Siddharth Poddar

The private equity investment firm has hired Tatsuya Kubo from Fortress Investment Group to head what will it be its second Asian office.

The Olympus Capital Holdings Asia- and Bessemer Venture Partners-backed Indian renewable energy company has filed a draft red herring prospectus. JM Financial, Goldman Sachs, UBS and Axis Bank are the lead managers for the IPO.

Hopu and China Development Bank’s private equity unit are among the firms looking to partially fund a $1.3bn railway project in Sumatra.

2009 saw the size of the emerging markets fund of funds investor’s portfolio increase by 7% from £2.33bn to £2.5bn.

Multiples Alternate Asset Management's LPs include CPPIB, whose $100m commitment marks the Canadian pension's first Indian fund investment.

The India-focused private equity firm’s investment in test-preparation and coaching institute Resonance Eduventures is its fourth in six months.

The smaller of the two Singaporean sovereign wealth funds is backing the Indian company’s energy expansion plans.

The India-focused private equity and real estate firm's investment in Star Health and Allied Insurance is its maiden deal from India Advantage Fund Series 3.

The Cairo-headquartered private equity firm recorded net earnings of $38.1m on revenues of $79.2m.

Blackstone and Capital International have reportedly acquired a 30 percent stake in Chinese agricultural company Dili Group ahead of its listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange.