Sharon Lim

Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia is pushing ahead with an investment in Korea at a time when a number of heavyweight US GPs are under scrutiny from the Korean authorities.

The expansion capital and mid-size buyout arm of CHAMP in Australia has closed its sixth fund on A$300 million.

Switzerland-headquartered alternative asset management firm Partners Group has held a final closing for a dedicated Asian fund of funds on a capped total of $375m.

US alternative investment specialist AEA Holdings is establishing offices in Hong Kong where newly-appointed Bill Owens, former Nortel CEO, will oversee investment opportunities across non-Japan Asia.

The Nordic buyout firm has reportedly paid €1.3 billion to acquire German television, broadband and telephony provider Kabel BW from Blackstone and Caisse de Depot et Placement de Quebec.

A government agency of Abu Dhabi has established an infrastructure fund, which Macquarie Bank and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank will co-manage and provide 25 percent equity.

The Longreach Group, based in Hong Kong and Japan, has closed two debut Japan-focused funds on an aggregated hard cap of $750m.

Goldman Sachs JBWere and Quadrant Private Equity, two private equity firms active in Australia and New Zealand, are co-investing in the buyout of adventure equipment maker Kathmandu Group.

Despite the recent departure of two senior executives, investment activity at DB Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Deutsche Asset Management in Australia, is showing no signs of a slowdown.

Prosecutors in Seoul have indicted the head of Warburg Pincus in Korea on charges of insider trading in LG Card, an investment from which the private equity firm exited in 2003.