Funds
CIC investee Goodman Group eyes ING Oz REIT fund
Goodman Group, the world's third largest logistics facilities operator in Australia, and 18.2% owned by SWF the China Investment Corporation, has emerged as the most likely buyer of management rights for the A$1.2 billion ($1.07 billion) ASX-listed ING...
Israel's Giza solar investee Danen lists in Taiwan
Giza Venture Partners, an Israeli venture capital firm, has seen its portfolio company Danen Technology, a Taiwanese solar wafer manufacturer, debut on the Taiwan Stock Exchange with a market cap of around $350 million.
JS Pakistan fund gets OPIC backing
JS Private Equity Fund II, the fund launched by Pakistan's JS Private Equity that targets $150 million, has received a $50 million commitment from US policy investor the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).
H&QAP claims 11x return on Fabrinet after IPO
Long-established regional private equity firm H&Q Asia Pacific (H&QAP) has claimed an 11x return on its 1999 investment in Thailand-headquartered optical and electronic components foundry company Fabrinet, after the latter's IPO on the NYSE earlier in...
Partners Group gets $100 million KIC real estate mandate
Korea Investment Corporation, the SWF that manages some $27 billion of assets for the Korean government and the Bank of Korea, has mandated around $100 million to Swiss-based private equity firm Partners Group to seek investment opportunities in the private...
Hands hands on for China
Guy Hands, high-profile chairman of UK buyout leader Terra Firma Capital Partners, has publicly said that his firm is looking for partners to enter the China market.
It's a wrap
In the course of several unrelated discussions on secondaries last week, I was reminded of one of the more curious byways of private equity fund investment: the wrap.
Industry Q&A: Hu Zhanghong, CEO, CCB International
AVCJ spoke to Hu Zhanghong, CEO of CCB International, the asset management and private equity arm of the major PRC banking group, who discussed opportunities in Greater China and the role of RMB funds
The dynamics of secondaries
The coverage of the state of the Asia Pacific secondaries market earlier this month in AVCJ naturally leads one to consideration of how secondaries work, and what they can do for investors in the region – whether for local buyers or sellers, or outsiders...
IDG RMB fund gets NSSF backing
China's National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has agreed to invest around RMB1.2 billion ($177 million) in IDG Capital Partners' Harmony Growth Fund, an RMB-denominated fund which targets to raise RMB3.5 billion ($516 million).
Unitas, OTPP ready NZ Yellow Pages for sale
Offering up the asset that launched NZ's much-praised "yellow tree house" ad campaign, regional buyout firm Unitas Capital and its co-investor Ontario Teachers Private Capital have kicked off the exit process from boom-era Antipodean telecoms investment...
JAFCO invests Singapore's Consilium
VC-focused JAFCO Asia has raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding for Singapore-based Consilium Software, a communications solutions firm with operations in India, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Canada.
Sequoia puts best foot forward with OkayBuy
Sequoia Capita has participated in the second round of funding for OkayBuy, an online retailer of shoes in China, with other two unidentified investors.
Evolvence launches second India f-o-f
Evolvence Capital, the Dubai-headquartered MENA and India investment group, is launching its second fund of funds and third India fund, the Evolvence India Fund II, targeting $400 million.
DCM raises $500 for 6th fund, launches RMB vehicle, promotes Honda in Japan
DCM, the Silicon Valley-headquartered VC firm, has raised $400 million for DCM Fund VI, which focuses on investing early stage technology companies in the US, China and Japan.
Blackstone may take over Morgan Stanley's Japan real estate assets
Leading global private equity firm the Blackstone Group is said to be near to finalizing a deal to purchase Morgan Stanley’s holdings of Japan CMBs with a face value of around JPY100 billion ($1.14 billion).
Jean Eric Salata of Baring Private Equity
Founding Partner and CEO of Baring Private Equity Asia Jean Eric Salata says that the RMB fund market in China is “new, it’s nascent, it’s not proven and we haven’t even seen it yet” - but also that its emergence in China is “natural.” And while foreign...
IDG to boost Vietnam exposure through two new funds
The International Data Group (IDG) is reportedly set to launch two VC funds in Vietnam in the next two years, with a total capital of $400 million, targeting chiefly the IT field.
Navis VI nears $1.2 billion close
Leading Kuala Lumpur-headquartered regional investor Navis Capital Partners is approaching a $1.2 billion final close on its latest vehicle, Navis Asia Fund VI.
Carlyle, TPG pick up Healthscope for $1.73 billion
The Carlyle Group and TPG Capital have won out in a bidding contest for Australian private hospitals and pathology services operator Healthscope Ltd., with an A$1.99 billion ($1.73 billion) all-cash offer that has already been unanimously recommended...
Carlyle, Affinity assessing Kyobo Life stake - reports
The Carlyle Group and Affinity Equity Partners are conducting due diligence on Kyobo Life Insurance Co., one of Korea's top three life insurance players, according to Korean reports, with a view to picking up a 24% stake in the business estimated at up...
Carlyle in running for Pure Foods, no CVC bid
The Carlyle Group has entered a bid for 49% of Pure Foods, the division of Philippines conglomerate San Miguel opened by the parent for investment, with CVC Capital Partners - which was previously linked with the asset - reportedly not entering a bid....
New SEBI proposals could hit Indian buyouts
The takeover panel of SEBI, India's securities regulator, has proposed raising the mandatory open offer level in Indian takeovers to 100% of all of a target's shares, above a threshold of 25%, making buyouts in the country potentially far more expensive....
Accel does biggest software deal to date with Oz Atlassian
Accel Partners, the Silicon Valley-headquartered VC firm, has made what is ostensibly its largest investment in a software business to date, with a $60 million commitment to Atlassian Pty, a Sydney-based software developer.