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StepStone adds three partners in Asia

Randy Wang, a private equity specialist who works out of Beijing, is one of three Asia-based investment professionals that StepStone Group has promoted to partner.

  • People
  • 02 February 2023
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L Catterton Asia SPAC to merge with Geely-owned Lotus EV unit

A US-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) launched by L Catterton Asia has agreed to merge with Lotus Technology, an electric vehicle (EV) unit under the Lotus luxury car brand owned by Chinese automaker Geely Holding.

  • Greater China
  • 01 February 2023
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India exits: Sustainable trend?

GPs saw abundant exits in India in 2021 and the flow continued last year even as other markets stumbled. Investors must assess the merits of various contributing cyclical and structural factors

  • South Asia
  • 01 February 2023
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Orchestra to launch debut Korea, Japan blind pool fund

Orchestra Private Equity, a Korea and Japan-focused manager that has to date operated on a deal-by-deal basis, plans to launch its first blind pool fund later this year.

  • North Asia
  • 31 January 2023
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China adult online education platform raises $41m in US IPO

QuantaSing Group, a Chinese adult tuition platform that spun out from wealth management and investment education business Erwan Technology, has traded relatively flat following a USD 41m IPO on NASDAQ.

  • Greater China
  • 30 January 2023
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MBK, Unison Korea pursue dental implant buyout

MBK Partners and Unison Capital Korea have launched a tender offer for Osstem Implant, a Korea-based manufacturer of dental implants, that values the company at approximately KRW 2.85trn (USD 2.3bn).

  • North Asia
  • 30 January 2023
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Bain targets $236m buyout of Japan's Impact HD

A Bain Capital-backed take-private of Japanese one-stop field marketing services provider Impact HD, which values the company at approximately JPY 30.7bn (USD 236.3m), has won board support.

  • North Asia
  • 30 January 2023
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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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Deal focus: Orchestra seeks the right recipe for 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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