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SMC Capital closes $5m Series A round in Dalian Senyint
SMC Capital China, the early growth capital platform of veteran investor Simon Murray, has closed RMB30 million ($5 million) Series A investment in Dalian Senyint International Digital Medical System, a hospital IT solutions provider.
Kae Capital leads investment in Indian app building startup ShepHertz
Kae Capital, Blume Ventures and Mumbai Angels have invested an undisclosed amount in ShepHertz Technologies.
SEAF, Sarona invest in India's Khyati Foods
Canada-based Sarona Asset Management has invested in India's Khyati Foods, alongside SEAF Agribusiness India Fund. The details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Quantum seeks to remove Intrepid directors after Indonesia debacle
Quantum Pacific Investment is looking to remove directors at Australia's Intrepid Mines after the company lost control of a key Indonesian asset.
CHAMP, Headland Capital up stake in Miclyn Express
CHAMP Private Equity and Headland Capital Partners have raised their stakes in Miclyn Express Offshore, a firm which provides vessels to support exploration and production of oil and natural gas.
Helion, Ventureast invest in tech firm Selcore
Indian VCs Helion Venture Partners and Ventureast Proactive have made a joint investment in enterprise information rights management (IRM) provider Selcore. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
PE-backed Fusion Retail hires PwC to explore brand sales
Australian fashion group Fusion Retail Brands, which is backed by Nomura Private Equity Capital, Anchorage Capital Partners, NAB and Ice Canyon, has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to explore its sale options in the wake of weak consumer sentiment...
Somerset Indus invests in specialty hospital chain
Indian healthcare-focused PE firm Somerset Indus Capital Partners has invested in tertiary care hospital chain Cygnus Medicare. The investment will support the chain’s expansion across Haryana and the National Capital Region (NCR) surrounding Delhi.
IIFL Wealth raises $115m for maiden alternatives fund
IIFL Wealth Management, a division of financial company India Infoline, has received commitments of INR6.2 billion ($115 million) for its IIFL Income Opportunities Fund.
Profile: American Capital's Paul Hanrahan
After 20 years at energy and infrastructure specialist AES Corporation, Paul Hanrahan now covers a similar beat for PE firm American Capital. He reflects on what has changed and what hasn't
Haves and have nots
It probably comes as no surprise to most readers that Asia Pacific fundraising in the first quarter of 2013 was much slower than in the past. When I covered the tough fundraising conditions in the March 18 viewpoint, I observed that the market is divided...
CX banks on India ATM opportunity
WITH MORE THAN 90% OF RETAIL transactions carried out in cash, India's growing consumer classes are in need of ATMs. However, there are only around 90,000 machines nationwide, which equates to just 59 per million people.
Lunar takes the bull by the horns
Nothing transforms the fortunes of a start-up quite like a celebrity endorsement. Twenty-five years ago, former Chinese President Hu Jintao, then still a rising star in the Communist Party, visited Yonghong, a family-owned beef jerky producer based in...
China's VIEs: A political football
The investment structure that has underpinned foreign investment in China’s internet and telecom sectors is being questioned by investors and regulators. Is the VIE dead and, if so, what could replace it?
Caspian makes debt breakthrough
After two funds and $120 million invested in equity stakes in small- and medium-sized Indian microfinance institutions (MFIs), Caspian Advisors has decided to change direction. It is launching the country's first pure debt multi-sector fund aimed at the...
JAIC spin-out seeks VC secondaries
Private equity secondary exits have seen a resurgence in Japan in the last two years, with more than $5.3 billion transacted. In only one year previously - 2007 - has deal value surpassed $1.3 billion. For two groups of industry participants, the prospects...
IDG-Accel China Capital II to acquire mobile tech firm MEMSIC
MEMSIC, a NASDAQ-listed micro electromechanical system (MEMS) solutions provider, has agreed to be acquired by IDG-Accel China Capital II and its affiliates for approximately $88.5 million. The vehicle, managed by IDG Capital Partners, invests in consumer...
China PE and mutual funds: Never the twain shall meet
China’s securities regulator has invited domestic PE firms to raise mutual funds, prompting a rival agency to forbid such a move. Regardless, industry participants are uninspired by this opportunity
Aquiline Capital completes acquisition of UK's Equity Insurance Group
Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based PE firm focusing on investments in the financial services space, has completed its GBP87 million ($140 million) acquisition of UK motor insurer Equity Insurance Group (EIG) from ASX-listed Insurance Australia...
General Atlantic expands India team
Global PE firm General Atlantic has expanded its investment team in India with several new hires at its Mumbai office. The new hires include Shantanu Rastogi, who will be a principal with the firm, and associates Vijay Venkat and Varun Talukdar.
Motilal Oswal's Ghosh moves on to start own fund
Somak Ghosh, co-chief executive with Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors (MOPE), has left the company to set up Contrarian Capital India Partners and establish a new early stage impact investment fund targeting $50 million.
PE lawyer Marcia Ellis rejoins Morrison & Foerster in HK
Marcia Ellis, a former M&A and private equity lawyer at Morrison & Foerster, has rejoined the firm as a corporate partner in the Hong Kong office, to advise clients on debt financing, private equity transactions and cross-border acquisition activities....
TPG Capital hires Morgan Stanley, UBS for UniTrust sale - report
Global buyout firm TPG Capital is to sell Shanghai-based finance and leasing company UniTrust for $800 million.
CDIB Capital finalizes $25m investment in China's Meilele
Taiwan-based CDIB Capital, the PE unit of China Development Financial, has completed a $25 million investment in a Chinese online home furnishings retailer Meilele.