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Australia's Potentia contests Nitro merger plan

Potentia Capital has appealed a decision by Australia’s Takeovers Panel not to intervene in a situation that has seen Nitro Software repeatedly rebuff acquisition proposals made by the private equity firm.

  • Australasia
  • 27 January 2023
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ResponsAbility hits $173m first close on Asia food fund

Swiss impact investor ResponsAbility has reached a first close of USD 173m for a South and Southeast Asia-focused sustainable food private equity fund. The target is USD 400m.

  • South Asia
  • 26 January 2023
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China's Riverhead Capital closes $295m renminbi fund

China-based Riverhead Capital, the private equity arm of Sunshine Insurance Group, has closed a renminbi-denominated fund with CNY 2bn (USD 295m) in commitments.

  • Greater China
  • 26 January 2023
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AVCJ daily bulletin returns January 26

AVCJ's daily bulletin will take a short break for the Lunar New Year holiday. Publication will resume on January 26.

  • Performance
  • 20 January 2023
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B Capital raises $2.1bn for latest global VC funds

US and Singapore-headquartered VC firm B Capital has closed its third series of funds with USD 2.1bn in commitments. The mandate is global with a strong emphasis on Asia.

  • North America
  • 20 January 2023
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India's 360 One buys Mumbai Angels, launches two funds

Bain Capital-backed 360 One, which rebranded from IIFL Wealth & Asset Management last November, has acquired a 91% stake in Mumbai Angels as the seed investor launches two new funds.

  • South Asia
  • 19 January 2023
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Deal focus: Secondary investors support Capital Square, Basil merger

Capital Square Partners and Basil Technology Partners have joined forces, with HarbourVest Partners, NewQuest Capital Partners, and Committed Advisors backing a USD 700m fund comprising Asia IT services investments from both GPs

  • South Asia
  • 19 January 2023
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China’s Yunqi seeks $300m for fourth VC fund

Yunqi Partners, which makes early-stage investments in China’s enterprise software and services space, is targeting USD 300m for its fourth US dollar-denominated fund.

  • Greater China
  • 19 January 2023
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Asia PE investment declines 40% in 2022

Asia private equity investment reached USD 223.9bn in 2023, a sharp decline from the USD 376.4bn recorded a year earlier, but still the second-largest annual total on record, according to provisional data from AVCJ Research.

  • Fundraising
  • 19 January 2023
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Bain & Co appoints new Asia PE practice co-head

Bain & Company has named Sebastien Lamy, who has been with the firm for over 20 years and most recently focused on Asia infrastructure investment, as co-head of its regional private equity practice.

  • North Asia
  • 19 January 2023
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India's Lighthouse seeks $425m for Fund IV, gets NIIF commitment

Lighthouse Funds is targeting INR 35bn (USD 425m) for its fourth India fund and has signed up the country’s National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) as an anchor LP.

  • Fundraising
  • 18 January 2023
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Singapore's Lighthouse Canton hits first close on venture debt fund

Singapore Lighthouse Canton has reached a first close of USD 20m on its first venture debt fund, which will target Southeast Asia and India. The target is USD 100m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 January 2023
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ADB backs Quadria's third health fund

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed USD 25m to the third fund from Singapore-based Quadria Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 January 2023
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4Q analysis: Who wants China?

Pan-regional GPs get traction by highlighting their Asia ex-China credentials; buyouts rebound as growth capital – and China – continue to recede; India impresses with bumper exit proceeds

  • Greater China
  • 18 January 2023
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Profile: Elevation Equity Partners’ Gordon Cho

Negotiating a spinout while troubled by health issues tested Gordon Cho’s faith and resilience. He feels stronger for the experience and is now looking to make his mark on Korea’s middle market

  • North Asia
  • 17 January 2023
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Labour shortages: Tales from north and south

Australia and Japan are facing extreme labour shortages. In the former, GPs can survive on policy support and emergency manoeuvres. In the latter, fundamental strategy shifts are a more immediate imperative

  • Australasia
  • 17 January 2023
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CVC hits USD 3.5bn first close on sixth Asia fund

CVC Capital Partners achieved a first close of USD 3.5bn on its sixth pan-Asian fund at the end of last year.

  • Fundraising
  • 17 January 2023
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TR hits $350m first close on fifth Asia secondaries fund - update

TR Capital, an Asia-focused private equity secondaries investor, has reached a first close of USD 350m on its fifth fund, which has an overall target of USD 600m.

  • Fundraising
  • 16 January 2023
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LPs want more transparency in Asia GP relationships

LPs are willing to back first-time managers and reengage with China, but they want to see more from GPs in return for taking these risks, the Hong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association’s (HKVCA) Asia Forum heard.

  • Greater China
  • 16 January 2023
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India's IIFL Asset Management merges with Truscale

India-based alternative investment manager IIFL Asset Management (IIFL AM) has agreed to take ownership of TrueScale Capital, a venture growth firm established by Sameer Nath, formerly of Iron Pillar.

  • South Asia
  • 16 January 2023
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PAG's Shan emphasizes diversity, control in Asia private equity

Momentum has shifted towards geographically diversified pan-regional investors, control deals, and private markets following a decade dominated by China-centric funds, growth-stage technology plays, and public equities, Weijian Shan, chairman and CEO...

  • Greater China
  • 13 January 2023
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India's Avataar hires partner from Alpha Wave Global

Avataar Venture Partners, an India-based investor in growth-stage B2B technology and software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, has recruited Anirudh Singh from Alpha Wave Global as a partner.

  • South Asia
  • 12 January 2023
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GP profile: LeapFrog Investments

LeapFrog Investments is broadly recognised as a pioneer of impact investing globally as well as an architect of the industry’s legitimising standards and controls. Asia has always been core

  • South Asia
  • 11 January 2023
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Asia buyouts: The case for control

Investors are looking to minimise external financial and macro risks and emphasise factors they can control – which means more buyouts, careful asset selection, and greater operational intensity

  • Buyouts
  • 10 January 2023
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