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Japan photo sharing app developer raises $1.5m

CyberAgent Ventures, TBS Innovation Partners, Incubate Fund, and Golden Gate Ventures have together invested JPY150 million ($1.47 million) in Cinnamon, the start-up behind the photo sharing app Seconds.

  • North Asia
  • 10 February 2014
Cerberus completes Kokusai Kogyo exit - report

Cerberus Capital Management has reportedly completed the sale of its stake in Japanese property operator Kokusai Kogyo for about JPY140 million ($1.37 billion).

  • North Asia
  • 10 February 2014
Premji Invest leads $50m round for India fashion site Myntra

Bangalore-based fashion portal Myntra Designs has raised $50 million from investors led by Premji Invest, an investment arm owned by Indian tycoon Azim Premji.

  • South Asia
  • 07 February 2014
China-focused Infinity Group invests in US oil assets

Infinity Group, the Israel-based PE firm created by China Development Bank and local conglomerate IDB Group, has teamed up with oil technology firm Glori Energy to acquire oil-producing assets in Texas from Petro-Hunt for $40 million.

  • Greater China
  • 07 February 2014
Sony agrees to sell Vaio PC unit to JIP

Sony has confirmed that it plans to sell its loss-making Vaio PC division to Tokyo-based mid-market buyout shop Japan Industrial Partners (JIP). Financial details have not been disclosed but previous estimates valued the deal at around JPY40-50 billion...

  • North Asia
  • 07 February 2014
VCs commit $14.3m to Japan online printing start-up

A consortium of Japanese venture capital investors including Global Brain, World Innovation Lab (WiL), Itochu Technology Ventures and GMO Ventures have invested JPY1.45 billion ($14.3 million) in Raksul, a Tokyo-based start-up providing online printing...

  • Venture
  • 07 February 2014
Globis, Gree invest in Japan crowd-sourced editing platform

Globis Capital Partners and Gree Ventures have together invested JPY300 million ($2.9 million) in Viibar, the Japanese start-up behind the video production-focused crowd sourcing platform of the same name.

  • North Asia
  • 07 February 2014
KKR provides $100m in structured finance to India’s Avantha

KKR has agreed to provide $100 million in long-term financing to Avantha Group in order to help the Indian conglomerate pay down debt and continue investing in its businesses. The capital will come from KKR India Financial Services, the private equity...

  • South Asia
  • 07 February 2014
Navis raises $1.3b for seventh Asia fund

Navis Capital Partners will complete fundraising for its seventh Asia vehicle next week with up to $1.3 billion in commitments from LPs. Work will then begin on a shariah-compliant parallel fund, which is expected to close in June, taking the final total...

  • Fundraising
  • 06 February 2014
Fortisure leads Series C for Indian ad tech player

Jivox, an advertising technology company with operations in India and the US, has raised $5.8 million in Series C funding led by existing investor Fortisure Ventures. Shah Capital also participated, as did existing investors Opus Capital and Helion Venture...

  • South Asia
  • 06 February 2014
BVCF invests in US-based Jaguar Animal Health

China-focused BVCF has committed $2 million in a Series A round of funding for Jaguar Animal Health, a veterinary drugs developer, with another $3 million to come by the end of the month.

  • Greater China
  • 06 February 2014
Halifax-backed Envision Pharma acquires Australia's ProScribe

Envision Pharma Group, a scientific communication company backed by US-based private equity firm The Halifax Group, has acquired Australian medical writing firm ProSribe in a move to expand its Asian footprint.

  • Australasia
  • 06 February 2014
CDC supports funding round for Indian e-commerce platform

CDC Group will contribute approximately $27.5 million to the latest round of funding for Jabong, a fashion and apparel-focused Indian e-commerce platform.

  • Technology
  • 06 February 2014
Jungle Ventures backs Singapore's Klinify

Klinify, a Singapore-based electronic medical records management service provider, has received S$770,000 ($604,000) in seed funding round led by Jungle Ventures.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 05 February 2014
Ex-Standard Chartered director joins BanyanTree Finance

Anshuman Goenka, formerly a director at Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE), has joined Mumbai-based private equity firm BanyanTree Finance as managing director.

  • South Asia
  • 05 February 2014
WestBridge takes minority stake in Indian snack foods producer

WestBridge Capital Partners has acquired 24.9% of DFM Foods, a leading Indian snack foods manufacturer best known for Crax Corn Rings.

  • Consumer
  • 05 February 2014
IDG, Ascent invest in India's Newgen, Headland exits

IDG Ventures India and Ascent Capital have acquired a minority stake in Newgen Software Technologies, a Dehli-based business management services provider, for INR1.1 billion ($17.6 million). The investment facilitates the exit of Headland Capital Partners.

  • Venture
  • 05 February 2014
JIP in talks to buy Sony’s PC business – report

Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) is said to be in talks with Sony Corp. over the tech conglomerate’s loss-making personal computer division. It would be one of the country’s highest-profile corporate divestments and part of a business reorientation...

  • Buyouts
  • 05 February 2014
VC-backed JD.com targets $1.5b US IPO

Chinese online retailer JD.com, which has received $1.7 billion in venture capital and private equity funding in the last two years, is seeking to raise up to $1.5 billion through a US IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 04 February 2014
Pantheon hires Jie Gong from Morgan Stanley

Global fund-of-funds manager Pantheon has appointed Jie Gong, formerly of Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, as a Hong Kong-based partner with a focus on China.

  • Greater China
  • 04 February 2014
Matrix India leads Series B for Mswipe

Mswipe Technologies, a Mumbai-based mobile payment services provider, has raised a Series B round of funding led by existing investor Matrix Partners India. Axis Bank and DSG Consumer Partners also participated.

  • South Asia
  • 04 February 2014
India to allow LBOs for distressed assets

Indian banks will be allowed to support leveraged buyouts of distressed companies by “specialized entities” according to plans released by the Reserve Bank of India. Under a liberalized regulatory regime for asset sales, sector-specific private equity...

  • South Asia
  • 04 February 2014
PE consortium buys Aditya Birla Nuvo's BPO unit for $260m

An investor group led by Capital Square Partners and CX Partners has agreed to buy Aditya Birla Minacs Worldwide, a business process outsourcing (BPO) unit owned by Aditya Birla Nuvo (ABNL), for an enterprise value of $260 million.

  • Buyouts
  • 04 February 2014
Australia's Catalyst secures $245m Actrol trade sale

Catalyst Investment Managers has exited Actrol Group, a components and systems supplier to the heating, ventilation and refrigeration industry, to Reece Australia for A$280 million ($245 million).

  • Exits
  • 04 February 2014
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