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SIG Asia backs Country Style Cooking take-private

Chinese restaurant chain Country Style Cooking (CSC) has agreed to a take-private led my management and supported by SIG Asia. The deal values the business at approximately $140 million.

  • Greater China
  • 21 December 2015
Investors agree $9.3b take-private for China's Qihoo 360

A string of domestic insurance companies have come in to support the $9.3 billion buyout of Qihoo 360 Technology, the largest private equity-backed privatization of a US-listed Chinese company.

  • Buyouts
  • 21 December 2015
Blume Ventures in $30m first close on second India fund

Blume Ventures has reached a first close of more than $30 million on its second India early-stage fund. The vehicle has a full target of $60 million.

  • Venture
  • 21 December 2015
Bain closes third Asian fund at hard cap

Bain Capital has closed its third Asian fund at the hard cap of $3 billion plus a GP commitment of at least $250 million. The fundraising process has taken approximately seven months.

  • Fundraising
  • 18 December 2015
India B2B logistics firm TrucksFirst raises $30m

TrucksFirst Services, an India-based business-to-business (B2) logistics services provider, has raised $30 million in a Series B round of funding provided by SAIF Partners and other investors.

  • South Asia
  • 18 December 2015
AVCJ daily bulletin returns January 4

AVCJ's daily bulletin is taking a short break for the festive holiday season.

  • Performance
  • 18 December 2015
ChrysCapital seeks $600m for seventh India fund

ChrysCapital is targeting $600 million for its seventh India fund, as a number of domestic GPs look to capitalize on a renewed investor interest in the country and a strengthening economic outlook.

  • Fundraising
  • 18 December 2015
CX Partners' Ajay Relan to step back

Ajay Relan, co-founder of India-focused private equity firm CX Partners, is taking a step back with Jayanta Basu assuming responsibility for daily operations as managing partner.

  • People
  • 18 December 2015
Fosun forges partnership with China’s Modern Sky

Shanghai Joy Network, a media and entertainment investment group owned by Fosun's chairman and founder Guo Guangchang, has committed RMB130 million ($20 million) in Series B funding to Modern Sky Entertainment, a concert and festival event organizer in...

  • Greater China
  • 18 December 2015
Actor Hugh Jackman invests in L Capital-owned RM Williams

Australian actor Hugh Jackman has invested in bootmaker R.M. Williams, alongside majority shareholder L Capital Asia.

  • Australasia
  • 18 December 2015
New Forests invests in Indonesia rubber plantation

Agriculture and timberlands investor New Forests has agreed to invest in a large-scale rubber plantation in Indonesia with local strategic partner Sampoerna Agro.

  • Infrastructure
  • 18 December 2015
Sohu chairman submits PE-backed take-private offer

NASDAQ-listed Chinese internet company Sohu has received a take-private proposal from its chairman and CEO alongside an unnamed private equity firm.

  • Greater China
  • 17 December 2015
China cloud-computing provider UnitedStack raises Series C

UnitedStack, which claims to be the first OpenStack-enabled cloud computing provider in China, has received a Series C round of funding of undisclosed size from Sequoia Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 17 December 2015
China online ticketing sites Weiying Times, Gewara to merge

Chinese movie ticket-booking platforms Beijing Weiying Times Technology and Gewara – both of which have received several rounds of funding from VC and strategic investors – have agreed to merge.

  • Greater China
  • 17 December 2015
Blackstone invests $170m in India's IBS, General Atlantic exits

The Blackstone Group has acquired a minority stake in India-based IBS Software for $170 million, facilitating an exit for General Atlantic.

  • Technology
  • 17 December 2015
IFM agrees sale of Pacific Hydro to China's SPIC

IFM Investors has agreed to sell Australia-headquartered renewable energy platform Pacific Hydro to China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC).

  • Infrastructure
  • 17 December 2015
VIG Partners buys Korean PVC window maker

VIG Partners – which recently changed its corporate name from Vogo Investment – has agreed to buy Winche, a South Korea-based manufacturer of PVC windows, for KRW135 billion ($114 million).

  • Buyouts
  • 17 December 2015
TPG sells HCP Packaging to Baring, returns $1.55b to LPs in 2015

TPG Capital has returned $1.55 billion to investors from its Asia portfolio in 2015, including $775 million from the sale of HCP Packaging to Baring Private Equity Asia.

  • Exits
  • 17 December 2015
SMFG agrees to buy GE's Japan leasing unit for $4.8b

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) has agreed to buy GE Capital’s Japan leasing business for JPY575 billion ($4.8 billion) as parent company General Electric continues to pare its assets.

  • Buyouts
  • 16 December 2015
China's Cowin Capital to exit jewelry retailer Myray

Shenzhen Cowin Capital is poised to exit jewelry retailer Myray to Gansu Gangtai Holdings following the Shanghai-listed company's agreement to buy a further 36.96% of Myray for RMB170 million ($26 million).

  • Greater China
  • 16 December 2015
Alibaba, Tencent join PE-backed group to take Bona Film private

Chinese internet giants Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings have joined a PE-backed consortium seeking to privatize Chinese film studio and distributor Bona Film Group.

  • Greater China
  • 16 December 2015
Anand Prasanna leaves Morgan Creek

Anand Prasanna, a director with Morgan Creek Capital Management in Shanghai, has left the firm to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities in India.

  • People
  • 16 December 2015
China Phoenix TV’s online finance platform secures $80m

Fengjr.com, an online finance platform created by Chinese television broadcaster Phoenix Satellite TV, has raised an $80 million Series A round led by CITIC Asset Management and CASH Capital – the VC arm of the state-owned Chinese Academy of Sciences...

  • Greater China
  • 16 December 2015
WuXi Healthcare closes second Sino-US VC fund at $290m

WuXi Healthcare Ventures, a corporate venture arm owned by China-based WuXi PharmaTech, has closed its second early-stage healthcare fund at $290 million, exceeding the target of $200 million.

  • Greater China
  • 16 December 2015
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