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King Parallel Consulting and Sodali form strategic partnership

King Parallel Consulting and Sodali Ltd have formed a strategic partnership to deliver shareholder response services to Chinese companies in the Greater China Region, including mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. The services will mainly focus on corporate governance, strategic advice to boards and executive management, shareholder response advisory and

Actis exits investment in Egypt’s Commercial International Bank

Actis, the pan-emerging market investor, has realised its investment in Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB). Actis has sold its remaining 6.5 per cent to add to the 2.6 per cent sold to international investors in March 2014.   Actis invested in CIB in July 2009 in a transaction that made

CVC closes USD3.5bn Asia-Pacific fund

CVC Capital Partners has raised USD3.5 billion for its fourth Asia Pacific fund, CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific IV. Fundraising commenced in June 2013 and has seen strong demand from institutional investors.   The fund aims to invest in businesses benefitting from increased consumer affluence and domestic demand in Greater

Riverside completes fundraising for second Asia-Pacific fund

The Riverside Company has completed fundraising for its latest buyout fund, Riverside Asia-Pacific Fund II (RAF II) at USD235 million, a 57 per cent increase over its USD150 million PPM target. RAF II executes control buyouts of companies with less than USD15 million in EBITDA in the developed economies of

DIC sells Mauser to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for USD1.7 billion

Dubai International Capital (DIC), the private equity arm of Dubai Holding, has signed an agreement for the sale of Mauser Group to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) for circa USD1.7 billion. Mauser, which was acquired by DIC in 2007 in a deal that valued the group at circa USD1.1 billion,

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SMP Partners opens representative office in Dubai

The SMP Partners Group has expanded its global network with the opening of a representative office in Dubai. The long-established trust and corporate service provider officially opened the doors of its new representative office in the United Arab Emirates on 24 April.   Alongside its presence in Dubai’s Emirates Tower,

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Adamas-backed investment fund sees 32 per cent IRR from newly exited project

An investment fund Adamas Finance Asia (AFA) invested USD500,000 into three weeks ago has achieved a gross IRR of 31.83 per cent from a newly-exited project, Project Changlelu. Because of the fund’s structure, the exit has increased its net asset value and the cash generated becomes available for future investment.

Actis invests in Chinese biscuit brand

Actis, the pan-emerging markets investor, is taking a significant minority stake in Jiashili Food Group, one of the largest Chinese biscuit brands. Jiashili is a market leader in the production of plain biscuits and crackers, and holds the second biggest share of the plain biscuit market in China.   Actis

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ClearVue leads financing for China-based Akasakatei

Akasakatei, a China-based teppanyaki, BBQ and Japanese-cuisine restaurant, has completed a round of financing, raising USD10 million led by ClearVue Partners, a private equity fund targeting fast growing consumer companies in the Greater China region. With growing traction in Shanghai and Beijing, Akasakatei — known for its best-in-class beef — is

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Morrison & Foerster expands M&A and PE practices in Singapore

Shirin Tang, a corporate lawyer with experience in M&A, private equity and joint venture transactions, has joined Morrison & Foerster as a corporate partner in Singapore. "We are delighted to welcome a lawyer of Shirin's calibre to MoFo. Her reputation for M&A work precedes her, and we know she will

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