Industrials
Ironbridge mulls IES SBO
Ironbridge Capital is reportedly among the private equity suitors looking to participate in the secondary buyout of CHAMP Private Equity’s International Energy Services (IES).
Australasia |
03 Feb 2012 | 
Bain, Unitas consider $400m Prestolite SBO
Bain Capital and Unitas Capital are said to have submitted second round bids to purchase China-focused motor manufacturer Prestolite Electric from First Atlantic for around $400 million.
Buyouts |
02 Feb 2012 |
Aureos boosts Indian packaging firm with $7m
Aureos South Asia Managers, a unit of Aureos Capital, has invested $7 million in Indian paper packaging company Sai Security Printers to help it build a new facility in Bangalore.
South Asia |
01 Feb 2012 |
Kerogen backs sub-Saharan energy player
To the uninitiated, OIL AND GAS assets in Congo-Brazzaville and Kurdistan might seem too risky for private equity. Energy-focused investor Kerogen Capital, however, takes a different view. The Hong Kong-based firm invested $125 million to become the...
MENA |
01 Feb 2012 |
PE-backed Sunshine Oilsands prepares for Hong Kong IPO
Sunshine Oilsands, a Canadian oil exploration company backed by Hong Kong private equity firm Cross-Strait Common Development Fund as well as several Chinese state-owned enterprises, could raise up to $700 million through an IPO in Hong Kong. This implies...
North America |
01 Feb 2012 |
CITIC PE teams up with Sany to acquire Putzmeister - Updated
Sany Heavy Industry, the Chinese construction-equipment maker, and CITIC Private Equity will acquire Putzmeister, a German manufacturer of high-tech concrete pumps, in one of the largest China outbound deals involving a local private equity firm. CITIC...
Greater China |
31 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 |
Goldman Sachs to launch first energy-focused fund
Goldman Sachs plans to raise $2-3.5 billion for its first energy-focused private equity fund. The global vehicle, known as Broad Street Energy Partners, will target the oil, gas and power industries.
Industrials |
19 Jan 2012 |
Japan’s SMFG beats CDB to aircraft-leasing deal
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) and Sumitomo Corp. have agreed to purchase Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) aircraft-leasing business in a deal worth $7.3 billion. SMFG will take around 70% of RBS Aviation Capital, with trading company...
North Asia |
18 Jan 2012 |
Kerogen Capital invests $125m in emerging markets oil firm
Hong Kong-based Kerogen Capital has committed $125 million to NewAge (African Global Energy), becoming the largest shareholder in the company. The investment will be made in three tranches, with Kerogen also having the right to co-investment alongside...
Industrials |
18 Jan 2012 |
Apollo joins Carlyle in $2b race for Brambles Recall unit
Three buyout firms, including Apollo Global Management, have joined The Carlyle Group in making bids worth more than $2 billion for Recall, the document management business of Australian firm Brambles.
Australasia |
16 Jan 2012 |
SCF and Vibernum in Vautron buyout
US private equity firm SCF Partners and Australia’s Viburnum Funds have acquired a majority stake in the newly created Vautron Group as part of a buyout transaction.
Australasia |
12 Jan 2012 |
Mayfield fund completes its exit from Fourcee
Mayfield India Fund has completed its exit from Fourcee Infrastructure Equipment, coming as General Atlantic (GA) invested up to $125 million as part of a third round of funding for the logistics company.
South Asia |
12 Jan 2012 |
Arcapita seeks Polygel exit - sources
Bahrain-based investment company Arcapita Private Equity is planning to sell its 8% stake in Polygel Industries, an Indian manufacturer of cable gels.
South Asia |
09 Jan 2012 |
Catalyst could sell Aperio for $256m by February
Catalyst Investment Managers could complete the sale of its packaging business Aperio Group to a trade buyer by February, according to a source.
Australasia |
09 Jan 2012 |
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