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Abraaj files for restructuring

The Abraaj Group – which has been under pressure since governance concerns emerged in February – has appointed provisional liquidators to work on a restructuring of the firm after a second creditor filed a petition seeking to recover unpaid debts.

  • South Asia
  • 15 June 2018
Abraaj releases LPs from commitments to latest fund

The Abraaj Group is releasing investors from commitments made to its latest flagship fund – which targets growth markets in Asia and other regions – having previously decided to suspend the fundraising process in the wake of governance concerns.

  • South Asia
  • 09 March 2018
Abraaj founder steps back as part of governance review

Arif Naqvi, founder of The Abraaj Group, has stepped back from the fund management business as part of changes to the firm’s governance and operating model. This comes after LPs expressed concerns that a healthcare fund had been misused.

  • South Asia
  • 27 February 2018
Q&A: Samena Capital's Shirish Saraf

With its focus on Asia and the Middle East and a roster of big-name owner-shareholders, Samena Capital is a GP with a difference. Shirish Saraf, the firm’s founder and vice chairman, explains the strategy

  • South Asia
  • 01 November 2017
Chinese GP to buy Camtek's printed circuit board business

Chinese private equity firm Principle Capital has agreed to buy the printed circuit board (PCB) business of Israel-based semiconductor component manufacturer Camtek for $35 million.

  • Greater China
  • 21 July 2017
Japan's Softbank invests $100m in Cybereason

SoftBank Corp. has agreed to invest $100 million in a Series D funding round for Cybereason, a US-headquartered cybersecurity platform provider targeting expansion in Japan.

  • North Asia
  • 23 June 2017
Warburg Pincus invests $300m in emerging markets TMT platform

Warburg Pincus has invested $300 million in Princeton Growth Ventures (Princeton GV), a telecom, media and technology (TMT) buy-out platform that seeks to acquire assets in emerging markets.

  • Greater China
  • 07 June 2017
PE and Islamic finance: Underlying themes

Encouraging trends in population, social mobility, commodities, technology, and governance standards are converging on Islamic finance. PE plays a small role with strong upside in Asia

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 June 2017
Hong Kong's AID Partners buys Israel's GeneSort

Hong Kong-listed private equity firm AID Partners has acquired Israel-based molecular diagnostics company GeneSort for $23 million.

  • MENA
  • 11 May 2017
Japan’s Orix to acquire 22% of PE-backed Ormat

Japanese financial services group Orix Corp. has agreed to buy a 22.1% stake in Israeli geothermal energy producer Ormat Technologies for $627 million from an investor group led by PE firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.

  • North Asia
  • 05 May 2017
CMIG to create $15b One Belt One Road fund

China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG), the largest privately-held investment group in China, has initiated a new fund that could raise up to $15 billion for investment in overseas projects under the government-backed "One Belt One Road" initiative.

  • Greater China
  • 05 May 2017
GE Ventures backs Hong Kong digital logistics business

GE Ventures, the VC arm of General Electric, has led a $25 million extended Series B round of funding for Freightos, a Hong Kong-based logistics technology company. It brings total funding for the business to $50 million.

  • Greater China
  • 31 March 2017
Hong Kong's Kerogen makes Israel energy investment

Kerogen Capital, a Hong Kong-headquartered GP specializing in international energy investments, has committed an initial $50 million to a planned $1.3 billion development in gas fields off the coast of Israel.

  • MENA
  • 16 February 2017
China’s CreditEase reaches $32m first close on Israel VC fund

Chinese asset manager CreditEase Wealth Management has reached a first close of $32.2 million on its second Israel-focused venture capital fund.

  • Greater China
  • 16 January 2017
Israel's Yozma to invest $41m in Korean health tech start-ups

Israeli venture capital firm Yozma Group has agreed to invest KRW50 billion ($41.4 million) in Korean biotechnology and healthcare start-ups, starting in the first half of 2017.

  • North Asia
  • 04 January 2017
XIO Group to acquire Israel's Meitav Dash for $387m

XIO Group, a PE firm founded by several Asia-based investment professionals with a view to buying companies in North America and Europe and helping them tap emerging market opportunities, has agreed to acquire Israeli investment firm Meitav Dash for ILS1.48...

  • MENA
  • 02 December 2016
Sequoia, Mayfield in $19m Series C for India's Knowlarity

Sequoia Capital India and Mayfield have participated in a INR1.3 billion ($19.3 million) Series C round for Indian cloud telephony solutions provider Knowlarity Communications.

  • MENA
  • 24 November 2016
ADIA to open Hong Kong office

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), a sovereign wealth fund of the government of Abu Dhabi, has announced plans to open an office in Hong Kong.

  • Greater China
  • 28 October 2016
China’s Neusoft partners with Israeli PE firm for $250m medtech fund

Infinity Group, a China-Israel cross-border private equity firm, has partnered with Chinese IT services provider Neusoft Corporation to launch a $250 million medical technology fund.

  • Greater China
  • 26 September 2016
Singapore's UOB backs $72m Series C for OurCrowd

Singapore-based UOB Group has joined a $72 million Series C round for Israeli equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd.

  • MENA
  • 23 September 2016
L Capital supports acquisition of global rights to Jones the Grocer

L Capital Asia has taken a significant minority stake in a company that has acquired the global rights to Jones the Grocer, a gourmet food retailer that originated in Australia.

  • MENA
  • 25 May 2016
China tech group launches Israel innovation fund

Chinese tech company Kuang-Chi has launched an Israel-based global innovation fund and is targeting a corpus of $300 million within the next three years.

  • Greater China
  • 10 May 2016
China Everbright, Catalyst back 3D printing player

China Everbright and Israel-based Catalyst Private Equity have led a $25 million investment in 3D printing company XJet.

  • Greater China
  • 14 March 2016
Global Brain in $13.1m round for US, Israel-based YouAppi

YouAppi, a mobile advertising analytics start-up based in Israel and the US, has raised a $13.1 million Series B round from a consortium of investors including Global Brain to support its Asia expansion.

  • North America
  • 22 February 2016
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