Russia-focused private equity firm Baring Vostok will invest $50 million into Tinkoff Credit Systems (TCS).

Security firm G4S is preparing to sell a large part of its Danish operations in a deal that is expected to be worth more than 1 billion Danish crowns ($174.

China Yongda Automobiles Services has launched its Hong Kong initial public offering, aiming to raise as much as HK$3.37 billion ($434 million).

Concho Resources Inc (CXO.N) said it would buy all of the oil and natural gas assets of Three Rivers Operating Company LLC, a portfolio company of private equity firm Riverstone Holdings LLC, for $1 billion in cash.

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.

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.

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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.

Paladin Capital Group, a U. S. firm, and Abu Dhabi's Invest AD, plan to launch a $100-million private equity fund to invest in companies in fast-growing economies in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, the two companies said on Monday.

Flush with cash from oil and stuck with few options for growth in developed markets, Middle East investors are increasingly looking to nearby Africa.

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)

The Tapjoy Asia Fund offers development, funding, marketing, and distribution services to select developers throughout Asia

CAVU Resources, Inc. has closed on a joint venture agreement and has acquired 40% of the newly formed company called CAVU Global Energy, LLC, ("CAVU Global").

AltResources, a leading provider of fund administration services for private equity funds, announced that Joseph Daly has joined the firm as Compliance Director.

Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. has entered a joint development agreement with Austria-based Lenzing Group.

Warburg Pincus LLC WP.UL has raised more than $5 billion in just over seven months for its 11th global private equity fund, a major step on the way toward its $12 billion target.

Videoconferencing company Polycom Inc said it will sell its enterprise wireless voice solutions business to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners for about $110 million in cash.

Chinese rating agency Dagong plans to open its European headquarters in Milan by the beginning of next year.

Private equity investor Warburg Pincus LLC is in advanced talks to buy a majority stake in Indian financial services company Future Capital Holdings Ltd from its founders, the Economic Times reported on Friday.

Box, one of the top prospects in Silicon Valley's pipeline following Facebook's imminent IPO, has added three leadership positions as the company enters a critical expansion phase ahead of a public offering targeted for mid- to late-2013.

Private equity tycoon Guy Hands is putting 20 million pounds ($32.3 million) of his own money into his private equity fund Terra Firma, the Financial Times reported on Friday.