Actis, a private equity investor in the emerging markets, has promoted four directors to partner: Mumbai-based Sanjiv Aggarwal and Shomik Mukherjee, and Beijing-based Tao Sun and Dong Zhong. Paul Fletcher, senior partner at Actis, says: "These promotions acknowledge the significant contribution these individuals have made to the firm and their

Rockley Group, the technology funding group led by Andrew and Robert Rickman, is expanding its Rockley China Fund to USD200m following an agreement with the Shanxi Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Corporation, the high technology venture fund that is owned by the Shanxi provincial government. SSMEIC and Rockley have agreed

The Hong Kong office of law firm Eversheds has appointed former Baker & McKenzie special counsel Stephen Chan as a partner in its corporate practice. Chan, who has spent more than 12 years with Baker & Mckenzie, specialises in M&A and joint ventures as well as corporate and financing transactions.

Vision Opportunity China Fund has invested USD3m in China Ceramics as part of a USD26m underwritten secondary public offering.  Roth Capital Partners acted as sole book-running manager of the offering with Maxim Group acting as a co-manager.   China Ceramics is a manufacturer of ceramic tiles in China. Its ceramic

Red Fort Capital and Parsvnath Developers have launched a five million square foot residential and mixed-use project in the heart of New Delhi.   Located on a 38-acre parcel convenient to the Connaught Place central business district, the project is New Delhi’s largest integrated mixed-use project. The project was secured

Law firm Sidley Austin has hired Joseph Chan in its Shanghai office as a partner. Chan’s practice encompasses the full life cycle of private equity funds, from offshore and RMB fund formation and portfolio investments to M&A and capital markets. He has represented strategic buyers, funds, portfolio companies and investment

Two figures from the financial services industry in the Far East discussed the importance of the Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement between China and Taiwan at a seminar in Taipei last month. An audience of over 60 senior intermediaries attended the seminar, organised by Equity Trust, a supplier of trust and

Private equity firm Permira has appointed David Ho, former president of Nokia in China, as senior adviser. Ho will help Permira expand its presence in Greater China and will advise the funds on investment opportunities in the region. Ho will be based in Beijing. Since 2008, Ho has been chairman