Siddharth Poddar

The NZ$13.1bn Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation have appointed Hamilton Lane to advise on the fund's private equity investments.

Less than a month after it invested in GOME, the buyout firm is reportedly in exclusive talks to invest up to $50m for a minority stake in Beijing Outsell Health Product Development. The company makes tea as well as cosmetics including weight loss products.

The venture firm has acquired an 8% stake in Shriram City Union Finance, marking its fourth Indian deal this year.

The India-focused fund manager is backing FIITJEE, marking its second investment in the education sector.

Following a period of frenzied fundraising for pan-regional Asian funds, the focus is now shifting to standalone pockets of opportunity, writes Siddharth Poddar.

The capital injection will be used by Zhaoheng Hydropower to develop and acquire small- and medium-sized hydro assets in China. This is Olympus' fifth investment in Asia's renewable energy and environmental services sector.

Less than a year after taking over as the Asia Pacific head of Blackstone-owned GSO Capital Partners, Tim Donahue is rejoining JPMorgan.

The debut fund from the China-focused private equity firm will invest in the technology, clean-tech, media and consumer sectors.

Norwest Venture Partners has led a $17.4m Series B round of funding for Borqs, a Chinese developer and integrator of mobile software applications.

The Bangalore-based private equity firm is in the market for its third fund that will target investments in a wide array of sectors including infrastructure services, power, retail, healthcare, education and logistics.