fundraising, recruits Gu
Placement agent CP Eaton Partners has announced the launch of a dedicated RMB fundraising effort for all current and future GP clients, engaging Eric Gu as VP to head the platform from its Shanghai office.
Oman fund invests $42 million in PetroVietnam Insurance
The Oman Investment Fund has invested $42.3 million in PetroVietnam Insurance Co.
OZ ACT Treasury hires Towers Watson
The Australian Capital Territory Department of Treasury (ACT) has retained advisory and consulting firm Towers Watson to advise it on investing its A$3.5 billion ($3.24 billion) asset pool into private equity and other asset classes.
Citi hires Paton for Oz
Citi has announced the appointment of Brett Paton, formerly Chairman for Capital Markets at UBS, as a Vice Chairman for its Institutional Clients Group in Australia and New Zealand.
JAFCO invests Singapore's DS3 Systems
JAFCO Asia has partnered with Singapore government-backed Infocomm Investments in a Series A investment round for Singapore's Data Security Systems Solutions (DS3).
Ceyuan, Fidelity, GSR, Sequoia back NetQin
Ceyuan Ventures, Fidelity Asia, GSR Ventures and Sequoia Capital China have all participated in a $20 million third funding round for NetQin Mobile Inc., a Beijing-headquartered mobile comms security service provider.
Actis said launching $2 billion roads JV with Tata
UK emerging markets investor Actis Capital is launching a JV with Indian conglomerate Tata Group to invest up to $2 billion over five years in India's roads.
KDB Consus takes Kumho Life for $435 million
A fund backed by the Korea Development Bank, KDB Consus, has taken a 65.5% stake in Kumho Life Insurance, a division of Korea's struggling Kumho Asiana Group, for $435 million.
Sequoia hits gold with Manappuram
Sequoia Capital has exited its 11% stake in Manappuram General Finance and Leasing, a non-bank financial company specializing in loans based on gold.
IDG invests Yiji Network
IDG Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in Guangzhou Yiji Network Technology, a Chinese systems integration and network business, in order to support its Easy Business e-commerce platform, according to PRC media reports.
Candover may go to Canada LP Aimco
Troubled UK listed buyout group Candover Investments has confirmed that it has received approaches for a takeover of its business from $70 billion Canadian pension fund Alberta Investment Management Corp. (Aimco).
CLSA Fudo plans new Tokyo hires
CLSA Capital Partners' Japan-based real estate platform, Fudo Capital, plans to hire more staff in Tokyo this year as it invests its $816 million Fudo Capital II fund.
AXA, Sumitomo plan joint Japan real estate fund
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers Japan is planning a joint fund with Sumitomo Trust and Banking to invest in Japanese real estate.
Han joins CVC from Honeywell
Allen Han, formerly a VP and GM with Honeywell in China and the US, has joined CVC Capital Partners as a Senior MD with the firm's Operations Team in Asia.
Industry Q&A: Norman Chen, Partner, Fidelity Asia Ventures
Chen talks to AVCJ’s Paul Mackintosh about opportunities for healthcare investments in China
Hopu, Temasek investee Iron Mining gets $250 million from China Life
Hopu Investment Management and Temasek Holdings investee Iron Mining International has secured a $250 million pre-IPO commitment from leading PRC insurer China Life.
Advent exits SCADAgroup to Schneider
Australian mid-market private equity firm Advent Private Capital has announced the exit of its investment in waste and water systems integration business SCADAgroup to Schneider Electric, for around A$200 million ($185 million).
SMBC recruits Palanca for regional finance
Japanese bank SMBC has recruited Jun Palanca, formerly head of leveraged finance for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as Head of Structured Finance Syndicate for Asia Pacific ex-Japan.
Japan PE picks up Kyushu hotel
Japan Private Equity, a buyout unit of Japan Asia Investment Co. (JAIC), has acquired Central Hotel Sasebo in Japan's Nagasaki prefecture, through a regional fund focused on the western island of Kyushu.