Sharon Lim

Bain Capital and Japanese private equity firm Advantage Partners are to acquire a payment systems provider in a transaction that marks Bain’s first in Asia since the closing of its ninth global fund.

The investment arm of Dubai Holdings and HSBC Bank are establishing a $500m fund to invest in infrastructure opportunities across the Middle East and North Africa.

CLSA Capital Partners, the reorganized private equity business arm of CLSA Asia Pacific Markets, is poised to close a growth capital fund on $300m.

Hong Kong’s SAIF Partners has acquired a 6.6% stake in flexible packaging films company Jindal.

Singapore’s Temasek Holdings is poised to become the single largest shareholder in Standard Chartered following an agreement to acquire an 11.55 percent stake in the UK bank which has a strong Asian franchise.

Australian private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners will reap more than fives times its money from the realisation of its investment in a local financial services platform provider.

Henderson Private Capital has appointed a former Goldman Sachs associate as its new principal for North Asia.

After a year of due diligence, Germany’s Siemens Venture Capital is ready to extend its investment activities in Asia’s two fastest growing economies – China and India.

Dallas-based private equity firm Lone Star is making waves in Asia on talk of making yet another profitable exit following the sale of its controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank.

The Texas Pacific Group affiliates are teaming up to acquire a minority stake in Richard Li’s PCRD.