A consortium of investors is backing the growth of SKS Microfinance with ‘the largest private equity investment in microfinance globally’.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Veronica John-led IDFC Capital has set up shop in Singapore and made new hires as it prepares to raise a $500m emerging markets fund of funds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Australian venture capital firm fell short of its A$200m target owing to the 'market turning quite a bit in the last couple of months'.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Venture investments worth $600m were made in Israeli technology companies in the third quarter of 2008, the highest quarterly figure in eight years. But such high rates of investment are not expected to continue given the global financial crisis.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Dhaka firm is raising between $50m and $75m to invest in Bangladesh's financial services, manufacturing and consumer demand-driven sectors. In the future, it will raise a Bangladesh infrastructure fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The China-focused venture capital firm is reportedly seeking commitments of RMB2bn from limited partners based mainly in eastern China.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Nexus India Capital has led a group of venture firms including DFJ in providing $5.5m to D.light Design, which aims to do away with polluting fuel-based lighting.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Australian venture capital firm is targeting A$200m for its fourth fund. A final close is expected by March 2009.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Mainland China's largest pension fund is reportedly looking to invest between RMB 20 billion and RMB 30 billion in the Chinese Bank. China's sovereign wealth fund CIC invested $20 billion in the same bank last December.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity firm is reportedly negotiating a 47 percent stake in Deccan Chargers, a Hyderabad-based cricket team, in what will be the first private equity investment in an Indian sports franchise. The deal is estimated to be worth $20m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
