Southeast Asia
Axiom closes Fund II ahead on $950 million
Excess interest post-crisis shows Asia, brand appeal
CVC AP makes Indonesia retail play
Buys Matahari Department Store for $773m
PE seeks pay-per-view Indonesia
Indonesia’s number one pay television platform, MNC Sky Vision, may sell a 40% stake to a foreign investor, in a transaction that would value the whole group at up to $800 million.
Khazanah may make Great Eastern play
Malaysian state-owned investment agency Khazanah Nasional Bhd may be preparing to take an up to 30% stake in Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Bhd.
Ashurst appoints Moroz, Davies for Asian funds
London-headquartered international law firm Ashurst LLP has made two private equity-related appointments for Asia, with the appointment of Dean Moroz and Mark Davies as Counsels in Hong Kong and Singapore respectively.
KDB eyes Siam City Bank
Korea Development Bank (KDB), South Korea's state-owned bank and private equity investor, has emerged as one of the potential bidders for Siam City Bank, the seventh largest bank in Thailand, which is 47.6% owned by the Thai government.
Standard Chartered Private Equity eying two supermarkets in China
Standard Chartered Private Equity has been named as one of the potential bidders for two PRC retail assets, including an 80% stake in Joindoor Hypermarket, a supermarket chain based in Hunan province with about 110 outlets across the region, and 100%...
Temasek in talks with GMR for India power
After selling off its stakes in Singaporean power companies, Singapore SWF Temasek Holdings is reported to be in late stage talks with India's GMR Infrastructure to invest some $150 million in its power unit, GMR Energy.
Tiger Airways flies in strong IPO
Singapore-based budget carrier Tiger Airways had a successful IPO on the Singapore Stock Exchange, raising around S$247.7 million ($178 million) by listing some 30% of its shares, to fund its expansion plans, and to reimburse investors Indigo Partners,...
Leopard launches Sri Lanka vehicles
Leopard Capital has followed the $34.1 million final close of its Leopard Cambodia Fund with the announcement that subsidiary Leopard Capital Sri Lanka Ltd. plans to start fundraising for two new local funds, the Leopard Sri Lanka Fund for private equity,...
Carlyle promotes for prospects in Asia
Ying, Balasubrahmanyan made MDs
Leopard closes at over $34 million
After going back to market a second time, Cambodia-focused Leopard Capital has closed its first fund at $34.12 million.
Navis paints a pretty face with Alliance Cosmetics
Regional expansion planned for Malaysia’s #1 player
Tiger Airways launches more than IPO
Flurry of competitor activity as low-cost carrier goes to market
GIC could lose $720 million
An announcement that New York-based property developer Tishman Speyer Properties and a unit of BlackRock will not be making a full scheduled debt payment on Manhattan Eastside properties Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village could cost the Government...
Dragon Capital sees co-founder Shrimpton resign
One of the founding partners of Vietnam-based Dragon Capital, John Shrimpton, has announced he will resign after a management reorganization.
Johann Bastin of CIMB Standard
Johann Bastin, CEO of CIMB Standard Strategic Asset Advisors, speaks about the role of CIMB Standard as a shariah-compliant fund.
Kendall Court's Chris Chia speaks
Chris Chia, Managing Partner at Kendall Court Capital Partners, speaks about the firm's investment strategies.
Yes Bank and GEF to co-pilot new cleantech fund
Copenhagen discord aside, investors are said to be flocking to top up a new $200 million clean/green technology fund to be jointed administered by Indian private bank Yes Bank and noted US-based private equity player Global Environment Fund (GEF), recently...
Primus looks at EON exits
Primus Pacific Partners is in the frame to exit its 20.2% stake in Malaysia’s EON Capital as local peer Hong Leong Bank reportedly is negotiating with other shareholders to acquire the bank.
HSBC PE gets Executive Centre
HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Ltd. has acquired a majority stake in The Executive Centre, a manager of premium rental office spaces in Asia, from Marathon Asset Management, a New York-based alternative investment and asset management company with over $11...
Extream launches Singapore VC fund
Singapore-headquartered early stage VC firm Extream Ventures has launched its new Extream Venture Fund I at S$20 million ($14.2 million), after receiving commitments from Georgieff Capital in Germany and ART Texas Capital in the US.
Actis to lose Branigan in Singapore
Actis’s Singapore-based Partner and Southeast Asia head Alun Branigan is reportedly due to leave the firm by end 2009, his future destination unknown.
StanChart, L Capital on the watch with Sincere
Luxury watch retailer picked up in Singapore