Spin outs
VC unit of Japan's KLab spins out, rebrands as Anobaka
KVP, the VC unit of Japanese mobile games company KLab, has spun out as an independent entity under the name Anobaka.
Manulife backs spinout from Hong Kong’s JIDA
Manulife Investment Management is supporting the spinout of the team at Hong Kong infrastructure investor JIDA Capital, acquiring a significant minority stake in the new GP.
Profile: EmergeVest's Heath Zarin
Heath Zarin has taken EmergeVest out of the Asian private equity mainstream, leveraging a specialist strategy and operational expertise to create the UK’s largest private logistics business
Five trends for 2019
AVCJ looks at how its 2018 predictions turned out and identifies some key themes for the year ahead
Japan's INCJ takes control of $87m pharma spin-out
The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) has teamed up with two pharmaceutical players to invest JPY10 billion ($87 million) in the creation of a biotech spin-out. INCJ will hold a 70.5% stake in the company.
Axa spins off private equity unit
Axa Private Equity - now renamed Ardian - has completed its spin-out from the Axa Group in deal which values the unit at EUR510 million ($690 million).
Leopard Capital spins out public equities division
Frontier investor Leopard Capital’s long-only PIPE deals fund, the Leopard Asia Frontier Fund (LAFF) and the rest of its public equities division has been bought out by the fund manager, Thomas Hugger.
Actis completes full management buyout with $100m deal
The UK government is on course to recoup more than $100 million by exiting its stake in Actis. The private equity firm’s management will buy the government’s 40% holding for GBP8 million ($13 million) in cash and also hand over a portion of the carried...
Actis moves closer to full management buyout
The UK government is moving closer to the sale of its remaining stake Actis, with the private equity firm’s management team the most likely buyers after a 12-month search failed to deliver any rival bidders. However, deep divisions remain over the price...
Kedaara to pursue carve-outs from Indian conglomerates
Kedaara Capital, the private equity firm created by Manish Kejriwal and Sunish Sharma, formerly of Temasek India and General Atlantic India, respectively, will focus on investments in carve-outs and spin-offs of non-core assets from large corporations.
India fundraising: Survival of the fittest
India has seen plenty of private equity spinouts but an increasingly difficult fundraising environment is expected to separate the men from the boys
Morgan Stanley's India real estate head to spin out own funds
The head of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing in India, Naresh Naik, is spinning out of the investment bank to launch independent real estate funds in the country.
Q&A: Sanjiv Kapur of Wolfensohn India Advisors
Sanjiv Kapur, managing director of Wolfensohn India Advisors, explains how private equity firms can keep their investors and their investment professionals happy
Temasek, General Atlantic execs depart to launch independent fund
Head of Temasek India Manish Kejriwal and General Atlantic Managing Director Sunish Sharma have reportedly resigned their positions to spin off their own independent fund.
AXA tipped to sell private equity unit for around $670m
French insurer AXA has put its private equity unit up for sale in order to focus on its core insurance business.
Former ChrysCapital MD seeks $350m for new fund
Former managing director of ChrysCapital Brahmal Vasudevan is targeting $350 million for a spin out fund focusing on emerging markets in India and Southeast Asia.