Siddharth Poddar

The Mumbai-based firm has held a first close on its debut fund.

The emerging markets-focused private equity firm is forming an oil and gas industry joint venture with Singapore's KS Energy.

The fund, heading to market in 2010, will focus on New Zealand as well as opportunities in South America, Southern Africa and the US.

A syndicate including Standard Chartered's private equity arm and an LVMH-backed private equity fund have purchased Singapore-based luxury watch retailer Sincere.

The North Asia-focused private equity firm is part of the preferred bidding consortium for Kumho Rent-A-Car, a deal expected to be worth $260m.

TPG is once again targeting a struggling airline, having teamed with American Airlines on a joint bid to restructure JAL. Rival US-based carrier Delta is also bidding.

The Japanese investment management firm plans to start fundraising for its fifth private equity fund of funds, which will commit to Japan- and Asia-focused funds.

Infrastructure-related plays are big news in Asian private equity. But to what extent can private equity firms get involved in this sprawling asset class?

The majority of private equity funds in India are backed by large corporates, and if recent indications are anything to go by, this is not set to change anytime soon.

Baring Private Equity Asia acquired a minority stake in the Chinese industrial gas supplier in 2006.