Pip Es
TPG eyes PacBrands takeover
TPG and a syndicate of banks are reportedly preparing a takeover bid for listed Australian clothing and related consumer brands wholesaler Pacific Brands (PacBrands).
Australasia |
02 Feb 2012 | 
Carlyle plans to sell part of HDFC stake - sources
Carlyle Group is said to be planning to sell 20 million shares in mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp. (HDFC). The exit could generate significant returns from the private equity firm's five-year investment in the mortgage company.
South Asia |
01 Feb 2012 |
SBI, Edelweiss create $100m India PIPE fund
SBI Holdings and Edelweiss Financial Services have agreed to set up a fund focused on investments in listed small and mid-cap companies in India. The vehicle, known as EW SBIH Crossover Fund and based in Mauritius, will have initial capital of $100 million,...
South Asia |
31 Jan 2012 |
Comtec Solar to repurchase bonds from TPG for $77m
Chinese solar wafer manufacturer Comtec Solar will pay TPG Capital RMB491 million ($77 million) to repurchase convertible bonds and reduce its debt ratio.
Cleantech |
26 Jan 2012 |
Nalanda Capital boosts stake in Indian pipe manufacturer
Nalanda Capital, the Singapore-based private equity firm set up by Pulak Prasad, former managing director at Warburg Pincus India, has increased its holding in Ratnamani Metals & Tubes. The company manufactures piping for use in a wide range of industries....
PIPEs |
19 Jan 2012 |
Baring backs China’s Ambow Education
Baring Private Equity Asia is no newcomer to the education sector. The private equity firm’s portfolio currently includes four assets in the private tutoring space and it added a fifth last week following the purchase of a stake in Ambow Education Holding...
Expansion |
18 Jan 2012 |
Beacon India buys 1% of Bay Capital-backed Sterling
Growth capital firm Beacon India Private Equity has acquired close to 1% of listed hospitality firm Sterling Holiday Resorts, which is backed by Bay Capital Investments.
South Asia |
11 Jan 2012 |
Baring buys stake in NYSE-listed Ambow Education
Baring Private Equity Asia has acquired a stake in Chinese education services provider Ambow Education Holding in conjunction with the company's management.
Support services |
10 Jan 2012 |
PEP to stick with $730m offer for Spotless
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) said its $730 million bid is a compelling offer for Spotless Group, in a move which appears to rebuff the cleaning services company’s demand for a higher price.
Australasia |
10 Jan 2012 |
KKR in takeover bid for Australia’s PacBrands
KKR has launched an unsolicited takeover bid for listed Australian clothing and related consumer brands wholesaler Pacific Brands (PacBrands).
Australasia |
10 Jan 2012 |
Indian regulator unveils plans to help promoters reduce holdings
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released proposals designed to make it easier for entrepreneurs or promoters to lower their stakes in companies in order to meet minimum public shareholding limits. Share buybacks via tender offers...
South Asia |
05 Jan 2012 |
Warburg Pincus ups stake in China Biologic Products
Warburg Pincus Private Equity has upped its stake in human plasma collection company China Biologic Products (CBPO), in its tenth purchase of shares in the company this year.
Greater China |
15 Dec 2011 |
KKR ups stake in Far East Horizon
KKR has upped its stake in Far East Horizon, a division of Chinese trading conglomerate Sinochem Group.
PIPEs |
09 Dec 2011 |
SAIF Partners invests $80m in Guodian IPO
SAIF Partners has become a cornerstone investor in the IPO of Beijing-based Guodian Technology and Environment Group by contributing $80 million to the deal.
PIPEs |
06 Dec 2011 |
Warburg Pincus to buy $210m Haitong shares
Warburg Pincus Private Equity has agreed to buy $210 million worth of Haitong shares, thus becoming a cornerstone investor in the Chinese brokerage’s Hong Kong IPO.
PIPEs |
01 Dec 2011 |
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