Siddharth Poddar

Hong Kong-based AIF Capital is backing Singapore-listed Tat Hong Holdings’ regional expansion, which is particularly focused on growing in Australia and China.

Reliance Equity Advisors, a part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, is raising the capital for its maiden private equity fund from mostly domestic investors.

The mismatch between demand and supply in India’s education sector presents a slew of investment opportunities, writes Siddharth Poddar.

The University of Tokyo Edge Capital aims to raise between up to $120m for its second fund by the end of 2009.

The UK-based firm may bid for the company's Malaysian assets, estimated to be worth more than $200m. Others reportedly interested include Bain and CVC.

An INR500m investment in exam preparation company Career Point marks the firm's first deal from its INR6.3bn fund closed in October.

Carlyle and Bain are reportedly in talks with separate local financial services companies to submit joint bids for Nan Shan Life.

The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund is considering joint investments with ‘sophisticated co-investors’ for the first time and may eventually do the same for retail investors.

Kuwait-based Global Investment House has passed on to investors capital received in dividend payments from the 'strong performance' of portfolio companies.

The China-focused private equity firm is backing Windrace’s acquisition of shares in an AMEX-listed holding company with operations in China.