Sharon Lim

Baring Asia locks in 8x gain post IPO(4)

Baring Private Equity Asia has sold its remaining 11 percent holding in Hidili Industry Development in a block sale less than one month after the Chinese coking coal producer went public.

The Blackstone Group opens office in Tokyo(3)

The Blackstone Group has recently opened an office in Tokyo, headed by Alan Miyasaki, who has moved from New York to spearhead the group’s real estate investment activity.

Baring Asia locks in 8x gain post IPO(3)

Baring Private Equity Asia has sold its remaining 11 percent holding in Hidili Industry Development in a block sale less than one month after the Chinese coking coal producer went public.

Longreach pursues buyout of Japan-listed Cybird(4)

The Longreach Group is launching a ¥17.4 billion ($152 million) bid for Cybird Holdings in a move that would lead to the delisting of the Japanese mobile content provider from Jasdaq.

Baring Asia locks in 8x gain post IPO(2)

Baring Private Equity Asia has sold its remaining 11 percent holding in Hidili Industry Development in a block sale less than one month after the Chinese coking coal producer went public.

The Blackstone Group opens office in Tokyo(2)

The Blackstone Group has recently opened an office in Tokyo, headed by Alan Miyasaki, who has moved from New York to spearhead the group’s real estate investment activity.

Warburg Pincus invests $100m in Havells India(4)

Warburg Pincus, whose reputation in Asia grew with its lucrative exit from India’s Bharti Airtel, has invested $110 million in Havells India, an electrical and power distribution equipment company.

Tano and Darby join to establish new China fund(4)

Tano Capital, a US private equity firm which focuses on China and India, is forming a joint venture with Darby Overseas Investments and Tianjin Port Tariff-Free Zone Investments, a local government-linked.

CHAMP opens an office in Singapore(4)

CHAMP Private Equity, an Australia private equity firm, is expanding to Asia via a new office in Singapore. It is the first Australia-focused buyout group to do so.

Pantheon invests in Carlyle-backed Chinese flooring company(4)

Pantheon Ventures, a private equity fund of funds specialist, has invested $12.5 million in a Chinese wood flooring manufacturer backed by The Carlyle Group.