Exits
Lone Star KEB stake sale resumes
Lone Star Funds' sometimes controversial investee Korea Exchange Bank has stated that the investor's long-delayed trade sale exit from its 51% stake is about to resume.
North Asia |
10 Mar 2010 | 
Symphony partially exits Strides Arcolab
Symphony Capital has sold shares in its long-term Indian medical investment Strides Arcolab, equivalent to just under $5 million.
Healthcare |
10 Mar 2010 |
Carlyle's Willcom on notice for further government support
Willcom, the Japanese PHS - personal handy-phone service - provider controlled by Carlyle Asia, will be assessed by the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC) to see if the government organization will support the mobile company’s...
Portfolio management |
09 Mar 2010 |
General Atlantic investee Zhongsheng resets IPO
General Atlantic China investee car dealer Zhongsheng Group has reportedly begun bookbuilding for its Hong Kong IPO, initially targeting to raise $800 million-$1 billion, after postponements that came close to cancellation, according to earlier repor...
Greater China |
09 Mar 2010 |
Temasek, New Silk, New Vernon, Kotak steer 9X sale to Zee in partial INX exit
Temasek Holdings, New Silk Route, New Vernon Private Equity Fund and Kotak Private Equity may see a partial exit from their loss-making Indian media investee INX Media, with the sale of its 9X entertainment channel to the Subcontinent's largest media...
South Asia |
08 Mar 2010 |
Intel to buy Fidelity's India MCX stake
Intel Capital is reportedly going to acquire 2% of the stake in India's Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) held by Fidelity International.
South Asia |
08 Mar 2010 |
Denham sells Trinity Coal to India's Essar
US private equity firm Denham Capital has agreed the sale of its US mining asset Trinity Coal to Indian industrial conglomerate Essar Group for $600 million.
North America |
08 Mar 2010 |
Mystery buyer for Morgan Stanley CICC stake
China International Capital Corp. (CICC) chairman Li Jiange said publicly that his bank's longterm investor Morgan Stanley had finally fixed a buyer for its 34.3% CICC stake - but he declined to say who.
Greater China |
04 Mar 2010 |
Advantage, SoftBank plan $112.6 million investment in Willcom
Advantage Partners, the Tokyo-based private equity firm, and Japanese mobile phone carrier SoftBank will reportedly provide JPY5 billion ($56.3 million) each to Willcom, the struggling PHS (personal handy phone) business, which filed for bankruptcy with...
Restructuring |
04 Mar 2010 |
Asst Treasurer Sherry cites “fair and equitable” tax in Oz Forum
Australia’s Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon. Nick Sherry, repeatedly referred to Australia's desire to promote a "fair and equitable tax system," as he opened the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum \ ANZ 2010 in Sydney.
Australasia |
04 Mar 2010 |
TPG exit dents Lenovo shares
TPG Capital's latest partial exit from landmark investee PRC computer maker Lenovo Group drove the company's shares lower in Hong Kong, after a sale of just under $70 million of stock.
Exits |
03 Mar 2010 |
PEP seeks 2H10 Hoyts IPO
Pacific Equity Partners reportedly may be seeking to list Australian cinema business Hoyts Group in the second half of 2010, with a potential value of up to A$1 billion ($900 million).
Australasia |
03 Mar 2010 |
Temasek's Thai assets fall after Thaksin ruling
Listed assets in Thailand owned by Singapore SWF Temasek Holdings fell after a Thai court ruling that ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had abused his office to benefit entities of Shin Corp., the telecoms group linked to his family that was controversially...
Southeast Asia |
02 Mar 2010 |
Bain may sell Outback Steakhouse in Korea, elsewhere
Bain Capital is reportedly in talks to sell the successful Asia Pacific operations of its investee company, Australian-themed restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse, with the sale of the Korean assets most advanced.
Consumer |
26 Feb 2010 |
Hathway Cable IPO disappoints for ChrysCapital, MS
ChrysCapital Management and Morgan Stanley investee Hathway Cable and Datacom Ltd. fell below its listing price by up to 9% on its debut on India's National Stock Exchange, though the result was still moderately positive for the backers.
South Asia |
25 Feb 2010 |
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Japan Private Equity: Riding a new wave of confidence?
The eleventh annual installment of the series will examine what's really changing in Japan's approach to business, investment, and the rest of the world...
Date: April 21st-22nd 2010
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Date: May 27th-28th 2010
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