The Blackstone Group has invested INR2 billion (approximately US$35 million) in India’s S. H. Kelkar & Co., which develops and manufactures fragrances for a variety of cosmetic products. The company previously received US$21 million in funding from U.S.-based private equity firm Wayzata Investment Partners in September 2010 through the… Read More
Chinese private equity firm Delta Capital has closed its first U.S. dollar-denominated fund with US$200 million in commitments. Delta plans to use the capital, raised largely from U.S. and European institutional investors, to invest in China’s healthcare and consumer sectors. Read More
Indian consumer e-commerce firm FlipKart.com has raised Series D funding from a consortium of investors including MIH, a subsidiary of South African media conglomerate Naspers, and U.S.-based investors Accel Partners, ICONIQ Capital and Tiger Global. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, but FlipKart was reportedly seeking US$150… Read More
Standard Chartered Private Equity, the Asia-focused private equity arm of Standard Chartered Bank, has announced an investment of INR2.5 billion (approximately US$45 million) in Inox India, an Indian manufacturer of cryogenic storage and transportation equipment, for a minority stake. Inox India has a manufacturing presence in India, the United… Read More
Chinese venture capital firm Softbank China Venture Capital Co. and U.S.-based venture capital firm BlueRun Ventures have reportedly invested US$10 million in Chinese flash sale platform Tianpin.com. Tianpin.com offers discounts and promotions on a range of items including clothing, footwear, fashion accessories, home products, gifts and timepieces. Read More
Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has exited an approximate 11.67 percent stake in China’s Kasen International Holdings through a strategic sale on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to Hongkong Greatstar International. Warburg Pincus sold over 135.5 million shares at HKD1.10 per share, resulting in HKD149.3 million… Read More
Vietnam-focused private equity firm Mekong Capital has announced its exit from Nam Hoa Production & Trading Corporation, a Vietnamese manufacturer of wooden toys. Mekong Capital originally invested in Nam Hoa in June 2004, through its debut fund the Mekong Enterprise Fund. This is Mekong Capital’s eighth exit from the… Read More
Emerging markets-focused private equity investor Actis has reportedly acquired a 10.8 percent stake in Sri Lanka’s Asiri Central Hospitals for LKR604 million (approximately US$4.5 million). Actis purchased 2.4 million shares in the company, which is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange, from Softlogic Holdings, Commercial Bank of… Read More
India-focused private equity firm India Equity Partners (IEP) is reportedly acquiring a majority stake in Indian dental clinic chain Axiss Dental. Founded in 2007, Axiss Dental operates 17 dental clinics in India’s Delhi and National Capital Region. The investment size was not disclosed, but India Equity Partners… Read More
U.S.-based venture capital firm GGV Capital has reportedly closed its fourth fund with US$625 million in commitments. The fund has a dual structure comprising of a US$520 million U.S. dollar vehicle and a RMB650 million (approximately US$105 million) local currency vehicle. The U.S. dollar fund will invest in both… Read More
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