Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)
KKR-owned Kokusai Electric targets $749m Tokyo IPO
KKR is eyeing a partial exit from Kokusai Electric after the Japan-based semiconductor industry supplier announced plans to raise JPY 111.2bn (USD 749m) through a Tokyo IPO.
QIA invests $1bn in India's Reliance Retail
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has agreed to invest INR 82.8bn (USD 1bn) in the retail unit of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries.
KKR sells minority stake in Japan's Kokusai to QIA
KKR has made a partial exit from Kokusai Electric, a Japan-based semiconductor industry supplier, through the sale of a minority stake to Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).
QIA recruits Asia-focused portfolio manager from CPPIB
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has recruited Nicholas Low, previously an Asia-focused investment professional at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), to work on its global venture and growth funds platform.
Gulf gambit: Asia GPs court Middle East LPs
As the Middle East becomes a focal point for private equity fundraising globally, Asia-based managers hope that macro trends work in their favour. Being the right size and the right strategic fit also helps
China's Oricell secures $45m Series B extension
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and RTW Investments, a US-based healthcare investor, have led a Series B extension of USD 45m for Oricell Therapeutics, a China-based drug developer working on CAR-T cell therapies.