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.

Insights from Four Silicon Valley's Venture Capitalists

Four venture capitalists recently gathered in Silicon Valley for a discussion about the globalisation of venture capital, its challenges and opportunities. Amanda Janis reports on the lively exchange that ensued between this quartet of peers and rivals.

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.

Longreach pursues buyout of Japan-listed Cybird(3)

The Longreach Group is launching a ¥17.4 billion ($152 million) bid for Cybird Holdings in a move that would lead to the delisting of the Japanese mobile content provider from Jasdaq.

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.

Report: China to invest $4bn in Flowers fund

Negotiations between the Chinese Investment Corporation and JC Flowers come as the sovereign fund’s $3 billion investment in Blackstone took a further hit yesterday, with Blackstone's share price reaching a new low.

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.

Bear, CITIC to buy $1bn stake in each other(4)

Bear Stearns and Chinese investment firm CITIC will each acquire a 6 percent stake in one another, as well as pool resources and jointly develop private equity and venture capital products for the Asian market.