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Asia IPOs gone cold: India edition

A compilation of India-based IPOs - some of them private equity-backed - that have been withdrawn or appear to have fallen behind schedule

  • South Asia
  • 28 January 2023
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Hillhouse-backed China pet services business seeks US listing

New Ruipeng Pet Group, a China-based pet care services platform that counts Hillhouse Capital as a significant shareholder, has filed for an IPO in the US.

  • Greater China
  • 27 January 2023
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Australia's Potentia contests Nitro merger plan

Potentia Capital has appealed a decision by Australia’s Takeovers Panel not to intervene in a situation that has seen Nitro Software repeatedly rebuff acquisition proposals made by the private equity firm.

  • Australasia
  • 27 January 2023
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Japan's Net Marketing is sold four months after take-private

Net Marketing, a Japanese online advertising and media management business that was delisted following the completion of a successful tender offer by Bain Capital last September, has been acquired by Tokyo-listed marketing analytics player Macbee Planet.

  • North Asia
  • 26 January 2023
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Orchestra Private Equity acquires KFC Korea

Having secured permission to do sub-franchising and to make alterations to menus and store formats, Orchestra Private Equity believes it can succeed with KFC Korea where others failed

  • North Asia
  • 26 January 2023
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Bain exits India maritime logistics business to German strategic

Bain Capital has sold its stake in J.M. Baxi Ports & Logistics, an India-based provider of maritime logistics, to Germany-headquartered shipping and container transportation company Hapag-Lloyd for an undisclosed sum.

  • South Asia
  • 26 January 2023
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Partners Group, Pantheon bolster Japan coverage

Partners Group and Pantheon have both strengthened their teams in Japan, with the former appointing Teppei Kawai as country head and the latter promoting Akitoshi Yamada to partner.

  • North Asia
  • 26 January 2023
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India's PhonePe raises $350m at $12b valuation

General Atlantic has invested USD 350m – at a pre-money valuation of USD 12bn – in PhonePe, a digital payments platform that spun out from Indian e-commerce marketplace Flipkart.

  • South Asia
  • 20 January 2023
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AVCJ daily bulletin returns January 26

AVCJ's daily bulletin will take a short break for the Lunar New Year holiday. Publication will resume on January 26.

  • Performance
  • 20 January 2023
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Deal focus: Secondary investors support Capital Square, Basil merger

Capital Square Partners and Basil Technology Partners have joined forces, with HarbourVest Partners, NewQuest Capital Partners, and Committed Advisors backing a USD 700m fund comprising Asia IT services investments from both GPs

  • South Asia
  • 19 January 2023
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China’s Yunqi seeks $300m for fourth VC fund

Yunqi Partners, which makes early-stage investments in China’s enterprise software and services space, is targeting USD 300m for its fourth US dollar-denominated fund.

  • Greater China
  • 19 January 2023
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Asia PE investment declines 40% in 2022

Asia private equity investment reached USD 223.9bn in 2023, a sharp decline from the USD 376.4bn recorded a year earlier, but still the second-largest annual total on record, according to provisional data from AVCJ Research.

  • Fundraising
  • 19 January 2023
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TR exits last China asset acquired through Cassia restructuring

TR Capital has sold China-focused luxury streetwear brand Evisu United – one of two assets it acquired through fund restructuring for Cassia Investments – through a sale to an unnamed financial sponsor. The size of the deal was not disclosed.

  • Greater China
  • 19 January 2023
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Bain & Co appoints new Asia PE practice co-head

Bain & Company has named Sebastien Lamy, who has been with the firm for over 20 years and most recently focused on Asia infrastructure investment, as co-head of its regional private equity practice.

  • North Asia
  • 19 January 2023
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India's Lighthouse seeks $425m for Fund IV, gets NIIF commitment

Lighthouse Funds is targeting INR 35bn (USD 425m) for its fourth India fund and has signed up the country’s National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) as an anchor LP.

  • Fundraising
  • 18 January 2023
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Asia GPs see reversion to norm on deal flow, valuations

Asia-focused buyout managers pointed to a return to a version of normality – with an anticipated upturn in investment and exits – in 2023 at the Hong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association’s (HKVCA) Asia forum.

  • Buyouts
  • 18 January 2023
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4Q analysis: Who wants China?

Pan-regional GPs get traction by highlighting their Asia ex-China credentials; buyouts rebound as growth capital – and China – continue to recede; India impresses with bumper exit proceeds

  • Greater China
  • 18 January 2023
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Profile: Elevation Equity Partners’ Gordon Cho

Negotiating a spinout while troubled by health issues tested Gordon Cho’s faith and resilience. He feels stronger for the experience and is now looking to make his mark on Korea’s middle market

  • North Asia
  • 17 January 2023
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Deal focus: VIG secures rare airline turnaround opportunity

VIG Partners stepped into the breach when Eastar Jet’s previous white knight bailed. It agreed to recapitalise the airline on obtaining assurances that key licenses and routes remain in place

  • North Asia
  • 17 January 2023
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CVC hits USD 3.5bn first close on sixth Asia fund

CVC Capital Partners achieved a first close of USD 3.5bn on its sixth pan-Asian fund at the end of last year.

  • Fundraising
  • 17 January 2023
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Japan rocket start-up Interstellar gets $29m Series D

Interstellar Technologies, which in 2017 became the first Japanese company to launch a privately developed space rocket and is currently working on solutions for sending small satellites into orbit, has raised JPY 3.8bn (USD 29.6m) in Series D funding.

  • North Asia
  • 17 January 2023
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TR hits $350m first close on fifth Asia secondaries fund - update

TR Capital, an Asia-focused private equity secondaries investor, has reached a first close of USD 350m on its fifth fund, which has an overall target of USD 600m.

  • Fundraising
  • 16 January 2023
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India's IIFL Asset Management merges with Truscale

India-based alternative investment manager IIFL Asset Management (IIFL AM) has agreed to take ownership of TrueScale Capital, a venture growth firm established by Sameer Nath, formerly of Iron Pillar.

  • South Asia
  • 16 January 2023
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GIC, PIF invest $924m in Korea's Kakao Entertainment

Singapore’s GIC and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) have agreed to invest a combined KRW 1.15trn (USD 924m) in Korean internet giant Kakao’s entertainment division.

  • North Asia
  • 13 January 2023
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