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East Asia

SAIF nets 3.15x returns on lighting exit

SAIF Partners has completely exited its holdings in National Stock Exchange-listed lighting company Havells India. The firm invested INR750m in Havells in 2008.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

PE firms invest in Indian Bank

Multiples Asset Management, Mount Kellett Capital, Wolfensohn Capital Partners together with Bancorp will invest $64.4m in Dhanlaxmi Bank.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

CDB eyes TPG stake

The $770bn China Development Bank is following in the footsteps of GIC and KIA with the purchase of a stake in TPG's management company.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

New-look 3i sets return target after mixed year

UK-listed 3i, which doubled its investment pace in the past year, set a new 15% benchmark for future returns but CEO Michael Queen reported results for the last financial year which fell short of that despite a successful reorganisation.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

E-commerce hot pick for Sequoia

Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has made another investment in China’s e-commerce sector, investing an undisclosed amount into apparel retailer Milanoo.com.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

BofA to spin off $5bn Merrill PE group

BAML Capital Partners, which has been overseen by James Forbes, will become an independent firm and eventually raise third-party capital. Forbes will stay with BofA.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Secondaries syndicate backs BofAML Asian spin-out

Paul Capital, HarbourVest, LGT and Axiom have committed around $400m to NewQuest Asia, the spin-out of Bank of America Merill Lynch Private Equity Asia.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

TPG takes shine to solar power

In yet another PIPE investment in China's clean energy sector, the US firm has agreed to invest up to $150m in Hong Kong-listed Comtec Solar Systems.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Emerging market funds grant concessions

Terms and conditions of emerging market funds are being influenced by two counterbalancing forces: appetite for the region and risk, says Geoffrey Kittredge of Debevoise & Plimpton.

4 min read · 05 January 2013

Prudential China fund to invest abroad

The $600m partnership with China's Fosun Group will make public and private investments both domestically and overseas.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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