Aston Tan

The Australian healthcare provider has received a buyout bid from a private equity consortium, reportedly comprising of TPG and Carlyle.

The Chinese private equity firm has led a consortium of investors including New Horizon to invest in Xifeng liquor company.

In a private placement, the firms have agreed to buy $600 million of new preferred stock in the New York-listed oil and gas developer.

Mongolia has in recent years attracted the attention of Hopu Investment Management, Temasek and CIC. Aston Tan looks into the opportunities for private equity investors in this natural resource-rich country.

The private equity firm and Indian conglomerate have invested a combined $200 million in a joint venture vehicle which will target road and highway building project work worth an aggregate total of $2 billion.

The Japanese firm has sold shares worth ¥10 billion in ailing Daiei to Deutsche Securities, the investment arm of Deutsche Bank.

Walid Sarkis is set to reinforce Bain Capital’s presence in Asia with a transfer to the firm's Hong Kong office.

Origo's maiden RMB fund - to be established in partnership with the Xinxiang municipal government - will focus on clean technology.

The MENASA-focused firm has cut its buyout fund's target in half, citing a difficult fundraising environment and changed deal landscape. Its annual report disclosed LPs were allowed to reduce existing commitments - a move several mega-funds have made.

Venture capital firms invested just $234m in Israel in the first three months of 2010.