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Singapore named most attractive market for infrastructure investment
Singapore is the world’s most attractive market for infrastructure investment, according to a new report.
Hony invests in China International Marine Containers
Hony Capital has secured a 5.16% stake in China International Marine Containers (CIMC), the state-owned container producer that intends to shift its listing from China's B-share market to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Insurance Australia sells UK business to Aquiline Capital
Insurance Australia Group has agreed to sell its UK business – Equity Red Star – to Aquiline Capital Partners for GBP87 million ($140 million). The transaction is scheduled for completion before June 2013.
PE-backed Bharti Infratel IPO oversubscribed
The $830 million IPO of Bharti Infratel, the Indian telecoms infrastructure subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, was oversubscribed by investors on Thursday. The intended flotation – which has been mooted for more than a year – will be the country’s largest...
Advantage Partners in possible Sanyo acquisition - report
Panasonic may sell its Sanyo digital camera unit to Advantage Partners by the end of March.
Sequoia leads $9.2m Series B in iCreate
Sequoia Capital is leading a INR500 milion ($9.2 million) round of investment in data analytics start-up iCreate Software. Sequoia’s Gautam Mago will join the board.
GCS Capital finalizes Dexia asset management deal
GCS Capital has agreed to buy Dexia asset management (DAM) business shortly after entering into exclusive negotiations with the Belgo-French financial group. The Hong Kong-based private equity firm has also signed a strategic partnership agreement with...
Actis exits hotpot chain Xiabu Xiabu to General Atlantic
Actis has exited Chinese hotpot chain Xiabu Xiabu to General Atlantic after an investment period of four years.
China wine funds: Sour grapes?
Wealthy Chinese may recognize wine’s investment potential, but inexperience, taxation issues and limited access to top-tier vineyards means many domestic wine funds often promise more than they can deliver
Headland offers toymaker succession solution
Big eyed and rosy cheeked, Kong Suni the potty-training baby doll is the must-have toy in South Korea this year. Her ability to eat, fill her diaper and pass wind has attracted headlines both home and abroad. The doll is a creation of South Korean firm...
Standard Chartered-backed Malakoff to list in 2013
Malakoff, the Standard Chartered Private Equity-backed power unit of Malayasian building firm MMC Corporation, has outlined plans for an IPO in 2013.
Olympus-backed DM Healthcare targets IPO by 2015
Olympus Capital-backed DM Healthcare, a Dubai-based healthcare services provider which gets a majority of its business in the Middle East, aims to go public by 2015.
PE-backed Xiaomi gets 10% of Kingsoft’s cloud computing unit
Chinese smart phone maker Xiaomi has agreed to purchase a 10% stake in Kingsoft Cloud Group, a unit of Chinese software maker Kingsoft, for $1.82 million in total.
Sutherland Global Services to acquire Apollo's PE-backed BPO arm
Sutherland Global Services, a US-based business process and technology management services, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Apollo Health Street (AHS), Apollo Hospitals’ healthcare business process outsourcing (BPO) arm. The company is...
PE-backed Chinese consortium to buy AIG’s aircraft leasing business
A Chinese consortium including a fund run by Wing-fai Ng, one of the co-founders of now-defunct Primus Financial Holdings, has agreed to buy up to 90% of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) from American International Group (AIG). It is the...
Norwest Venture Partners invests $6m in Indian IT firm Attune
Norwest Venture Partners has invested INR326 million ($6 million) in cloud-based IT product company Attune.
Renesas sells $1.8b in shares to INCJ-led consortium
Ailing Japanese chip-maker Renesas will sell JPY150 billion ($1.8 billion) of new shares to a consortium led by government-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ).
CNEI leads $20m Series B for Juxin International Leasing
China New Enterprise Investment (CNEI) has led a Series B round of financing for Chinese specialty leasing company Juxin International Leasing. The investors acquired a 12.1% interest in Juxin for $20 million.
Singapore travel website gets seed funding from TNF, SingTel Innov8
Singapore-based online travel booking site Flocations has raised $570,000 seed funding round led by TNF Ventures and including SingTel Innov8, the corporate venture arm of SingTel – and angel investor Ben Ball.
Piramal’s IndiaVenture Adviors to raise $185m fund
IndiaVenture Advisors, the PE arm of Indian pharmaceuticals company Piramal Enterprises, plans to raise a fund of up to INR10 billion ($185 million) that will target healthcare and education.
Composition Capital invests in four Asian projects
Composition Capital Partners has invested in four projects in Macau, Taiwan and Malaysia through its local joint venture partners. The property-focused investor has also exited a Tokyo office development within a year of acquisition.
Blume, First Light invest $500k in India's MadRat Games
Blume Ventures and First Light Ventures have invested $500,000 in Bangalore-based gaming start-up MadRat Games.
CNEI leads $23m investment in China Dadi Chemical
China New Enterprise Investment (CNEI) has led a $23 million round of funding for China Dadi Chemical, a leading industrial salt and salt chemicals producer. Korea Development Bank was a co-investor in the deal.
Fenox VC invests in Japan's Dream Link Entertainment
Silicon Valley-based Fenox VC has invested in Japanese flash animation studio Dream Link Entertainment (DLE).