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Carlyle buys into India's Newgen for a second time

The Carlyle Group has acquired a 54.85% stake in India-based publishing and technical services provider Newgen KnowledgeWorks for $32.8 million via a secondary transaction. This is the second time it has invested in the company.

  • Buyouts
  • 09 December 2014
EQT sells Chinese bakery chain to Swire Foods

EQT has sold its 65% stake in Chongqing New Qinyuan Bakery, a retail bakery chain based in southwest China, to Swire Foods, a subsidiary of Swire Pacific.

  • Exits
  • 09 December 2014
Italy’s Bonomi raises offer for Fosun target Club Med

Andrea Bonomi has raised the stakes in the battle for Club Méditerranée (Club Med), increasing his offer for the vacation resort operator just days after a consortium led by China’s Fosun International submitted an improved bid.

  • Buyouts
  • 08 December 2014
China's Xiaomi, Kingsoft back IP investment fund

Chinese mobile phone maker Xiaomi and software developer Kingsoft will participate as LPs in a RMB200 million ($32.5 million) fund that will make investments related to intellectual property.

  • Fundraising
  • 08 December 2014
Fosun-owned Hainan Mining to list in Shanghai

Hainan Mining, an iron ore miner owned by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International, is set to raise RMB1.9 billion ($308 million) through an IPO in Shanghai.

  • Greater China
  • 08 December 2014
PE investors to part exit as India's Sadbhav Infra files for IPO

Sadbhav Infrastructure Project (SIP), an Indian road and highways project developer, is looking to raise at least INR6 billion ($97 million) through an IPO, providing a partial exit for PE backers Xander and Norwest Venture Partners.

  • South Asia
  • 08 December 2014
DST leads $100m round for Chinese payment platform Fenqile

DST Advisors has led a $100 million Series B round of funding for Fenqile.com, a Chinese installment payment platform.

  • Greater China
  • 08 December 2014
Sequoia, Nexus invest $3m in India food-ordering start-up

Indian food-ordering start-up TinyOwl Technology has raised $3 million from Sequoia Capital and Nexus Venture Partners in Series A round of funding.

  • Venture
  • 08 December 2014
Australia's Crescent Capital closes Fund V at $565m

Crescent Capital Partners has reached a final close on its fifth Australia and New Zealand-focused fund at the hard cap of A$675 million ($565 million) after only 10 weeks in the market.

  • Fundraising
  • 05 December 2014
Rabo reaches $80m initial close on India agribusiness fund

Agribusiness-focused Indian GP Rabo Equity Advisors has raised $80 million for its second fund - India Agri Business Fund II - and expects to reach the $100 million mark in the next few months.

  • Industrials
  • 05 December 2014
Banyan leads $35m round for Chinese wearables maker

Banyan Capital has led a $35 million Series B round of funding for Huami, a Chinese start-up that manufactures fitness wearables launched by smart phone maker Xiaomi.

  • Greater China
  • 05 December 2014
Quadrant-backed Estia drops on Australia trading debut

Estia Health, an Australian aged care provider backed by Quadrant Private Equity, saw its stock open at a 13% discount to the IPO price on the first day of trading in Sydney.

  • Exits
  • 05 December 2014
PEP, Bain offer $731m for Australia’s Bradken

Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) and Bain Capital have made an offer for mining industry supplier Bradken that values the Australia-listed company at approximately A$872 million ($731 million).

  • Industrials
  • 05 December 2014
India Angel Network opens Mumbai incubator space

India Angel Network (IAN) has opened a new co-working space in Mumbai to house a tech-focused start-up incubator program.

  • South Asia
  • 05 December 2014
Lightspeed China backs online travel agency Lulutrip

Lightspeed China Partners has invested in a Series A1 round of funding for Lulutrip, an online travel agency focused on the Chinese outbound market.

  • Greater China
  • 05 December 2014
Northern Light backs Chinese mobile app service provider

Northern Light Venture Partners (NLVC) has invested $5 million in a Series A round of funding for APICloud, a China-based mobile app cloud service provider.

  • Greater China
  • 05 December 2014
Taiwan’s CDFH, Fujian Electronics in first close on debut RMB fund

Taiwan-based China Development Financial Holding (CDFH) and China’s Fujian Electronics & Information Group have reached a first close of RMB1 billion ($162 million) on their debut renminbi-denominated fund.

  • Greater China
  • 04 December 2014
KKR backs Australian agribusiness specialist

KKR has committed at least $100 million to Sundrop Farms Holdings, an Australian agribusiness company that has developed technology for growing crops in arid climates.

  • Industrials
  • 04 December 2014
Capital Today, DST, Hillhouse raise $619m through JD.com share sale

Capital Today, DST Advisors and Hillhouse Capital Management have raised $618.9 million by selling a portion of their shares in JD.com, the Chinese online retailer that went public earlier this year.

  • Exits
  • 04 December 2014
Japanese crowdsourcing platform gets $8.5m from VCs

Lancers, a Japanese crowdsourcing platform, has raised JPY1 billion ($8.5 million) from six VC and strategic investors, including Gree Ventures, Globis Capital Partners and GMO Venture Partners.

  • North Asia
  • 04 December 2014
TPG to exit stake in Japanese toy maker

TPG will exit Japanese toymaker Tomy through a buyback by the company. Tomy has agreed to acquire the private equity firm’s entire equity holding and also redeem its convertible bond holdings.

  • Exits
  • 04 December 2014
LPs to Indian GPs: Be disciplined, not opportunistic - AVCJ Forum

Indian GPs should stick more to their investment strategies and focus on pricing discipline rather than chasing opportunistic plays, LPs told the AVCJ Forum.

  • South Asia
  • 04 December 2014
SoftBank invests $250m in Southeast Asia’s GrabTaxi

Japanese tech giant SoftBank Corp. has committed $250 million to GrabTaxi, becoming the largest investor in the Southeast Asia-focused mobile taxi-booking platform.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 December 2014
India VCs see early-stage explosion - AVCJ Forum

India has seen an explosion in early-stage investment opportunities but sorting the wheat from the chaff is a challenge, venture capitalists told the AVCJ Forum.

  • South Asia
  • 03 December 2014
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