Regions
Australia mid-market: Squeezed middle
Several Australian superannuation funds are eschewing commitments to smaller domestic GPs because they have to deploy a larger quantum of capital. If more follow suit, what does it mean for the middle market?
LP Interview: SunSuper's Michael Weaver and HOSTPLUS' Neil Stanford
Michael Weaver, private markets manager at SunSuper, and Neil Stanford, investment manager for private equity at HOSTPLUS, discuss portfolio composition and performance.
Australia mining: Panning the value stream
In the midst of the commodities downturn GPs are still finding deals in mining services, although volatility can play havoc with execution. Better value might be found upstream, if you know where to look
Q&A: Pacific Equity Partners' Simon Pillar
Simon Pillar, managing director at Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), on the prospects for buyouts in Australia, selling assets to strategic buyers in Asia, and evolving LP attitudes towards co-investment.
Australia VC: Policy permutations
Plans to reinstate tax breaks for Australian start-ups that issue share options to staff rather than pay sizeable salaries has cheered VC investors. They are generally positive about the government role in fostering innovation
Vogo to exit South Korea's Tong Yang Life to China insurer in $1b deal
South Korean GP Vogo Investment is exiting its majority stake in Tong Yang Life Insurance to China's Anbang Insurance Group in a KRW1.13 trillion ($998 million) deal.
China’s $40b Silk Road infrastructure fund goes to work
China has started operating its $40 billion Silk Road infrastructure fund targeting businesses in neighboring countries and regions.
Tiger Global leads $4m Series A round for India news app
Tiger Global has led a $4 million Series A round investment in India's News In Shorts (NIS), a mobile-based service that aggregates shortened news stories.
Israeli Rainbow Medical raises $25m from Chinese investors
Rainbow Medical, an Israeli medical investment firm, has raised $25 million from a group of Chinese investors including Ping An Insurance and telecom giant ZTE Corporation,financial company Yongjin Group and undisclosed Chinese venture capital funds.
Japan's SBI, Thailand's Finansia form SE Asia PE venture
Japan's SBI Holdings and Thai financial group Finansia has together set up SBI Finansa Private Equity Partners to target investment opportunities in Southeast Asia.
Bain Capital agrees to pay $421m for Japan hot spring chain
Bain Captial has agreed to buy Japanese hotel and spa operator Ooedo-Onsen Holdings for JPY50 billion ($421 million), including debt.
China’s two largest VC-backed taxi-booking apps to merge
Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, China's two largest venture capital-backed taxi-booking app start-ups, are planning to merge to create one of the largest companies of its kind in the world.
Unison to exit Japan wine retailer Enoteca to Asahi
Japanese mid-market GP Unison Capital has agreed to exit wine retailer Enoteca to brewing giant Asahi Group. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Unitas Capital's Korea team to spin out
Unitas Capital's Eugene Suh and Jay Lee will spin out to raise a Korea-focused fund. They will take the four-person Seoul-based team with them.
PE-backed La Chapelle invests in China e-commerce platform
PE-backed ladies apparel manufacturer Shanghai La Chapelle has invested RMB200 million ($32 million) in Hangzhou Anshe E-Commerce, the business behind Chinese online fashion retailer QiGeGe, in exchange for a 54% stake.
Warburg Pincus to invest $125m in Indonesia shopping mall JV
Warburg Pincus plans to invest $125 million into a joint venture (JV) formed with Indonesian property developer Nirvana Development to build shopping malls in the country.
Australia drafts new rules for VC investor visa scheme
The Australian government plans to change the current rules for its Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program as part of efforts to boost the availability of capital for local start-ups.
Sequoia, Matrix commit $30m to Indian doctor search site
Sequoia Capital India and Matrix Partners have invested $30 million in a Series B round of funding for Practo Technologies, an Indian start-up that provides a search portal matching patients and doctors.
IDFC agrees partial exit from India’s Green Infra
IDFC Alternatives will make a partial exit from Indian wind and solar power producer Green Infra after Singapore-based Sembcorp Utilities agreed to pay INR10.6 billion ($167 million) for a 60% stake in the asset.
Australia's QIC raises an initial $528m for global infrastructure fund
QIC, an investment manager controlled by the Queensland government, has secured initial commitments of $528 million from four institutional investors for a global infrastructure fund.
Club Med battle ends with Fosun consortium victory
Shareholders in French vacation resort operator Club Méditerranée (Club Med) have accepted a EUR939 million ($1.1 billion) takeover offer from a consortium led by China's Fosun International, bringing the longest takeover battle in French history to...
Actis invests $230m in Indian renewables platform
Emerging markets-focused UK GP Actis is investing $230 million to create an Indian renewable energy platform - Ostro Energy.
NSI Ventures leads round for Singapore insurance marketplace
NSI Ventures, the VC unit of Northstar Group, has led Series A round of funding worth $8 million for Asian insurance and wellness marketplace CXA, alongside consumer and technology fund F&H and healthcare investor BioVeda.
YJ Capital invests $3.4m in Japanese online laundry service
WhitePlus - the Japanese start-up behind an online laundry service called Lenet - has managed to raise JPY408 million ($3.4 million) from Yahoo! Japan's corporate investment arm, YJ Capital.