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Temasek appoints India MDThe private equity arm of the Singapore government has appointed Dinesh Vaswani, formerly of Silicon Valley firms Bessemer Ventures and Walden International, as managing director in Mumbai.
- Indian private equity enjoys prolific Q1
India has attracted $1.4bn in private equity and venture capital investment in the first three months of the year – more than 3.5 times the amount committed in the same period last year.
- Temasek buys 11.55% Stanchart stake
Singapore’s Temasek Holdings is poised to become the single largest shareholder in Standard Chartered following an agreement to acquire an 11.55 percent stake in the UK bank which has a strong Asian franchise.
- Temasek co-leads $1.9bn Shin Corp deal
Temasek Holdings and Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) have led a group of investors in acquiring a 49.6% stake in Thailand’s Shin Corp for $1.87 billion.
- GSR holds first close
The Mayfield-affiliated Chinese venture group GSR Ventures has held a first close on its debut fund.
- Temasek, Ontario ‘agree’ $750m Kim punt
Michael Kim, the former co-head of Asian buyouts at Carlyle Group, has quickly amassed $750 million of commitments for his spinout fund MBK Partners, according to a report.
- Temasek, Istithmar take stake in Thai hospital
The investment arm of the government of Singapore has partnered with Istithmar to take a stake in Bumrungrad Hospital Public Company.
- Temasek buys majority stake in bike financier
The investment arm of the government of Singapore has become a majority shareholder in India’s Dove Finance, a non-banking financial company.
- Temasek to buy 5% of Bank of China
The investment arm of the Government of Singapore has agreed to acquire 5% of China’s second-largest bank through the latter’s upcoming IPO, according to a report.
- SCPE eyes expansion at Sei Woo post-MBO
Standard Chartered Private Equity, the private equity arm of Standard Chartered Bank, invested $20 million in the Singapore-based supplier of customised rubber products.