News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending July 20. News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending July 20.
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Germany's Benckiser to buy Peet's Coffee for $1 billion
Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc (PEET.O) said on Monday it struck a deal to be acquired by Joh. A. Benckiser for about $1 billion.
The Carlyle Group to Invest in Genesee & Wyoming, Enabling Genesee’s Acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc. for $2 Billion
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has agreed to invest up to $800 million in Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
DreamWorks to buy Classic Media for $155 million: WSJ
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc beat rival bidders to buy Classic Media for $155 million to strengthen its array of entertainment characters.
Daiwa looks to lead $380 mln investment in Myanmar
Daiwa Securities Group aims to spearhead a $380 million investment in Myanmar to build an information technology backbone for the government.
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Bain Capital Ventures today announced the launch of StartUp Academy. Bain Capital Ventures, a leading venture capital and growth equity firm with over $2 billion in committed capital, today announced the launch of StartUp Academy, a newly created initiative to provide students with invaluable exposure to entrepreneurship and insights on how to build a business and work with innovative technologies.
U.S. private equity fund Carlyle Group has raised about $720 million from the sale of a stake in China's third-largest insurer.
Republic Tobacco is seeking a buyer and could fetch more than $2 billion in a potential sale. Republic Tobacco, a privately held company that makes the Drum brand of loose tobacco in the United States, is seeking a buyer and could fetch more than $2 billion in a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter.
A U.S.-based private equity firm has invested alongside a Russian state fund in Moscow's MICEX-RTS bourse.
The U.S. venture-capital industry invested $7.04 billion in the last quarter. The U. S. venture-capital industry invested $7. 04 billion in the last quarter, down 12 percent from the $8.
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) is in talks with Ecuador's government over a potential investment in the OPEC-member's $12.5 billion Pacifico refinery project
When staffers at the National Venture Capital Association see a report that refers to U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney's investments as venture capital, they grimace -- and then contact the author to explain politely why it's wrong.
Security Properties Inc. today announced that its Multifamily Fund has completed its third closing and acquired two new apartment properties.
Obalon Therapeutics, Inc. closed a $16.5 million Series C private equity financing. , Inc. closed a $16. 5 million Series C private equity financing, began enrolling patients in a U.
