Business Development Asia LLC

Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") advised Molex Inc (NASDAQ: MOLX and MOLXA) on the acquisition of AFlextech Inc ("AFlextech"), a Taiwan-based flexible printed circuits manufacturer. The BDA team was led by Euan Rellie in New York and Paul DiGiacomo in Hong Kong. - July 05, 2008

Business Development Asia ("BDA") advised Sun Chemical and Dainippon Ink & Chemicals ("DIC") on their majority JV with Nantong Shanjing Metallic Pigments, a leading Chinese manufacturer of aluminum pigments. - February 03, 2008

Business Development Asia LLC is pleased to announce that Manipal Education Group has acquired 50% of U21Global, the world's premier online graduate school, by purchasing the holding of Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Learning). - November 22, 2007

Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") advised Apar Industries Ltd (Apar), a publicly traded, Indian industrial group, on its agreement with France-based Eliokem International, an AXA Private Equity portfolio company which makes specialty chemicals, for the sale of Apar’s polymer business located in Valia (India). - November 03, 2007

Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") announces that Global Power Equipment Group has agreed with A-TEC Industries, the sale of Global Power's China boiler business, located in Nanjing, China - September 19, 2007

Business Development Asia (“BDA”) is pleased to announce that Hercules Incorporated (NYSE:HPC) has completed the purchase of the specialty surfactants business of Dexter Chemical LLC. BDA initiated, and advised Hercules on, this transaction. - August 30, 2007

Kennametal has signed a global strategic product supply agreement with Kyocera, based in Kyoto, Japan, to include private labeling, cross-licensing, sales and marketing. BDA advised Kennametal on the agreement. - July 12, 2007

Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") is pleased to announce that SigmaKalon has entered into a transaction to merge its Chinese Decorative business with Shanghai IVY Chemical Co Ltd ("IVY") resulting in an 85% ownership by SigmaKalon in the merged entity, to be called SigmaKalon IVY (Shanghai) Paints ("SK IVY"). SK IVY will make and sell decorative coatings in the Chinese market. BDA acted as exclusive financial advisor to SigmaKalon from transaction identification through to execution. - May 10, 2007

Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") today announced growth initiatives in its Tokyo office. These reflect the firm's increasing commitment to Japan, and belief in Japan's strategic and economic importance. BDA recorded record revenues and profits worldwide in Q1 2007. BDA's Tokyo office has been reorganized as a newly incorporated Japanese joint stock company, called Business Development Asia Kabushiki Kaisha ("BDA KK"). BDA has appointed a new Representative Director in Tokyo. - May 05, 2007

After once again recording record revenues and profits in 2006, its tenth anniversary year, Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA"), the international advisory firm, has announced several promotions among its professional staff. BDA is pleased to announce the following promotions: Jeffrey... - January 27, 2007