professional services
Tiger Global leads Series A extension for Singapore's Intellect
Tiger Global Management has led a USD 10m Series A extension for Singapore-based mental health start-up Intellect, demonstrating its willingness to reach more deeply into early-stage deals in Asia.
Clifford Chance poaches Asia funds partner from Kirkland
Clifford Chance has bolstered its Asia private funds offering with the recruitment of Liyong Xing, formerly a partner at Kirkland & Ellis.
Australia's Go1 raises $100m at $2b valuation
Australia-based workforce training platform Go1 has raised a USD 100m growth round featuring AirTree Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a valuation of USD 2bn.
India banking start-up Niyo raises $100m Series C
Accel Partners and Lightrock India have led a USD 100m Series C round for India’s Niyo, which offers digital savings accounts and other banking services in partnership with traditional banks.
AVCJ Awards 2021: Exit of the Year – Mid Cap: Infogain
ChrysCapital has realized its largest-ever exit from a single-fund investment with IT services provider Infogain. In the process, it opened one of private equity’s richest cross-border opportunity sets
EQT exits Hong Kong ESG business Elevate
EQT has sold Elevate, a Hong Kong-based environment, social, and governance (ESG) and supply chain services provider it has backed since 2016, to LRQA, a larger peer in the assurance space.
Linklaters targets Singapore fund formation space
Linklaters has recruited Joel Seow, formerly a partner at Morgan Lewis, to launch a fund formation practice in Singapore.
TPG invests $360m in India's Fractal
TPG Capital has agreed to invest USD 360m – including primary and secondary components – in India and US-based data analytics provider Fractal. It facilitates a partial exit for Apax Partners.
Steadview leads $40m Series D for India's Exotel
Steadview Capital has led a USD 40m Series D round for Exotel, an Indian customer engagement platform provider that claims to have raised about USD 100m in the past 15 months.
Australia’s Rokt raises $325m Series E at $1.9b valuation
Tiger Global Management has led a $325 million Series E round for Australia-based e-commerce marketing technology provider Rokt.
Navis sells Asia inspection business to CDPQ
Navis Capital Partners has sold its minority interest in Qima, an Asia-focused testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) business to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), following a four-year holding period.
Deal focus: Permira passes Tricor baton to Baring
Permira helped Tricor Group consolidate its position in Asian corporate services and upgrade its product offering. Under Baring Private Equity Asia’s ownership, the CEO wants to build a $10 billion company
K1, Level Equity invest $350m in Australia SaaS player
US private equity firms K1 Investment Management and Level Equity have invested about $350 million in Australia’s Simpro, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider focused on field service management.
Baring Asia buys Tricor from Permira for $2.7b
Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) is set to expand its corporate services provider portfolio, having agreed to buy Tricor Group from Permira for an enterprise value of $2.76 billion.
PE-owned APM Human Services set for $743m Australia IPO
APM Human Services, an Australia-based employment services provider with operations in 10 countries, is looking to raise A$986.2 million ($743 million) through a domestic IPO that will facilitate a partial exit for Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP).
India blue-collar HR start-up gets $24m
Indian blue-collar workforce management platform BetterPlace has raised a $24 million Series C round led by CX Partners and Jungle Ventures.
EQT extends Australia IT rollup play
EQT-owned Nexon Asia Pacific, an Australia-based IT services provider, has acquired local counterpart Veridian Solutions for an undisclosed sum. This is its third bolt-on in as many months.
ChrysCapital, True North join $150m Quest Global deal
ChrysCapital and True North Managers have participated in a $150 million investment for a minority stake in Quest Global, an Indian engineering services outsourcing company.
Tower Capital backs $230m Singapore business services carve-out
Tower Capital is backing a consortium seeking to carve out business services provider Boardroom from Singapore-listed GK Goh Holdings at a valuation of S$312 million ($230 million).
Deal focus: Go1 adds layers to booming HR services niche
Australia’s Go1 gains traction with a B2B approach to a rapidly expanding human resources and workforce management software industry. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 is among the believers
Insight leads Series E for Australia's Employment Hero
Insight Partners has led a $140 million Series E round for Australian human resources services start-up Employment Hero at a valuation of $800 million.
Australia's Go1 raises $200m Series D at $1b valuation
SoftBank Vision Fund 2, AirTree Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures have led a $200 million Series D round for Australian workforce training start-up Go1 at a valuation of $1 billion.
NewQuest exits BPO business to US GP
NewQuest Capital Partners is exiting Integreon, a business process outsourcing (BPO) provider with a significant Asia footprint to US private equity firm EagleTree Capital.
Insight, Tiger lead Series B for India jobs platform
Insight Partners and Tiger Global Management have led a $70 million Series B round for Apna, an Indian professional networking and jobs platform.