professional services
Morgan Stanley, Banyantree invest $75m in India's Nspira
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) and Banyantree Growth Capital have invested $75 million in Nspira Management Services, an Indian education services provider.
Ropes & Gray adds fund formation counsel in Hong Kong
Ropes & Gray has appointed Chune Loong Lum as a counsel with its private investment funds practice in Hong Kong. He is rejoining the firm after an approximately one-year stint with Skadden.
Campbell Lutyens opens Singapore office
Placement agent and secondary transaction advisor Campbell Lutyens has opened a new office in Singapore to support an ongoing Asian expansion agenda.
Blackstone agrees $1b exit from India’s Intelenet
The Blackstone Group has agreed to sell India-based business process outsourcing (BPO) service provider Intelenet Global Services to French peer Teleperformance for $1 billion. It is the second time that Blackstone has exited the company through a trade...
Sequoia, Shunwei lead $38m round for PatSnap
PatSnap, a cloud-based intellectual property analytics and management software developer based in the UK and Singapore with more than half of its clients in China, has raised a $38 million Series D round led by Shunwei Capital and Sequoia Capital.
Deal focus: MiningLamp brings AI to low-tech China
China Renaissance backs MiningLamp's ambitions to power the information processing needs of China's small businesses
Australia virtual data room provider gets $18.5m
Australia’s Ellerston Capital has led a A$24 million ($18.5 million) Series A round for Ansarada, a domestic business services company that provides virtual data rooms and artificial intelligence-enabled due diligence.
ADV invests $105m in India's Feedback Infra
ADV Partners has invested INR6.85 billion ($105 million) in Indian infrastructure project advisory firm Feedback Infra.
Secondaries: Holding patterns
Advisory firms focused on private equity secondaries are confident that Asia will fulfill its potential as an expansion market for their services. They will not be able to effectively seize the opportunity remotely
CLSA buys Japanese beauty salon chain
CLSA Capital Partners (CLSA CP) has agreed to invest at least JPY10 billion ($94.3 million) to take a majority stake in Japanese beauty salon operator Agu Group. It is the firm’s second acquisition in the country this week.
CDH backs $200m buyout of China testing business
CDH Investments is supporting an acquisition of the professional testing business of US-listed Chinese education company ATA. It is working on the $200 million deal in partnership with ATA’s co-founder and CEO.
Cooley hires fund formation partner in Beijing
Cooley has hired Xun Zeng as a resident partner in its newly opened Beijing office. Zeng joins from Ropes & Gray in Hong Kong, where she was a counsel in the private investment funds group.
Singapore audience data business gets $12.5m
French private equity firm Jolt Capital has led a $12.5 million investment in Singapore-headquartered audience data aggregator and marketplace operator Eyeota.
VCs invest $13m in Indian payroll services player
Niyo Solutions, an Indian financial technology company specialized in payroll services, has raised a $13.2 million Series A round from a group of VC firms, including Hong Kong’s Horizons Ventures.
Carlyle growth fund buys India BPO player
The Carlyle Group has acquired Indian healthcare business process outsourcing (BPO) provider Visionary RCM Infotech through its latest Asia growth fund, Carlyle Asia Growth Partners V (CAGP V).
Microequities backs New Zealand's Fergus
Microequities Venture Capital Fund, a vehicle set up by Equity Venture Partners and Microequities Asset Management, has invested A$3.5 million ($2.7 million) in New Zealand software company Fergus.
US, India-based MindTickle raises $27m Series B
US and India-based training and networking platform operator MindTickle has raised $27 million in Series B funding led by Canaan Partners.
Livingbridge completes debut Australia deal
UK-based GP Livingbridge has made its debut investment in Australia with a commitment of undisclosed size to project management consulting company TSA Management.
Ex-SCPE China head Wei Zhu to join Accenture
Wei Zhu, formerly Standard Chartered Private Equity’s (SCPE) co-head of global private equity, has joined Accenture as its chairman for Greater China.
PE ownership presents opportunities, challenges for portfolio companies – AVCJ Forum
Private equity ownership can bring significant benefit to a portfolio company, but it can also be challenging for both the investor and the investee.
CPPIB commits $500m to Singapore-based ADCF
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has committed up to $500 million to Alpha Data Centre Fund (ADCF), a data center-focused PE fund managed by Singapore conglomerate Keppel Group.
Due diligence: Go your own way
While GPs in Western markets increasingly rely on outside consultants for portfolio management services, Asian investors are skeptical about its usefulness. Will horror stories eventually elicit change?
Portfolio: ChrysCapital and LiquidHub
Despite coming in as a minority investor, ChrysCapital has been key to the overseas expansion of US-based LiquidHub. The firm credits its active collaboration and unique connections
VCs invest $6.4m in Japan's Monstar Lab
A group of venture capital investors including YJ Capital and Fenox Venture Capital has led a JPY700 million ($6.4 million) funding round for Japanese global outsourcing service developer Monstar Lab.