Fundraising
Leopard launches Sri Lanka vehicles
Leopard Capital has followed the $34.1 million final close of its Leopard Cambodia Fund with the announcement that subsidiary Leopard Capital Sri Lanka Ltd. plans to start fundraising for two new local funds, the Leopard Sri Lanka Fund for private equity,...
Cohen at the gates of the China Club
One of the iconic figures of private equity’s LBO glory days in the 1980s, and co-star of Barbarians At The Gates, Peter A. Cohen, former chairman and CEO of Shearson Lehman Hutton, was in Hong Kong this week on behalf of his new firm, Cowen Group, and...
Carlyle's BJ RMB MOU breaks cover
The Carlyle Group’s recent announcement of its MOU with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Financial Work, a division of the Beijing municipal government, to form a Beijing-based RMB fund, the Carlyle Asia Partners RMB Fund, has attracted considerable attention...
Private equity's crisis year, by the numbers
The Research division of AVCJ has just released the full-year figures for the Asia Pacific market in 2009 – and they make interesting reading.
CalPERS places spotlight on placement
One not strictly Asia Pacific development that emerged lately – but one that certainly has implications for GPs here – is the latest wrinkle in the ongoing controversy over the relationship between California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)...
Global cleantech money for Abu Dhabi
The DB Masdar Clean Tech Fund, a private equity fund jointly set up by Abu Dhabi’s energy group Masdar and Deutsche Bank, has raised $265 million for its first close from globally well-known LPs, including Credit Swiss, Siemens, Japan Oil Development...
Aditya Birla makes $248m first fund close
Mumbai-based Aditya Birla Private Equity, a subsidiary of Indian multinational conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, has raised INR6.75 billion ($148 million) for the first close of its debut fund from domestic LPs, as well as $100 million from its parent...
Nature Elements targets $400m for PRC cleantech
In yet another sign-of-the-times development, Nature Elements Capital, a Chinese investment firm founded by KK Chan, has announced that it will raise up to $400 million in a new China clean energy private equity fund.
Chongqing fund hits hot sector in China – education
Chinese investment firm Huiou (Chongqing) Equity Investment Co. has launched the Education Equity Investment Fund, claimed to be China’s first education-focused fund, aiming to raise RMB5 billion ($735 million) for pre-IPO investments in the sector.
Ant seeks foreign LPS
Japanese private equity firm Ant Capital Partners is aiming to raise ￥20 billion ($219 million) for its new buyout fund Catalyzer series No.4, from overseas as well as local LPs.
Lunar Capital triples up
Shanghai-headquartered private equity firm Lunar Capital Management has raised $150 million for its third fund, Lunar Capital Partners III, after fundraising started last autumn.
Korean government backs local venture
Korea Venture Investment Corporation (KVIC), a South Korean government-backed fund of funds, and Korea’s Small & Medium Business Administration, have jointly raised KRW200 billion ($178 million) for their new vehicle, first launched a year ago.
Leopard closes at over $34 million
After going back to market a second time, Cambodia-focused Leopard Capital has closed its first fund at $34.12 million.
Stimulus and response
AVCJ presents some more highlights of leading economists and market observers’ predictions for the year ahead.
CDH fund oversubscription reports denied
Leading PRC alternative assets fund manager CDH Investments, according to media reports, was said to be collecting up to $1.6 billion for its CDH China Fund IV, well above the putative c.$1.4 billion target.
Carlyle announces Beijing RMB fund
The Carlyle Group has announced an MOU to form a Beijing-based RMB fund in partnership with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Financial Work.
3i plans new growth fund
London-headquartered investor 3i Group is reportedly planning a £1 billion ($1.6 billion) growth capital fund, seeking chiefly minority positions, though with the option to take control stakes.
Venture bounces back – for some
Amid all the gloom and despondency over fundraising, especially in once-favored sectors like venture capital, it’s good to see an outsize success – especially when the firm in question is a long-time Asia investor.
NEA kicks the slump
The world’s largest VC firm, New Enterprise Associates, has announced the final close of its latest global fund, New Enterprise Associates XIII, at just under $2.5 billion, bringing its total committed capital to some $11 billion.
Yes Bank and GEF to co-pilot new cleantech fund
Copenhagen discord aside, investors are said to be flocking to top up a new $200 million clean/green technology fund to be jointed administered by Indian private bank Yes Bank and noted US-based private equity player Global Environment Fund (GEF), recently...
Orix to resume China investments
Orix Corp., one of the largest Japanese leasing companies, plans to invest ￥300 billion ($3.2 billion) in promising Chinese companies over the next three years.
2010: A roaring Year of the Tiger?
2010 may deliver the hoped-for recovery, but no one is taking it for granted.
DAR goes to Bollywood
DAR Capital Group, a London-based investment firm, is expecting to launch a fund dedicated to Indian film projects in the first half of 2010.
That was the year that wasn't?
Another year gone – unlike any other.