Carmela Mendoza
The Japanese company has lined up its second tech-focused deal from its $100bn fund, following an investment earlier this month in satellite operator Intelsat.
The consumer-focused mid-market firm recently completed its acquisition of Innovalues for $240m.
Kuo-Chuan Kung is launching a new Chinese buyout firm, less than six months after leaving MBK.
Capital from the Hong Kong-based firm will be used to open another 100 car auction outlets.
The Japanese pension fund could invest over $9bn in private equity, real estate and infrastructure, following the lead of pension giant the Government Pension Investment Fund.
Almost half of the capital raised for Pioneer Capital Partners III came from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.
The venture capital firm is opening the office to help set up a tech community in Thailand’s capital.
Fierce competition and a limited supply of high-quality targets has seen a record-setting rise in the average EBITDA-to-enterprise value for private equity transactions in the region.
The deal by the Los Angeles-based firm comes shortly after it raised $6.5bn for its fourth global buyout fund.
The Boston-headquartered firm has struck its third deal this month, following recent investments in an African digital payments business and a London-headquartered software provider.