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Cambridge Associates and HKVCA to develop Asian PE and VC performance data

The Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA) is partnering with Cambridge Associates to provide extensive, independent Asian private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) performance data to industry participants. As part of the strategic partnership, HKVCA will give its members access to aggregate Asian PE and VC

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China iEducation Group signs signs key strategic agreement with HCET

China iEducation Group, 40 per cent owned by investment group China Private Equity Investments, has signed a key strategic co-operation agreement with the State-run Hunan Centre of Educational Technology (HCET) in China’s Hunan Province. The deal brings annual licence fees and a brand-building relationship. It also means China iEducation has

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CIC, SFPA/FPIM and A CAPITAL set up China investment fund

China Investment Corporation (CIC), the Belgian Federal Holding and Investment Company (SFPI/FPIM) and A CAPITAL, a  private equity firm for China-Europe cross-border investments, have launched a fund to invest in leading European groups to boost their growth in China. The first closing took place in the presence of the Chinese

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GreySpark Partners appoints former Macquarie Securities Group IT director

GreySpark Partners, the capital markets consultancy with offices in London and Hong Kong, has appointed Jon Batty as managing consultant, with responsibility for running the Trading Architecture, Infrastructure and Support practice. He will report to Bradley Wood, partner.   Batty joins GreySpark after over seven years at Macquarie Securities Group

Riverside completes first exit from Asia-Pacific fund

The Riverside Company has completed the first exit from its Riverside Asia-Pacific Fund I (RAF I). The successful realisation of Japanese coin parking lot operator Shinsouki comes after four years of steady organic and add-on growth following Riverside’s 2008 acquisition. Shinsouki is the largest operator of parking lots in Niigata

Axiom Asia completes first and only closing on third fund

Axiom Asia Private Capital Management Services, has held the first and only closing of investors in its third fund, Axiom Asia Private Capital Fund III. The fund’s total investor commitments of USD1.15 billion exceeded the initial target of USD950 million. Axiom Asia Private Capital Fund I, which made its first

Emerging markets PE fundraising increases by 64%

Emerging markets funds continue to capture a larger slice of the global private equity (PE) fundraising pool, reaching 15% of new commitments globally in 2011, up from 11% in 2010. Led by China and Brazil, fundraising for emerging markets PE in 2011 grew by 64% year on year, reaching a

Aureos invests USD5 million in leading Malaysian water filtration company

The Aureos Malaysia Fund (AMF) has invested USD5 million in the market-leading Malaysian water filtration company, NEP Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad (NEP).   AMF is managed by Aureos South-East Asia Managers Ltd, a subsidiary of Aureos Capital Limited, the leading private equity investor in small and mid cap companies in emerging

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