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JKL, Harim Group named preferred bidder for Korea's Pan Ocean

JKL Partners and a unit of South Korean agricultural conglomerate Harim Group have been named by a local court as the preferred bidder for bankrupt shipper STX Pan Ocean.

  • Buyouts
  • 18 December 2014
Harjit Bhatia rejoins Asia Growth Capital Advisors

Harjit Bhatia has returned to Asia Growth Capital Advisors (AGCA) as executive chairman. He left the firm in 2012 to become managing partner and CEO at PineBridge Asia Partners.

  • People
  • 18 December 2014
India Value Fund exits Radio City to trade buyer

India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA) has exited Music Broadcast, which runs FM radio station Radio City, to Jagran Prakashan, a listed Indian media conglomerate backed by The Blackstone Group.

  • Exits
  • 18 December 2014
Wiser Capital launches in Hong Kong

Wiser Capital Management, a recently formed alternative investment firm, has officially launched operations by opening an office in Hong Kong.

  • Greater China
  • 18 December 2014
Hahn & Co leads $3.6b acquisition of Visteon’s Korean unit

US auto parts maker Visteon Corp. has agreed to sell a 70% stake in its South Korea-based subsidiary Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. (HVCC) to Hahn & Co. and Hankook Tire for around $3.6 billion.

  • North Asia
  • 18 December 2014
EQT bakery investment proves out

EQT's 2010 acquisition of a controlling stake in Chongqing New Qinyuan Bakery – which it has just exited to Swire Pacific – was something of a coup for the European mid-market GP. Not only did the firm overcome several competitors, but it also managed...

  • Exits
  • 17 December 2014
Carlyle starts a new chapter with Newgen

When The Carlyle Group first parted ways with India-based publishing and technical services provider Newgen KnowledgeWorks in 2011 it was on good terms.

  • Buyouts
  • 17 December 2014
Hony takes a trip to Tuniu

A private funding round was not Tuniu’s original plan. Earlier this month, the US-listed Chinese online package tour provider informed regulators that it wanted to raise $100 million via a public offering.

  • PIPEs
  • 17 December 2014
Profile: GGV Capital's Jenny Lee

Self-proclaimed geek Jenny Lee began her career working on fighter jets for the Singapore government. Now a managing partner at GGV Capital, she is backing a new generation of China start-ups

  • Venture
  • 17 December 2014
The crystal ball: Predictions for 2015

From China and India to Southeast Asia and Japan, private equity professionals give their perspectives on the year to come for fundraising, investments and exits

  • North Asia
  • 17 December 2014
SoftBank leads $90m round for India's Housing.com

SoftBank Group is leading a $90 million round of funding for Locon Solutions, operator of property listing platform Housing.com. It will become the largest investor in the business.

  • Expansion
  • 17 December 2014
L Capital-owned Jones the Grocer enters administration in Australia

The Australian operation of Jones the Grocer, a gourmet food retailer majority-owned by L Capital Asia, has gone into administration but is expected to stay open while undergoing a restructuring.

  • Restructuring
  • 17 December 2014
CVC to sell most of its stake in Philippines lender RCBC

CVC Capital Partners is set to make a partial exit from Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) as Cathay Life Insurance confirmed it had agreed to buy a 20% stake in the Philippines lender for PHP17.92 billion ($400.5 million).

  • Financials
  • 17 December 2014
Cathay reaches final close on Sino-French fund

Cathay Capital has reached a final close on its latest Sino-French fund at the hard cap of EUR500 million ($624 million) after less than a year in the market.

  • Fundraising
  • 17 December 2014
PE-backed Maxpower sells stake in Myanmar unit to Mitsui

Mitsui & Co. has acquired a 44% stake in the Myanmar business of Maxpower Group, a Southeast Asia –focused gas power plant developer backed by Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE).

  • Industrials
  • 17 December 2014
H Capital leads round for China childcare e-commerce site

H Capital has led a Series C round of funding worth $60 million for Beijing Huawang Online Commerce, which operates childcare-focused Chinese e-commerce platform Miyabaobei.com.

  • Venture
  • 16 December 2014
Blackstone joins $1.1b financing for Singapore property developer

The Blackstone Group is backing an investment platform launched by City Developments (CDL) that will enable the Singapore real estate firm to raise S$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) in return for exposure to cashflows generated by properties on the resort...

  • Real estate
  • 16 December 2014
Hony leads $148m investment in VC-backed tour operator Tuniu

Hony Capital has led a $148 million round of funding for Tuniu, a US-listed Chinese online package tour provider backed by DCM, Temasek Holdings, Gobi Partners and Sequoia Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 16 December 2014
GGV leads Series B for China auto after-sales service platform

GGV Capital has led a $30 million Series B round of funding for Yangche Diandian, a Chinese mobile app that focuses on automotive after-sales services.

  • Greater China
  • 16 December 2014
Globis invests $6.7m in Japan's Neo Career

Globis Capital Partners has led a JPY800 million ($6.7 million) round of investment in Neo Career, a Japanese firm that offers online staffing and recruitment services.

  • North Asia
  • 16 December 2014
NAB sells additional $1.9b in UK property loans to Cerberus

National Australia Bank (NAB) is selling another GBP1.2 billion ($1.9 billion) parcel of distressed UK real estate loans to New York private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management.

  • Australasia
  • 16 December 2014
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  • Region
  • 15 December 2014
Beijing Enlight Media launches $160m VC fund

Chinese media and entertainment group Enlight Media has launched a venture fund with a target of RMB1 billion ($160 million).

  • Greater China
  • 15 December 2014
Qualcomm Ventures invests $40m in Chinese start-ups

Qualcomm Ventures - the eponymous VC arm of the US semiconductor giant - has invested $40 million in four Chinese start-ups and Walden International's latest VC fund.

  • Greater China
  • 15 December 2014
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