He joined Tata in February 2008 to assist with the Jaguar Land Rover acquisition and advises on India entry strategies for European portfolio companies.

Takeda Ventures has invested $50m in 18 companies, four of which have been acquired while 13 are strategically active.

He is chief executive of Mitsui Global Investment from his Silicon Valley base. The 20-year veteran of Mitsui has long been involved with venture investments.

The group was started in 2005, is based in Silicon Valley, California, and has $100m of capital.

As well as founding venture firm SoftBank Capital, he is a director and president of SoftBank Holdings and on the board of the parent company SoftBank Corporation.

Games company Colopl and applications developer Enish to list in Japan next month.

The fund is a partnership with Korea Development Bank and National Pension Service, according to news provider Asia Private Equity Review.

US Pharmaceutical corporation Eli Lilly and financial services provider Fidelity Investments, invested $25m in the expanding Chinese bioscience manufacturer Innovent Biologics.