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The two firms will back Oceanus, which is listed on the Singapore stock exchange and has operations in China. The company is seeking $45m to scale up its production and brand marketing activities.

The UK-listed mezzanine house is the latest firm to close a Tokyo office after having found the Japanese market difficult to penetrate. It will instead bolster its team in Sydney, where it has seen more deal flow.

Standard Chartered Private Equity says its investment in Man Infraconstruction will help it scale up its business.

The funding will help APR Energy scale up its operations in the Gulf region and North Africa.

Tim Grady, the head of global commercial real estate in Asia Pacific for Merrill Lynch has quit in the latest personnel change since the bank was acquired by Bank of America last year.

The Chinese sovereign wealth fund has committed to the bank's latest global property fund, according to reports. Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund VII Global is likely to close at $6bn, not its original $10bn target.

The buyout firm formerly known as CCMP Asia is the latest to consolidate its investment activities in the region.

MAOS is the firm’s third investment in Asia and its first add-on for Shinsouki, a Japanese parking lot operator it acquired last year. The investment was made from its debut Asia fund, which is targeting a $100m final close.

The fund will raise money from Asian and Middle Eastern investors to invest in infrastructure projects in Muslim countries in Asia.

The Toronto-based private equity firm has also opened an office in Dubai to help it 'take a closer look at opportunities internationally’.