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Karbonn seeks PE suitors for 15% stake
India's Karbonn Mobiles is looking to sell a 15% stake to private equity buyers for INR6 billion ($135.2 million) to fund expansion plans and consolidate its position as the country's top domestic handset maker, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Accel targets $125m India venture fund
Accel Partners is targeting a $125 million fund that will be dedicated to India, The Business Standard reported. The California-based venture capital firm is understood to have sounded out various large fund-of-funds about its plans.
IDG invests in Hong Kong's App Annie
IDG Capital Partners has participated in the first round of private equity financing round for App Annie, a Hong Kong-based analytics and marketing intelligence provider. The size of the investment has not been revealed.
Accel Partners, angel investors invest $35m in designer start
Private equity firm Accel Partners, with a group of angel investors, has made a$35 million capital injection into 99designs, an Australian start-up design company, as a Series A round of financing.
Accel Partner India launches $400 million fund
Accel Partner, a Silicon Valley’-based venture firm, has set up a $400 million India-dedicated fund, with the aim of targeting opportunities in the domestic growth space, according to local media reports.
Karbonn hunts PE backing - reports
Indian handset brand Karbonn Mobiles is reportedly seeking $50 million from American PE firms Accel Partners and Mount Kellet Capital.
VC-backed social networking giant Oak Pacific next in line for IPO
Oak Pacific Interactive is the latest VC-backed Chinese powerhouse with aspirations of a public listing in 2011, with reports suggesting that an IPO may be launched as early as the first quarter.
Carlyle, Accel invest OzForex
The Carlyle Group and Accel Partners have made a joint investment into OzForex Group, an Australian-originated online foreign exchange payments platform, for an undisclosed amount, seeking to support the company's expansion into Asian and Western markets.
Accel, DCM, Redpoint, industry peers invest $8.9 million in Singapore's mig33
mig33, a Singapore-based company claiming to be the world's largest mobile-first community, has received $8.9 million in Series C funding led by Pak Sugiono Wiyono, an Indonesian telecom entrepreneur and GREE, Inc., Japan's leading social networking service,...
Helion, Accel invest $2.8 million in Indian fashion site Exclusively.In
Accel Partners India and Helion Venture Partners have jointly invested $2.8 million into Indian membership-only fashion, jewelry, home decor and travel web destination Exclusively.In, in the company's first institutional and angel round of funding, according...
China Kanghui sees NYSE IPO rise
VC-backed PRC orthopedic implants manufacturer China Kanghui Holdings saw its shares rise some 3.8% from $10.25 to $10.64 on its NYSE debut, the middle of its planned pricing range, raising some $68.4 million.
VC-backed China Kanghui seeks $75 million IPO on NYSE
VC-funded China Kanghui Holdings, a manufacturer of orthopedic implants, has filed for a $75 million IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, with investors including IDG Capital, Accel Partners, TDF Capital, CDH Ventures and VivoVentures.
Accel does biggest software deal to date with Oz Atlassian
Accel Partners, the Silicon Valley-headquartered VC firm, has made what is ostensibly its largest investment in a software business to date, with a $60 million commitment to Atlassian Pty, a Sydney-based software developer.
Norwest leads $7.2 million fundraising round for Perfint Healthcare
Norwest Venture Partners has led a $7.2 million Series B fundraising round for Indian medical equipment developer Perfint Healthcare Pvt Ltd. with Perfint’s existing investors Accel Partners and IDG Ventures also participating in the financing.
Goldman Sachs' Dhawan joins Accel in India
Venture capital and growth equity firm Accel Partners has bolstered its talent in India through the appointment of former Goldman Sachs Investment Partners Vice President Prateek Dhawan.
Accel, Kitven back Mitra Biotech
Accel Partners and local Indian VC Karnataka Information Technology Venture Capital Fund (Kitven) have jointly invested an undisclosed amount in Mitra Biotech, which is developing a personalized cancer diagnostic platform.
IDG, SBI, others back China biotech
A VC investor group led by IDG-Accel, SBI & TH Venture Capital Enterprise, has made an investment totaling $16 million in OriGene Technologies, Inc., a Chinese gene-centric life sciences device company dedicated to support academic, pharmaceutical and...
Daniel joins Accel in India
Anand Daniel, previously a senior associate with Boston-headquartered early stage VC Flybridge Capital Partners, has joined Accel Partners as a principal in the firm's Bangalore office.
Venture Q&A: Peter Wagner
Rebecca Fannin recently chatted with Accel Partners’ Peter Wagner, who heads up the investment firm’s strategy in India.