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Morgan Stanley invests $90m in Mumbai project

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investment (MSREI), the real estate fund of global investment bank Morgan Stanley, has invested in a $90 million Indian realty project owned by Sheth Developers.

  • Investments
  • 08 March 2012
CITIC Capital in $1.6bn Cinda deal

CITIC Capital, alongside Standard Chartered and UBS, has reportedly been approved to be a strategic investor in China Cinda Asset Management Co., which will also receive a capital injection from China’s national pension fund. The total investment will...

  • Investments
  • 08 March 2012
Columbia Capital invests $20m in Cloud Sherpas

US venture capital firm Columbia Capital has invested $20 million in Cloud Sherpas, a newly merged cloud computing solutions provider focused on Asia Pacific and the US.

  • Technology
  • 08 March 2012
SAC, GE biding time over Cosmos Bank exit

Alternative asset managers SAC Capital and GE Capital are reportedly biding their time over an exit from Taiwan's Cosmos Bank, in the hopes of generating at least $1.15 billion from a sale.

  • Financials
  • 08 March 2012
Harvey Norman and Specialty Fashion top targets for PE – Citi

Australian retailers Harvey Norman and Specialty Fashion Group are strong targets for a private equity takeover, according to Citigroup.

  • Consumer
  • 08 March 2012
Mekong Capital to launch $150m fund

Private equity firm Mekong Capital plans to launch a new fund with a target of $150 million to tap opportunities in Vietnam’s fast-growing consumer sector.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 07 March 2012
India Venture Advisors backs drugs manufacturer

India Venture Advisors, the healthcare and life sciences-focused private equity fund founded by Ajay Piramal and former State Bank of India (SBI) chairman A K Purwar, has invested INR700 million ($13.8 million) in drug manufacturer Vardhman Chemtech.

  • South Asia
  • 07 March 2012
Hudson Clean Energy makes China debut

Asia Pacific's waste-to-energy market is projected to grow threefold in the next five years and China is central to this trend. Cleantech consultancy Pike Research expects the country’s revenues to hit $3.7 billion by the end of the period, up from...

  • Greater China
  • 07 March 2012
PAG Asia bets $250m on Chinese pharmco

China is entering a new era, with its new model for growth powered by technology and innovation rather than a focus on cheap manufacturing. Biotechnology, as one of the seven “strategic emerging industries” in the 12th Five-Year plan, is experiencing...

  • Greater China
  • 07 March 2012
Warburg Pincus and GA in talks to invest $200m in Aegis

US-based Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic (GA) are in talks to invest as much as $200 million for a stake in Aegis, the IT services arm of Indian industrial conglomerate Essar Group.

  • Expansion
  • 07 March 2012
Ascent invests $10m in Indian online grocery store

Ascent capital has committed $10 million to a series A funding round for Bigbasket.com, an Indian online grocery store. The transaction is said to be the largest ever Series A round for an e-commerce company as well as the first institutional investment...

  • South Asia
  • 06 March 2012
CVC plans to sell Nine ticketing arm

CVC Asia Pacific is seeking buyers for Nine Entertainment's ticketing arm in order to generate funds that will be used to restructure the media group’s A$2.7 billion ($2.9 billion) in senior debt, which is due for repayment next February.

  • Australasia
  • 06 March 2012
EQT Partners invests in China Healthcare

EQT Partners has teamed up with the founder of China Healthcare and put in a cash offer to take the Singapore-listed company private. The deal values China Healthcare at S$80.4 million ($64 million).

  • Investments
  • 06 March 2012
Sequoia, Accel sell Amobee to SingTel

Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners have agreed to sell US-based mobile advertising start-up Amobee to SingTel, Southeast Asia’s largest cell phone company, for $321 million.

  • Exits
  • 06 March 2012
CDH, CITIC, New Horizon buy Luye Pharma from MBK

CDH Capital, Citic Private Equity and New Horizon Capital, three of China's largest private equity firms, have bought Luye Pharma from Korea-based MBK Partners.

  • Exits
  • 05 March 2012
Infinity backs Chinese specialist chip maker

Infinity Group, the Israel-based private equity firm created by China Development Bank and Israeli conglomerate IDB Group, has committed RMB8 million ($1.2 million) to Solorein Technology. It is the first investment made through Infinity’s Chengdu Shuangliu...

  • Greater China
  • 05 March 2012
L Capital to invest $150m in Raymond Apparel - report

L Capital Asia, the private equity arm of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods group, is said to be in talks to invest INR7.5 billion ($150 million) in Indian clothes company Raymond Apparel.

  • Consumer
  • 05 March 2012
IREIFS Partners re-opens Bangkok office

Paris-based IREIFS Partners Private Equity is reopening its offices in Bangkok to tap opportunities in Thailand’s tourism industry, six years after withdrawing from the market.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 05 March 2012
VC-backed Komli Media bolts on Admax

Komli Media, the Indian media technology company backed by Norwest Venture Partners, has completed the bolt-on acquisition of digital media network.Admax.

  • Expansion
  • 02 March 2012
Japan’s Asahi favorite to buy StarBev from CVC – report

Asahi has reportedly emerged as the frontrunner to buy east European brewer StarBev from CVC Capital Partners in a deal worth up to $3 billion. It is another indication of Japanese corporates’ interest in expanding overseas, offering an exit opportunity...

  • Consumer
  • 02 March 2012
Gaja backs Indian auto sales network

Gaja Capital Partners has committed INR850 million ($17.3 million) to Carnation Auto, India’s largest independent multi-brand auto sales and service network. The capital will be used to consolidate Carnation’s service business and expand its secondhand...

  • South Asia
  • 02 March 2012
JC Flowers circles ING Asia assets - report

US private equity firm J.C. Flowers is said to be considering a bid for the Asian insurance assets being sold by ING Group.

  • North Asia
  • 02 March 2012
Avigo-backed Spykar on the block

Avigo Capital Partners has put Spykar Lifestyle up for sale. The private equity firm, which targets investments in small- and medium-sized enterprises, acquired a 60% stake in the Indian apparel chain less than a year ago.

  • Exits
  • 02 March 2012
Bona Film’s CFO to join PE fund

The CFO of Bona Film Group, the largest privately-owned film distributor in China, is leaving to become CEO of a private equity firm.

  • Greater China
  • 02 March 2012
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