China-focused private equity and venture capital firm CDH Investments will return capital to its limited partners by pledging shares in China-based pork producer WH Group worth an estimated HKD12.6 billion (approximately US$1.6 billion). CDH, which is still bound by a 12-month lock-up dating from WH Group's Hong Kong IPO in… Read More
Asia-focused private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asia has reached a US$3.2 billion first close for its latest pan-Asia fund, Baring Private Equity Asia Fund VI. Investors in the fund, which reportedly has a hard cap of US$3.85 billion, include Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System, San Francisco City &… Read More
IDFC Alternatives, the alternative asset management arm of India-focused infrastructure financing company IDFC, has reached the final close for India Infrastructure Fund II (IIF II) at its hard cap of INR55 billion (approximately US$900 million). The fund received commitments of US$90 million from IDFC and US$810 million from third-party limited… Read More
China-focused private equity and venture capital firm CDH Investments has agreed to acquire a 79 percent stake in China-based alkaline battery manufacturer Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery from global consumer goods company Procter & Gamble in a transaction reportedly worth US$1 billion. Nanfu Battery sells its products under the Excell, Nanfu… Read More
Vietnam-focused investment manager Dragon Capital has partially exited a 1.1 percent stake in Vietnam-listed dairy company Vinamilk for US$66 million. Dragon Capital originally invested in the company through two of its funds, Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL) and Vietnam Growth Fund (VGF). The recent exit resulted in a reported IRR of… Read More
Venture capital firm Matrix Partners India has invested in the first institutional round of funding for India-based Alchemy Web, a company that provides restaurants with a platform to run day-to-day operations under the brand LimeTray. Services include ordering, online presence management and customer relationship management. Financial details of the transaction… Read More
Asia-focused private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners has agreed to buy a minority stake in Malaysia-based poultry producer Leong Hup International in a deal that values the company at around US$600 million, excluding debt. Its operations span from producing feed and rearing day-old chicks to contract farming, slaughtering and processing… Read More
Private equity firm Ironwood Capital Partners has held a first close on its debut Sri Lanka-dedicated vehicle with US$25 million in capital commitments. Ironwood is targeting US$30 million for a final close. Investors in the first close included primarily Asian high net-worth individuals. The fund will focus on investments of… Read More
Venture capital firm Lightspeed China Partners and Google Capital, a growth equity fund backed by Google, have led a US$38 million Series C financing round for China-based InnoLight Technology, a supplier of high-speed optical transceivers. The company intends to use the capital to expand its productive capacity. InnoLight Technology designs,… Read More
China-focused investment firm JD Capital has reached a final close on its second USD-denominated fund, Jiuding China Growth Fund II, with US$200 million in capital commitments. Investors in the fund included Allianz Group, Allstate Insurance, Partners Group and the family office of BMW. The new fund will invest in growth-stage… Read More
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