VENTURE CAPITAL POST

An investigation by New York's top prosecutor into whether a group of private equity firms used a fee arrangement to dodge taxes may be undermined by the state's own public pension fund.

A private equity consortium is aiming to scoop-up lab-testing company, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings in a huge leveraged buyout and take it private.

News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending July 27.

The board of Billabong International is seriously considering a A$694 million ($713 million) offer from private equity firm TPG Capital.

Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies.

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 6.

Australian surfwear company Billabong International is selling stock to existing shareholders to raise A$225 million.

KKR has reached a first close of $3 billion for its $6 billion Asian fund.

News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending June 8.

Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1030 GMT on Thursday.

News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending May 25.

Private equity firm TPG Capital agreed to jointly buy bankrupt apartment developer Joint Corp with property consultancy Savills.

Private equity firms TPG Capital and Carlyle Group are separately considering bids for United Technologies Corp's industrial units at $3.5 billion to $4 billion.