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Actis reaches $750m for second infrastructure fund

The emerging markets-focused private equity firm fell 40 percent short of its target, due largely to a reduction in commitment size from anchor investor CDC Capital Partners.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR partner to stand for Jones Lang LaSalle board role

In addition to his current role at the global private equity firm, Ming Lu will stand for election at the global real estate firm’s annual meeting of shareholders next month.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR hires ex-Vodafone CEO as senior advisor

Arun Sarin, former chief of Accel-KKR Telecom, has returned to work for the publicly traded asset management firm.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

MSPEA takes Chinese drug company private

Morgan Stanley’s Asian private equity arm is investing alongside management to delist Singapore-listed Sihuan Pharmaceutical and will hold 15% of the company post-completion.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Baring India loses another founding member

Akhil Awasthi will join Tata Capital as head of private equity. His departure follows that of Subbu Subramaniam two months ago.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Blackstone-backed Nagarjuna raises INR3.7bn from investors

The Indian construction services company’s new issue was oversubscribed 1.8 times by institutional investors.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Banyan Tree to set up Philippines fund

The Banyan Tree-Philippines Hospitality Fund will cover the development costs of two integrated island resorts in the country, one of which will cost more than $200m. The vehicle will allow the firm to get a 'foothold' in the country's growing tourism industry.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

NZ Super backs PPP with NZ$100m

HRL Morrison’s Public Infrastructure Partnership Fund aims to raise NZ$500m to invest in New Zealand’s social infrastructure.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Temasek suffers annual losses, aims to reshape portfolio

The sovereign fund, whose portfolio recently recouped some of the value it had lost in the past fiscal year, has not made clear how its private equity investment strategy may shift.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Legal issues, bureaucracy biggest challenges in Vietnam

The Southeast Asian nation’s poor infrastructure is also a factor affecting the country’s property market.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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