Sharon Lim

CVC Asia Pacific invests $225m in China-listed bottle maker(3)

CVC Asia Pacific has spent $225 million to acquire shares in a bottle maker in the largest private equity investment in tradable A-shares of a China-listed company.

Permira buys from Olympus in first Japanese transaction(2)

Permira is acquiring Arysta LifeScience from rival Olympus Capital in a secondary deal, valuing the agrochemical business at $2.2 billion in Japan's largest buyout this year and Permira’s first in the country.

Tano and Darby join to establish new China fund(2)

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.

Olympus invests $28m in Chinese cement(2)

Olympus Capital Holdings Asia has invested $28 million in a joint venture established with China-listed cement producer Sichuan Golden Summit.

Singapore’s TIF Ventures senior team leaves en masse(4)

The senior management of TIF Ventures, a private equity and venture investment subsidiary of Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB), has resigned and plans are underway for the establishment of two separate fund of funds.

CVC Asia Pacific invests $225m in China-listed bottle maker(2)

CVC Asia Pacific has spent $225 million to acquire shares in a bottle maker in the largest private equity investment in tradable A-shares of a China-listed company.

CHAMP plots latest Australian PTP

CHAMP Private Equity has become the latest of the established Sydney-based private equity managers to stage a take-private attempt. The target is Melbourne manufacturer Nylex Limited.

Singapore’s TIF Ventures senior team leaves en masse(3)

The senior management of TIF Ventures, a private equity and venture investment subsidiary of Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB), has resigned and plans are underway for the establishment of two separate fund of funds.

Report: TPG eyes 40% stake in Japanese lender

TPG Capital, the US-based private equity firm, is reportedly keen to acquire up to a 40 percent interest in Japan-listed NIS Group, a Tokyo-based lender to small businesses.

Carlyle hires investment banker to focus on southeast Asia(3)

The Carlyle Group has added to its Asian buyout team in Singapore, where the firm intends to build a team to focus on southeast Asia.