The Japanese financial services conglomerate has offered ¥3.4bn. for the outstanding shares of Daiwa SMBC Capital, a listed principal investment firm in which it owns a 47% stake.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm has launched its second institutional fund in partnership with Shandong High-Tech Investment Corporation. The fund will target investments in tech companies in Shandong province.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Kuwait Finance House and Cyprus’ SFS Group have teamed to launch a $150m sharia-compliant private equity fund focused on shipping.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The joint venture between Abu Dhabi Investment Company and UBS Global Asset Management is raising a $600m fund to invest in infrastructure development in the MENA region. Research commissioned by the two firms predicts soaring government infrastructure spend in the region.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity real estate and private equity funds investing in Asia raised $58bn in the first 11 months of 2008, according to a study - almost two-thirds more than for the whole of 2007.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The global buyout firm has moved Nathaniel Taylor from its Menlo Park office to Mumbai, where it established an office in January.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Venture capital investments in Israeli high-tech companies fell from $617 million in the first quarter of 2008 to $265 million in the first three months of 2009, making it the slowest quarter in the last three years.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The alternative investment firm will close its third MENA-focused private equity fund 'in two weeks'. The fund will invest in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Yorkville Advisors, which formally opened its first Asian office last month, has appointed Katsutomo Fujimoto as senior advisor for Japan.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The International Finance Corporation is seeking to invest up to $25m in Asia Environmental Partners, which is managed by mid-market firm Olympus Capital Holdings Asia.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
