Siddharth Poddar

Tel Aviv-based Israel Infrastructure Fund has raised NIS 400 million for its first fund, 40 percent of which has been deployed.

Fundraising for Asia shows no signs of abating as the pan-Asian buyout firm raises the region's ‘biggest ever fund’, its first since ending a joint venture with Citi.

A fund established by US hedge fund Fursa, Indian infrastructure financing company SREI and Indian holding company Prima Donna will be led by Sanjiv Gupta, former Coca-Cola India CEO.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s attempted partial takeover of Auckland International Airport has failed at the final hurdle as it is rejected by the New Zealand government.

The Australian private equity firm is buying five family-run businesses in one platform investment, and is planning to raise A$600m for its third fund.

The Middle Eastern firm takes steps to establish its presence in Asia with the launch of a China-focussed fund in association with a Chinese investment firm.

The local Japanese buyout firm is set to acquire a US-based automotive leather interiors provider, beating The Carlyle Group in its bid, in what the firm calls ‘a big first step’ to becoming a ‘global firm’.

The investment arm of global semiconductor manufacturer Intel Corporation has launched its largest country-specific fund to date.

Private equity investments in India in the first quarter of 2008 grew 22 percent over the same period last year 'despite the turmoil in the global financial markets'.

The infrastructure-focussed private equity firm has invested R400 million in a clean energy service company, its third such investment in the last six months.