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Siddharth Poddar

Mayfield raises $111m for India

The Silicon Valley venture firm has raised its first India-focused private equity fund for expansion stage investments.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Careful consideration

Discounted secondary positions are up for grabs in Asian funds but regional LPs still remain hesitant buyers, writes Siddharth Poddar.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Report: CIC will not bailout troubled Western banks

China’s $200bn sovereign wealth fund has said that it will not pump money into troubled western financial institutions citing a lack of ‘sincere cooperation’ on the part of the US government.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Citi names Asian private equity banking chief

Christopher Gammons replaces Chris Laskowski as head of Citi's Asian private equity banking group based in Hong Kong.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Report: Chinese regulators veto CITIC, Starr fund proposal

Regulators have reportedly rejected the joint venture, and instead allowed CITIC to launch a private equity arm expected to raise RMB 6bn for its first fund.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

CCMP Asia closes $1.2bn Fund III

The Asia-focused buyout firm has wrapped up fundraising more than $1bn shy of its original target.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Report: Blackstone balks at India infrastructure initiative

The global alternatives manager has reportedly pulled out of the $5bn India Infrastructure Fund, the other backers of which include IDFC and Citigroup, because it was unhappy with the small equity portion it was allocated.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Tasman builds team ahead of A$350m fundraise

The Nikko spin-out has hired Victoria Rohrsheim from Propel Investments as an associate director and CFO at the mid-market firm. Tasman Capital's management team now consists of six, four of whom were earlier at DB Capital Partners.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Baring India backs drug developer

The Delhi-based private equity firm will invest up to $15m in Sphaera Pharma. It is the first deal for its $550m Fund III closed earlier this year.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Direct Capital launches NZ$250m fund

The New Zealand-focused private equity firm has started fundraising for its fourth fund, which though almost twice the size of its predecessor is targeting NZ$100m less than originally planned.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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