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SAIF Partners nears $1.25bn closeThe Asian growth and venture capital firm is expected to close its fourth fund on $1.25bn in the coming weeks.
- Secondaries, mid-market firms battle for PEI awards
Several heated contests have emerged in The Private Equity International Awards 2009, including a close fight for top European mid-market firm between Advent, Bridgepoint, Silverfleet and Electra.
- Asia’s rising stars
PEI Asia asked some of the region’s leading private equity LPs to name their pick of the Asia Pacific region’s “first-time” funds. The results are the eight names listed on pages 16 and 17. While some of the people may be familiar, having already made their mark elsewhere in Asian private equity, the firms they run now are probably not – yet. They have had the toughest of challenges thrown at them, in the form of the economic downturn, but the expectation is that these eight firms will go on to establish themselves firmly in the bedrock of the Asian private equity industry. Reporting by Jenny Blinch, Siddharth Poddar and Yvette Choo
- Keytone raises $200m
The debut fund from the China-focused private equity firm will invest in the technology, clean-tech, media and consumer sectors.
- SAIF invests $15m in goat milk company
The investment was made out the China-focused private equity firm's third fund, which closed on more than $1bn in 2007.
- SAIF to invest INR1.2bn in Indian media conglomerate
Before the Asian private equity firm’s investment, Network 18 raised INR2 billion from its promoters to shore up its balance sheets.
- Kleiner Perkins China partner resigns
Ian Goh has left the Silicon Valley firm's China affiliate, which was established in 2007. He was one of the team's first executives, joining alongside three former TDF Capital colleagues including Joe Zhou. Zhou resigned last year, reportedly to launch his own firm.
- Report: SAIF Partners raises RMB1.6bn fund
SAIF Partners reportedly joins a growing number of non-state backed private equity firms in China to raise yuan-denominated funds.
- SAIF pays $15m for transportation IT
SAIF Partners has acquired 2.59 million shares of China TransInfo, giving the Asia-focused VC firm a 13.2 percent stake.
- Landmark deals in Asian private equity
PEI Asia presents 15 private groundbreaking transactions that, for many and varied reasons, are set to leave a lasting legacy in Asian private equity.