Funds/Investment Management in Asia

Fact Sheet

Experience

  • Fund Formation

    • KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors II, a $6.4 billion fund focused on infrastructure-related investments across Asia Pacific.
    • Lightspeed India Partners Fund IV, a $500 million India venture fund.
    • KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors, a $3.9 billion Asia Pacific infrastructure fund.
    • CDH VGC Fund II, a $520 million China growth fund.
    • Lightspeed India Partners III, a $275 million India venture fund.
    • Advantage Partners’ Asia Fund, a $380 million fund investing in small to mid-cap companies across Asia.
    • Principle Capital Fund IV, a $225 million China growth fund.
    • VIG Partners International Fund III, a $600 million fund targeting investment in Korea.
    • Baring Private Equity Asia in the formation of BPEA RE II, a $1 billion pan-Asian real estate fund.
    • North Haven Private Equity Asia IV, a $1.7 billion Asia buyout fund.
    • CDH Venture III, a fund for venture capital investment in China.
    • One Rock Capital Partners, a $436 million U.S. buyout fund.
    • CDH Fund V, a $2.6 billion growth capital fund focused on investments in China.
    • Southern Capital Fund III, a $408 million Asia buyout fund.
    • EIG Global Energy Partners in the formation of various funds and accounts in the energy and energy-related infrastructure sector, including EIG Energy Fund XVI, a $6 billion global fund.
    • Fosun-Carlyle (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund, a $100 million China buyout/growth capital fund.
    • AIF Capital Asia IV, a $313 million Asia buyout fund.
    • Clearwater Capital Partners IV, a $373 million Asia distressed debt fund.
    • Capital International Private Equity Fund VI, a $3 billion global emerging markets fund.
    • Themes Investment Partners II, a $202 million China buyout and growth capital fund.
    • Baring Asia Private Equity Fund V, a $2.5 billion Asia growth capital fund.
    • Hony Capital Fund VIII, a $2.2 billion China buyout fund.
    • CDH Fund IV, a $1.45 billion China growth capital fund.
    • SAIF Partners IV, a $1.3 billion Asia and India growth capital fund.
    • Leon Capital Fund I, a $160 million Asia Pacific buyout fund.
    • China Harvest Fund II, a $576 million Asia growth capital fund.
    • Mulberry Asia Fund II, a $291 million Asia buyout fund.
    • Tripod Capital China Fund II, a $263 million Asia Pacific buyout fund.
    • Carlyle Asia Growth Partners IV, a $1 billion Asia growth capital fund.
    • Red River Holding, a $276 million Vietnam-focused buyout fund.
    • The Central Asian Prosperity Fund, a $500 million Central Asia fund.
    • Unitech International Realty Fund I, a $338 million India real estate fund.
    • Clearwater Capital Partners III (Annex), a $92 million Asia distressed debt fund.
    • Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia III, a $1.4 billion Asia buyout fund.
    • CDH Venture Partners II, a $505 million China venture fund.
    • Hony Capital Fund 2008, a $1.4 billion China growth capital fund.
    • Orchid Asia IV, a $420 million Asia growth capital fund.
    • Navis Asia Fund V, a $1 billion Asia buyout fund.
    • CDH China Growth Capital Fund II, a $310 million China growth capital fund.
    • CDH China Fund III, a $1.6 billion China growth capital fund.
    • Emerald Hill Capital Partners I, a $200 million Asia fund of funds.
    • SAIF Partners III, a $1.1 billion Asia and India growth capital fund.
    • China Spring Fund, a $119 million China growth capital fund.
    • India Asset Recovery Fund, a $300 million India distressed opportunities fund.
    • China New Enterprise Fund, a $100 million China growth capital fund.
    • AIF Capital Asia III, a $436 million Asia buyout fund.
    • The Baring Asia Private Equity Fund III, a $490 million Asia growth capital fund.
    • Lotus China Fund, a $96 million China venture fund.
    • Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia Fund, a $500 million Asia buyout fund.
    • SAIF Partners II, a $643 million Asia and India growth capital fund.
    • Global Star Korea Fund, a $91 million Korea growth capital fund.
    • SUN Group in the formation of SUN-Apollo India Real Estate Fund, a $630 million Indian real estate fund.
    • NIF-PAMA Japan Private Equity Fund, a $155 million Japan growth capital fund.
    • Wireless Frontiers Fund, an $80 million Europe venture fund.
    • Vesta Capital Partners I, a $30 million Europe venture fund.
    • CMG China Investment Fund, a $100 million China buyout fund.
    • Carlyle in its formation of the Carlyle Beijing Partners Fund.

