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SE Asia's Grab raises $2b in Toyota-led funding round
Southeast Asia-focused ride-hailing business Grab has raised $2 billion in its latest round of funding led by Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation and involving a number of other global investors.
Australian agriculture: Mean fields?
The Australasian agricultural space is increasingly interesting to LPs that want an inflation hedge and a proxy to rising demand for quality food in emerging Asia, but local superannuation funds are slow to bite
PE investors move to liquidate Ambow, call for CEO to resign
New York-listed Chinese tutoring and training services provider Ambow Education Holding could face a winding up order after a court appointed liquidators to assume control of the company. Avenue Capital, Ambow’s largest institutional shareholder, instigated...
Macquarie-owned Taiwan Broadband gathers investors for IPO
Eight cornerstone investors have been lined up to take nearly one third of pay-TV operator Taiwan Broadband Communications’ Singapore IPO. The offering will allow two Macquarie funds that own Taiwan Broadband to exit their holdings.
The debt deadline: Japans's SMEs at a crossroads
Japan’s Debt Moratorium Law, seen by some industry participants as an impediment to PE deal flow in the last three year, is set to expire at the end of March. Does this spell new opportunities for the industry?
Japan fundraising: Talk isn’t cheap
Japan’s mid-market GPs must overcome perception issues and limited internal resources if they are to raise capital in a challenging market. Effective communication is the key
Australian private equity firms struggle to raise new funds
Australian private equity firms are struggling to raise new funds, with investors demanding lower fees and more information on portfolio companies.
Japanese GPs still see opportunities
Private equity investors are thinking twice about trouble-hit Japan, but reports of its demise are greatly exaggerated
Macquarie Goodman Japan abandons plan to take control of J-REP
Macquarie Goodman Japan Pte. Ltd (MGJ), a joint venture fund held by Australia’s Macquarie Bank and Goodman Group, the logistic and property investor partially owned by China Investment Corporation, has scrapped plans to take the remaining shares of...
Macquarie SBI nears Indian port investment - reports
Macquarie SBI Infrastructure Management is considering an INR1,000 ($220 million) investment into an unnamed Indian port manager, the Business Standard reported, which may be completed in the upcoming months from the group's nearly $1.5 billion Macquarie-SBI...
Metmin plans exit as Tecpro goes IPO
Indian private equity investor Metmin Investments is planning a partial exit on a five-year investment in Tecpro Systems Ltd., the Indian bulk solids handling company also invested by Avigo Capital, Credit Suisse, Kotak Mahindra Capital and the Macquarie...
MD of Macquarie SBI departs fund
Managing Director of Macquarie SBI Infrastructure Management Ambalika Banerji has reportedly resigned her Mumbai-based post after eight years with the company.
SBI Macquarie Infrastructure Fund takes 12% of power project in India
SBI Macquarie Infrastructure Fund, a joint venture between the State Bank of India and Australia's Macquarie Group Limited, has reportedly taken a 12% stake in India's Adhunik Power and Natural Resources for IND125 crore ($26.9 million).
Goldman and Macquarie close infra funds below target
After nearly two years in the market, both Goldman Sachs and Macquarie Group have closed infrastructure-focused private equity funds, with much more fundraising difficulty than they encountered with their last vehicles.
MBK acquires Young Hwa, targets Kumho Rent A Car
MBK Partners has reportedly completed the 100% acquisition Korean steel structures manufacturer Young Hwa Engineering Co., paying around $85 million, with roughly 50% of the purchase price to be funded by leverage from Hana Bank.
Macquarie plans Korea infrastructure fund II
Macquarie Group is reportedly looking to launch a new infrastructure vehicle in Korea, Macquarie Korea Opportunities Fund II, as a follow-on to its successful Korean infrastructure fund, potentially targeting up to $1 billion.