Private Equity

East Asia

PRI head to step down

James Gifford, who has guided the international initiative supporting ESG practices since its inception in 2003, will step down as executive director.

1 min read · 19 September 2013

EIG pays $562m for slice of Brazilian tycoon's empire

The energy-focused firm has agreed to buy LLX, a logistics business owned by Brazil’s Eike Batista, as the country’s former richest man looks to divest parts of his embattled EBX conglomerate.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

Intel buys into India IT firm

The venture capital arm of electronics giant Intel Corp has made an investment in a cloud computing service provider in Bangalore.

1 min read · 19 September 2013

Sequoia China exceeds target

Despite a drop in venture capital deals across Asia, the firm raised close to $350m for its fourth China fund while OrbiMed, another VC, launches its Asia-focus vehicle.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

MSPEA leads India microfinance investment

Morgan Stanley PE, Tata Capital and Citi Venture Capital joined in the series D financing round for Janalakshmi to invest a total of $53 million.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

Carlyle raising record capital from Asia

Carlyle’s funds are attracting more capital than ever before from emerging markets as sovereign wealth funds increase exposure to the US and Europe.

3 min read · 19 September 2013

Carlyle reaches $10.3bn for US fund

The firm is coming off one of its strongest fundraising periods since 2008, raising $6.9bn in Q2 and $19.7bn during the past 12 months while investing $3.8bn so far this year.

3 min read · 19 September 2013

Mandarin exits Italian valve supplier

The China-Europe cross-border firm has exited an Italian valve supplier after helping it develop a base in China.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

HAO tops up China cleantech deal

The China country manager has upped its initial investment in a company that outfits China's coal plants with emission reduction equipment.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

Sentinel closes Fund V on $1.3bn hard-cap

The lower mid-market firm closed its fifth fund after just four months in market.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

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