Pan-emerging markets private equity firm Actis has established Credit Services Holdings (CSH), a buy-and-build credit services business, and plans to invest US$100 million in the platform. CSH’s first investment will be acquiring 100 percent of South Africa-based credit bureau Compuscan. The investment will take place alongside the Compuscan management… Read More
Alternative investment management and advisory firm CITIC Capital and international shopping center manager Sonae Sierra have launched a joint venture to provide property management and leasing services to shopping centers in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, the joint venture will focus on enhancing the experience at shopping centers. Financial details… Read More
Venture capital firm Matrix Partners has closed its latest China-focused fund, Matrix Partners China III, with US$350 million in capital commitments. The firm targets companies in the technology, media, and telecommunications and healthcare sectors. Read More
Venture capital firm IDG Ventures India and Vertex Venture Holdings, the venture investment arm of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek, have led an INR1.4 billion (approximately US$23.1 million) financing round in India-based online travel company Yatra.com. Existing investors venture capital firm Norwest Venture Partners, Intel Corporation’s venture capital arm… Read More
India-focused investment firm ChrysCapital, private equity firm Warburg Pincus and development finance institution International Finance Corporation (IFC) have participated in a US$21 million financing round for India-based non-banking finance company Au Financiers. Financial services firm Motilal Oswal Securities also invested US$3 million in the round. The investment will be… Read More
India-focused investment firm ChrysCapital has invested INR700 million (approximately US$12 million) to increase its stake in India-based drug maker Torrent Pharmaceuticals from 1.9 percent to 2.6 percent. Torrent Pharmaceuticals, which is a subsidiary of diversified industrial conglomerate Torrent Group, recently received regulatory approval to acquire the domestic formulation business… Read More
Asia-focused private equity firm RRJ Capital and Singapore-based investment manager SeaTown Holdings International have agreed to invest US$250 million in Shanghai Yupei Group, a China-based logistics warehouse developer. This investment follows a US$200 million financing round for Yupei completed last year by global private investment firm The Carlyle Group… Read More
TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity platform of global private investment firm TPG, has invested US$40 million in Apollo Towers Myanmar, a Myanmar-focused telecommunications venture led by Sanjiv Ahuja, the former CEO of LightSquared. The investment will support Apollo’s plans to build and manage approximately 1,000 mobile… Read More
India-based Ratnakar Bank has raised INR3.3 billion (approximately US$55 million) from new and existing investors including development finance institutions CDC Group and International Finance Corporation, investment and advisory firm Asia Capital & Advisors and private equity firm Gaja Capital. CDC Group invested US$28 million for a 4.8 percent equity… Read More
Global private investment firm TPG has completed a third round of fundraising for its sixth Asian Fund with US$2.9 billion in capital commitments. The fund has already invested in three companies, including China-based broadcaster Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings. Separately, the middle market and growth equity platform of TPG, TPG… Read More
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