Siddharth Poddar

The firm founded by former JAFCO executive Vincent Chan has hired Louis Choy, former CEO of Hong Kong life sciences company Biocenturey, and Felix Wong, former CFO of Natixis Private Equity Asia. The firm has raised $103m to date for its debut fund focused on SMEs in China.

The US firm has reportedly made its second bid in two years for the electronics maker, two months after Morgan Stanley's deal for the home appliance maker fell apart.

The Dubai-based private equity firm has purchased a controlling stake in Anchor Allied.

Former KPMG senior executive Hiroaki Yoshihari will focus on the technology, media and telecoms sectors in Japan. Permira has made one investment in Japan to date, though it opened its first local office there in September 2005.

The largest third quarter private equity deal was JPMorgan’s $250m investment in Café Coffee Day, but the bulk of deals were venture capital investments.

The MENA-focused investment firm has taken a 'strategic stake' in Petroser, which enjoys exclusive rights to distribute BP products in Algeria.

Razak Dawood, previously Pakistan’s trade and industry minister, will advise the MENASA-focused firm as it uses a portion of its $500m fund to invest in South Asia.

The Japanese firm's third buyout fund is targeting a final close on $2bn by the end of the year.

The Indian Infrastructure Fund, initiated by IDFC and the Indian government, aims to raise $5bn in debt and equity to invest in India's transport, telecommunication infrastructure and power sectors.

What was expected to be a battle between Bain and Silver Lake for one of the largest-ever private equity deals in China has been put on hold.