  • Investment Management

    • HarbourVest Partners, TPG NewQuest and Committed Advisors as the lead investors in CSP Fund II, a $700 million continuation vehicle sponsored by a partnership between Capital Square Partners and Basil Technology Partners to acquire a portfolio of companies from existing funds.
    • Navis Capital in a fund restructuring involving the transfer of five portfolio companies into a new $450 million continuation fund vehicle.
    • HongShan in various investment vehicles and strategic initiatives.
    • Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in its investment in The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of India. The deal won the “Private Equity Deal of the Year” category at the IFLR1000 India Awards.
    • Quilvest in its structuring of a separate account with a sovereign wealth fund.
    • Hangzhou Riverbank Equity Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership), a private equity fund denominated in RMB and sponsored by Morgan Stanley.
    • HarbourVest Partners in its co-investment with Champ Ventures in Sea Swift Pty.
    • FLAG Capital Management in its acquisition of Squadron Capital, a Hong Kong-based private equity investment firm.
    • A sovereign wealth fund in its investment in a real estate development partnership with Goodman Japan Limited.
    • Polyus Gold International in the $635.5 million sale of its shares to Chengdong Investment Corporation and JSC VTB Bank.
    • HarbourVest Partners in its investment in ChrysCapital VI.
    • EIG in its sale of a minority interest to China Investment Corporation.
    • Asia Mezzanine Capital in its investment in SFO Technologies Private Limited of India, an IT design and manufacturing services provider to leading original equipment manufacturers worldwide.
    • Hony Capital Fund V in the $150 million 364-day revolving credit facility provided by Citibank to Hony Capital Fund V to finance its investments going forward and to bridge investor calls for investments.
    • Alibaba in its sale of a $1.6 billion stake to a consortium of investors including Silver Lake Technology Management, Digital Sky Technologies, Temasek Holdings and Yunfeng Capital.
    • HarbourVest Partners and Paul Capital Advisors, as part of a consortium providing equity financing for the formation of NewQuest Asia Fund and its acquisition of Bank of America Merrill Lynch's non-real estate private equity portfolio in Asia.
    • Actis Private Equity and HarbourVest Partners in their $125 million investment in Super-Max, the world's second-largest razor blade manufacturer.
    • The D. E. Shaw Group in its joint venture with Reliance Industries to create a broad financial services and investment business in the Indian markets.
    • Prudential Financial in its strategic cooperation with Fosun Group, China’s leading private investment company, to establish a $600 million private equity fund and a related joint venture in the PRC.
    • International Finance, JAFCO Asia Technology Fund II and the Greater China Trust as selling shareholders in HiSoft Technology International's $74 million initial public offering of American Depositary Shares.
    • Baring Private Equity Partners Asia in its investment in Coastal Projects Private Limited.
    • SUN Group with its co-sponsorship in Westbridge Ventures II, a $200 million private fund investing primarily in technology opportunities in India.
    • An international asset management firm in the enforcement of arbitral awards and judgments against sovereign debt of North Korea.
    • Baring Private Equity Asia in its $360 million acquisition of Nord Anglia Plc.
    • Providence Equity Partners in its $430 million investment in Aditya Birla Telecom, a subsidiary of Idea Cellular.
    • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Temasek Holdings in the financial backing of FountainVest China Growth Fund, L.P., a private equity fund that invests in China.
    • Merrill Lynch Asia in its investment in Religare Enterprises, an integrated financial services company in India.
    • MBK Partners in its deferred payment mechanism to StarTV.
    • MBK Partners in the financing for its acquisition of China Network Systems, a Taiwanese cable company.
    • Mitsui in the formation of a strategic relationship with GE Capital, including a $200 million investment in private equity-sponsored loans.
    • HarbourVest Partners and Paul Capital Advisors, as part of a consortium providing equity financing for the formation of NewQuest Asia Fund and its acquisition of Bank of America Merrill Lynch's non-real estate private equity portfolio in Asia.
    • CDH Investments in its investment in Air Media China, a company that operates a TV-based air transit media network and other media and advertising-based air transit businesses.
    • CLSA Capital Partners in its investment in a company with refractory and monolithic operations in India and China.
    • Elliott Advisors in its purchase of notes issued by Vogo Investment, a private equity fund based in South Korea, relating to Vogo's investment in preferred convertible shares issued by Tong Yang Life.
    • Capital Group in its investment in China Digital TV Technology Co. Ltd., a leading provider of conditional access systems in China.
    • JAFCO Asia and Investor AB in an investment in Beijing GolferPASS Golfing Service Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese company that provides reservations and other golfing related services, and sells golf-related products.
    • Clearwater Capital Partners in its $402 million purchase, with Ashmore Investment Management, General Enterprise Management Services and Spinnaker Capital Group, of Asia Netcom assets from China Netcom.
    • Capital Group in its investment in Manipal Universal Learning Private Limited, an Indian company that operates universities and educational campuses throughout India and in Nepal.
    • American International Group in the acquisition of Central Insurance Co., a Taiwan property and casualty insurance company, in the first “going private” transaction in the financial services sector in Taiwan.
    • Prudential in its purchase, as part of a consortium with Carlyle, of 25% of China Pacific Life Insurance, in conjunction with a matching investment by controlling shareholder China Pacific Insurance (Group).
    • Ostara Capital Management in its carry plan for Credit Suisse First Boston related to its interest in China Harvest Fund.
    • China Renaissance Capital Investment in its venture capital joint venture with Credit Suisse First Boston through the sale of an interest in itself to Credit Suisse First Boston (Cayman) Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse First Boston.
    • Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Ceyuan Ventures in their investment in Venusense Holdings, one of China’s leading network security software companies.
    • The Capital Group in their acquisition, together with ICICI Ventures, of an interest in Deccan Aviation Limited.
    • Capital International in its pre-IPO investment in Focus Media, a leading out-of-home advertising company in China.
    • Capital International in its investment in Pacific Textiles Holdings, a leading textile manufacturing company.
    • Capital International in the sale of a block of shares representing 7% of the issued share capital of Harbin Brewery Group, one of the largest beer companies in China, to a wholly owned subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Companies, as a part of China’s first hostile takeover battle.
    • Capital Group and Nomura International in their investment in LG Card.
    • The Korea Fund in its $149 million offering of common stock.
    • Baring Asia Private Equity Fund IV in the $175 million 364-day revolving credit facility provided by Deutsche Bank, Singapore Branch to Baring Asia Private Equity Fund IV to finance its investments going forward and to bridge investor calls for investments.
    • Baring Asia Private Equity Fund V, L.P. in the $175 million 364-day revolving credit facility provided by Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch to Baring Asia Private Equity Fund V, L.P to finance its investments going forward and to bridge investor calls for investments.
    • Credit Suisse in the sale of its Asian PE Portfolio to HarbourVest and Asia Growth Capital.