Asia-Pacific

Pantheon invests in Carlyle-backed Chinese flooring company(4)

Pantheon Ventures, a private equity fund of funds specialist, has invested $12.5 million in a Chinese wood flooring manufacturer backed by The Carlyle Group.

CVC in $750m Taiwanese window deal(3)

CVC Asia Pacific added a $200 million mainland blind manufacturing business to its basket before closing the $750 million deal for shutter manufacturer Nien Made.

Carlyle commits $199m to education venture(4)

Carlyle has teamed with US education provider Apollo Group to form Apollo Global, a $1 billion joint venture that will invest in the education services sector outside the US.

3i invests $30m in designer jewellery brand(4)

3i has invested $30 million in John Hardy, a Hong Kong-based jewellery designer brand manufactured in Bali and sold in the US. The private equity investment will provide an exit for the founders of the family-run business.

GEM to buy 49 percent stake in Chinese coal mine(4)

The Global Emerging Markets Group has agreed to acquire a 49 percent stake in a coking coal reserve in Inner Mongolia. The deal is GEM’s second direct private equity investment in the country.

Aureos invests in Mexican office supply distributor

Aureos Capital has made its first investment out of its current Latin America fund, which is targeting a $300 million final close in June.

Pantheon invests in Carlyle-backed Chinese flooring company(3)

Pantheon Ventures, a private equity fund of funds specialist, has invested $12.5 million in a Chinese wood flooring manufacturer backed by The Carlyle Group.

Carlyle commits $199m to education venture(3)

Carlyle has teamed with US education provider Apollo Group to form Apollo Global, a $1 billion joint venture that will invest in the education services sector outside the US.

Permira turns sights on gaming growth in China(4)

The global buyout group, whose name means "surprisingly different", has made its first investment in China taking a non-control stake in Galaxy, a casino operator, to fund an ambitious programme of property development and expansion.

GEM to buy 49 percent stake in Chinese coal mine(3)

The Global Emerging Markets Group has agreed to acquire a 49 percent stake in a coking coal reserve in Inner Mongolia. The deal is GEM’s second direct private equity investment in the country.