Articles by Tim Burroughs
HarbourVest sees net asset value hit record high
HarbourVest Global Private Equity posted a net asset value of $10.92 per share on Wednesday, its highest ever level. The increase – up 6.6% from January and up 9% since the private equity firm listed in 2007 – was driven by rising portfolio asset...
TPG, Affinity seek IPO exit from Singapore's UTAC
TPG Capital and Affinity Equity Partners are targeting a $400 million IPO for United Test Assembly Center (UTAC), a Singaporean firm that tests and assembles semiconductors. It is likely to be the largest listing in Singapore this year aside from business...
Banks pitch to underwrite Carlyle's $1b IPO
The Carlyle Group is interviewing banks seeking the mandate to manage its expected $1 billion IPO, Reuters reported, citing a person familiar with the situation. It is thought that the private equity firm will choose the main underwriters by the end of...
Pennsylvania pension fund commits $220m to private equity
Pennsylvania Public Schools Employees’ Retirement System has committed up to $220 million to private equity investments, including $50 million for Orchid Asia V, which focuses on growth capital investments in China.
Venture firms set for windfall from Xunlei IPO
Venture capital investors Morningside Technology Investments, IDG Technology Venture Investment and Ceyuan Funds are on course for profitable exits from Xunlei.com as the Chinese software company filed for a proposed IPO that could raise up to $200 million.
CDC to target Asia, Africa investments exclusively
CDC, a development finance institution that makes private equity investments in emerging markets on the behalf of the UK government, will focus exclusively on South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, following a year-long review of its activities. These areas...
Carlyle invests in emerging markets hedge fund manager
The Carlyle Group will buy a 55% stake in Emerging Sovereign Group (ESG), a US-based hedge fund manager that focuses on emerging markets, including China, India, South Korea and Southeast Asia.
Private equity-backed Chinese menswear firm targets Hong Kong IPO
China Outfitters Holdings, a portfolio company of Orchid Asia Group Management, plans to raise $230-$300 million through an IPO in Hong Kong, Dow Jones reported, citing a person familiar with the situation.
Private equity seeks Southeast Asia consumer plays
Southeast Asia consumer deals are increasingly attractive, but not necessarily easy to do
Lazard seeks Asian partner for Australia's Unibic
Lazard is looking for Asian partners interested in buying a stake in Australian biscuit manufacturer Unibic. The private equity firm wants a strategic partner for its portfolio company who can help develop the business and increase exports to Asia.
US PE firm invests in Hyderabad real estate project
US private equity firm Monsoon Capital has paid nearly $16 million for a 50% stake in a five-star hotel and residential complex in Hyderabad’s IT district, Business Standard reported.
Archer Capital buys fast-food chains from Quadrant
Australia’s Archer Capital has bought Quick Service Restaurant Holdings (QSRH) – the company behind local fast-food chains Red Rooster, Oporto and Chicken Treat – from Quadrant Private Equity for A$450 million ($474 million).
Indian affordable healthcare group secures $10m in venture funding
Singapore’s Aquarius India Fund and Seedfund have participated in a $10 million third round of funding for Vaatsalya Healthcare, which operates in semi-urban and rural India, Economic Times reported. Bangalore-based Vaatsalya will use the capital to...
Lazard PE unit to own up to 25% in Australia’s Hastie Group
Lazard’s private equity unit will acquire between 16% and 25% of Hastie Group by participating in the struggling technical services firm’s A$170 million ($180 million) share offering. Lazard, which will be entitled to one board seat, has agreed to...
Apax to bid for Indian transaction processing firm – report
Apax Partners is considering the purchase of a majority stake in Computer Age Management Services (CAMS), India’s leading mutual fund registry and transaction processing firm, the Times of India reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
CVCI to close Japan office
The Japan office of Citi Ventura Capital International (CVCI) is set to close, having failed to find any attractive investments, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
CVC-backed Samsonite raises $1.25b in Hong Kong IPO
Private equity-backed luggage maker Samsonite raised $1.25 billion in its Hong Kong IPO after pricing shares at the bottom of a revised price range.
Baird buys into Chinese valve firm
Baird Capital Partners Asia (BCPA) has invested in Jiangsu Xinghe Valve, a Chinese company that produces instrumentation valves and fittings. The devices are used in the oil and gas, petrochemical, nuclear power and waste water industries among others.
Affinity Equity Partners, Unitas Capital exit Chinese drive manufacturer
Affinity Equity Partners and Unitas Capital have exited Leader & Harvest Technologies Holdings, a Chinese manufacturer of medium voltage drives, through a $650 million sale to Schneider Electric. The private equity firms are leaving with a 3x return on...
Avenue Capital, Harmony seek exit from Indonesian bank
Avenue Capital Group and Harmony Capital Partners, along with other investors, plan to exit a 34.6% holding in Indonesian lender Bank Mayapada Internasional (BMI), Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the situation. The shareholders are said...
Hony Capital buys $36m stake in Chinasoft International
Hony Capital has agreed to purchase a $36 million stake in Chinasoft International, an IT application developer. The deal will see Hony recommend Chinasoft as an IT services provider to its portfolio companies.
Blackstone closes in on Securitrans India
Blackstone is close to acquiring Securitrans India, the cash management arm of security services provider APS group, for around INR150 crore ($33.6 million), the Economic Times reported, citing a person with direct knowledge of the deal. The private equity...
Ho Ching tipped to leave Temasek in summer
The CEO of Temasek, Ho Ching, is likely to leave her position in August, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the situation. Ho has been married to Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s prime minister, since 1985. Lee recently became chairman...
TPG buys stake in Indian ATM services provider
TPG will pay around INR150 crore ($33.6 million) for a 20% stake in AGS Transact Technologies, which provides ATM services to banks. Ravi Goyal, managing director of AGS, confirmed that the US private equity firm has purchased a “substantial stake,”...