Infrastructure
OCBC takes part in $116m debt financing for Indonesian toll road operator
Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) has completed IDR1.13 trillion (S116 million) in convertible debt financing for Indonesian toll road operator Baskhara Utama Sedaya...
Southeast Asia |
06 May 2013 | 
Macquarie-owned Taiwan Broadband gathers investors for IPO
Eight cornerstone investors have been lined up to take nearly one third of pay-TV operator Taiwan Broadband Communications’ Singapore IPO. The offering will allow two Macquarie funds that own Taiwan Broadband to exit their holdings.
Exits |
02 May 2013 |
CPPIB prefers India to China as infrastructure play
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) expects to make more progress in Indian infrastructure as opportunities in the sector in China are limited by the availability of cheap finance, which enables local governments to develop projects without foreign...
Infrastructure |
20 Mar 2013 |
ACO Investment to bet $700m on Myanmar
New York-based ACO Investment Group, a firm founded by former United Airlines president Rononjoy Dutta and former Credit Suisse banker Hari Achuthan, says it will invest $700 million in Myanmar.
Southeast Asia |
19 Mar 2013 |
AVCJ at 25: Luis Miranda of IDFC Private Equity
Luis Miranda became CEO of a fledgling IDFC Private Equity in 2002, raised India’s first infrastructure fund, and helped prove that the sector can make money. A flood of new capital arrived and the country is still adjusting to it
Infrastructure | 15 Mar 2013
Kotak Mahindra reaches $90m first close on India infra fund
Kotak Mahindra has reached a first close on its infrastructure fund with commitments of $90 million. Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Brookfield Asset Management have come in as cornerstone investors.
South Asia |
13 Mar 2013 |
Profile: IL&FS' Archana Hingorani
When Dr. Archana Hingorani swapped academia for industry, she ended up at the nascent IL&FS. Twenty years on, she is CEO of the company’s PE unit and recognized as a pioneer in Indian infrastructure
South Asia | 20 Feb 2013
Macquarie, SBI to buy majority stake in GMR Jadcherla Expressways
Macquarie SBI Infrastructure Fund (MSIF) has agreed to buy a 74% stake in GMR Jadcherla Expressways from Bangalore-based infrastructure major GMR Group.
South Asia |
15 Feb 2013 |
Macquarie targets $1b fund for South, Southeast Asia - report
Macquarie Capital is said to be targeting $1.1 billion for its new fund focusing on South and Southeast Asia.
South Asia |
07 Feb 2013 |
Philippines infrastructure: Hole in the road
Still massively underserved, the Philippines infrastructure sector is finally on private equity investors’ radar. Partnering with a credible local partner could be the first step to success
Infrastructure |
30 Jan 2013 |
Australia’s IFM takes stake in UK airport operator
Industry Funds Management (IFM), an investment firm owned by 30 Australian superannuation funds, has acquired a 35.5% stake in Manchester Airports Group (MAG) as part of the UK airport operator’s GBP1.5 billion ($2.4 billion) acquisition of London Stansted...
Australasia |
22 Jan 2013 |
Standard Chartered-backed Malakoff to list in 2013
Malakoff, the Standard Chartered Private Equity-backed power unit of Malayasian building firm MMC Corporation, has outlined plans for an IPO in 2013.
Southeast Asia |
12 Dec 2012 |
Standard Chartered PE commits $37m to India's Sparkle Ocean
Standard Cartered Private Equity (SCPE) has purchased a minority stake in Hyderabad-based port and operations and management company Ocean Sparkle for INR2 billion ($37 million).
South Asia |
07 Dec 2012 |
Cleantech: Moving beyond subsidies
With its reputation for lackluster returns and dependence of government support, investors have shied away from cleantech, but GPs are bullish about its ability to stand on its own feet
Cleantech |
05 Dec 2012 |
Saratoga, Provident sell Tower Bersama shares - report
Saratoga Capital and Provident Capital have reportedly sold a combined 4.4% stake of Tower Bersama Infrastructure, an Indonesian telecom tower business, through a private placement that fetched as much as IDR1.2 trillion ($125 million).
Southeast Asia |
03 Dec 2012 |
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