US-based Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. has announced the termination of its acquisition of US-listed WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc., a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company. The latter boasts a prestigious list of investors, including Fidelity Asia Ventures, General Atlantic LLC and Warburg Pincus LLC. (People's Republic China)

CDC Group plc announced its commitment of US$30 million to Multiples Private Equity Fund I Ltd., which is managed by Multiples Alternate Asset Management Pvt. Ltd. The fund has a target size of US$450 million. (India)

Silicon Valley-based DCM has announced the final closing of its sixth fund, at over US$400 million. DCM Fund VI will focus on China, Japan and the US. The venture capital firm also revealed its plans to launch its first renminbi fund. (Global)

Australia-based Telopea Capital Partners has announced the launch of its A$200 million (US$167.5 million) Asia Opportunities Fund that will invest in mid-market businesses in Asia. (Pan-Asia)

The Jilin government launched two venture capital funds in the province, each with a target size of Rmb1 billion (US$147.5 million). Both funds have received capital from Infotech Pacific Ventures, which is the funding platform of National Development Reform Commission and Ministry of Finance. (People's Republic China)

The Carlyle Group has completed the first closing of Carlyle Beijing RMB Fund with a target of Rmb5 billion (US$ 740 million). The fund has garnered capital commitment from Beijing State-owned Capital Operation and Management Centre. (People's Republic China)

Gaja Capital Partners has invested around 1.3 billion rupees (US$26.6 million) in Haldia Coke & Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., an integrated merchant metallurgical coke producer. (India)

A consortium of global investors including The Blackstone Group, General Atlantic LLC and Advent International is reportedly in talks with Angel Broking Ltd. to invest up to 3 billion rupees (US$64.2 million) in the brokerage firm. (India)

Baring Private Equity Partners India and Matrix Partners India have invested around 1.6 billion rupees (US$33.6 million) for a minority stake in Muthoot Finance Ltd. (India)

SAIF Partners has taken up Danone Asia Pte. Ltd.'s 23% stake in Hong Kong-listed China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd. for HK$2 billion (US$261.3 million). (People's Republic of China)

Legend Capital has participated in the Rmb56 million (US$8.2 million) investment in eben.cn, which focuses on sales of personal panel computers in China. Separately, Legend Capital is reportedly planning to invest in Yunnan Hongxiang Yixintang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a pharmaceutical retail chain. (People's Republic of China)

IDG Capital Partners ('IDG') has reportedly invested Rmb200 million (US$29.4 million) in Superdata Software Technology (Guangzhou) Ltd., which provides management software services. Superdata was one of IDG's first investments in China. (People's Republic China)

Panasonic Corp. ('Panasonic') is seeking to purchase shares in Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. ('Sanyo') as well as in one of Sanyo's subsidiary. Sanyo is backed by investors including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Daiwa Securities SMBC Principal Investment Co., Ltd. Based on the prevailing market price, this transaction would cost Panasonic an estimated US$10 billion. (Japan)

Unitas Capital and Teachers' Private Capital, the private equity arm of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, are reportedly seeking potential buyers for their New Zealand Yellow Pages Group for around US$700 million. (New Zealand)

Jiangxi Huawu Brake Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of industrial brakes and wind-proof devices, which counts Shenzhen CDF-Capital Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Oriental Fortune Capital Co., Ltd. as its investors, made its debut on ChiNext. (People's Republic China)

The Carlyle Group is reportedly in talks to sell its interest in kbro Co., Ltd. ('kbro') to Taiwan's Tsai family for more than NT$65 billion (US$2 billion). Last year, Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. had agreed to buy kbro, but the transaction failed to receive regulatory approval by the deal’s deadline date. (People's Republic China)

Silicon Valley-based DCM has appointed Mr Jason Krikorian as a general partner, and also promoted its senior investment member, Mr Osuke Honda, to become a partner. (USA & Japan)

Mr Heath Zarin, former chief executive officer and founder of Emergent Investment Group, has joined HSBC as Head of Direct Principal Investments Asia. (Pan-Asia)