Michelle Phillips

The total amount of funds raised in Australia for the fiscal year was the highest since 2008, with more than half of commitments coming from overseas investors.

Four partners from the firm's Singapore office will move to Beijing, as AXA Private Equity aims to find synergies with local companies for its European portfolio.

Japan seems stuck, for want of a better word. Yet small-cap buyout firm J-Star sees dealflow under the surface. President Gregory Hara discusses his firm's strategy in the context of Japan's market.

Olympus Capital has led a $50 million follow-on investment in Chinese milk producer Huaxia Dairy.

Fidelity Growth Partners India has made a $75 million investment in Trivitron Healthcare, hoping to expand the Indian medical equipment provider globally.

Shanghai intends to launch an RMB reincarnation of the misunderstood QFLP program, aiming to bring offshore RMB back into China.

Shanghai is once again attempting to lead the way in bringing offshore RMB back into China.

The firm's seventh Asian office will serve as a hub for Southeast Asian investments.

The private equity subsidiary of CITIC Securities has already raised half of its RMB 10bn target.

Boyu Capital, CITIC Capital and CBD Capital were among the Chinese private equity firms that helped Alibaba raise $7.6bn in a share buyback from Yahoo!, said to be the largest-ever non-LBO private financing for a technology company.