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Asia Private Equity Weekly News, May 14, 2012

News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending May 11. News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending May 11.


Facebook IPO has halo effect for venture capitalists

For the handful of venture capitalists who backed Facebook (FB. O) in its early days, a huge financial payoff is not the only thing they may be celebrating when the company goes public later this week.

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.

Triton sells Sweden's Bravida to Bain Capital

Private equity firm Triton said on Monday it had struck a deal to sell Scandinavian installation services provider Bravida to investment group Bain Capital for an undisclosed sum.


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Monster Worldwide Inc (MWW.N) has drawn interest from a number of potential buyers, including private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.
AMR Corp, parent of American Airlines, bowed to pressure on Friday from its unsecured creditors, including its largest labor unions, and said it would explore merger options while it is still in bankruptcy.
Viddy, the popular mobile video start-up, announced on Friday it has raised a hefty $30 million from institutional investors to bolster its expansion efforts in the face of stiff competition from Socialcam, a similar video-sharing service.
mergers under review by the European Commission The following are mergers under review by the European Commission: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS-- French dairy product group Lactalis to acquire Swedish dairy cooperative Skanemejerier (approved May 11)-- Swiss engineering group ABB to acquire U.
Aeris Partners Continues to Expand Cambridge Office with Hire of Senior Technology M&A Professional
A workshop for small businesses in the U.S. Gulf region organized by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) drew dozens of small business owners from across the region.
Lovell Minnick Partners is pleased to announce the acquisition of a majority interest in Commercial Credit Group Inc.
Douglas Bergeron and his wife Sandra Bergeron are generously donating $2 million to create The BEST (Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology) program at York.
StartFast Venture Accelerator announced 9 startups participating in its 2012 program selected from over 300 from around the world.
Dan Carroll Invests $2.5 Million in Sonoma County, California Based Wine Company, H.D.D. LLC (Hambrecht, Hurst, Dolan & Dolan)