Articles by Paul Mackintosh
ICICI Venture exits India textile play Sangham
ICICI Venture has exited its remaining stake in Sangham India Ltd., a textiles manufacturer and spinning business headquartered in Bhilwara in Rajasthan, for $6.85 million, as confirmed by AVCJ Research data.
Sequoia exits Pangea3 via sale to Thomson Reuters
Sequoia Capital India has confirmed the sale of its portfolio company Pangea3, a leading legal process outsourcing business, to Thomson Reuters, for an undisclosed amount.
Shanghai RMB QFLP program still missing key steps
Latest reports indicating that China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has approved a $3 billion quota for the Shanghai municipal government to allow foreign currencies to be converted into RMB for investing into local private equity funds...
ADB to invest India renewable energy JV
The Asian Development Bank has announced a JV agreement with India's NTPC Ltd. and Japan's Kyushu Electric Power Company to develop and operate 500MW of renewable power projects in India, and to invest up to $40 million for 25% of the operating company....
DLA Piper engages Xu for Shanghai private equity/M&A work
DLA Piper has appointed Kaichen Xu to its Shanghai office as Of Counsel in its Corporate Group, to support the law firm's Greater China practice in private equity, VC and M&A work.
Audley Capital launches activist resources fund
Activist investor Audley Capital has announced the launch of its Audley Natural Resources Fund, which seeks to take positions worldwide in companies exposed to "a high level of strategic interest from China, India and Brazil," with a $50 million launch...
Carlyle, KKR may back Hana KEB buy: reports
The Carlyle Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. have been cited as potential financial backers of Hana Financial Group's acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) from Lone Star Funds for $4 billion, according to reports.
Oz Supers lead merger trend
In what is likely to be the first of a series of mergers between Australian superannuation funds, First State Super and Health Super have announced plans to merge, creating a combined entity with some A$28 billion ($27.5 billion) under management and...
KEB late entry bidder: Hana
Lone Star Funds' long-drawn-out exit from Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) appears to be finally drawing to a close with the late submission by Hana Financial Group of its bid in the auction of the full 57.27% stake held by Lone Star Funds and the Export Import...
India private equity: taking up the challenge
With the immediate GFC fast receding, India continues to enjoy on-target GDP growth of around 8.5%, according to the Ministry of Finance.
India emergent
Whether you follow US President Barack Obama’s line that India has already emerged or not, there is no doubt that Asia’s other great continental economy is now being viewed internationally as one of the key pivots in the great transfer of macroeconomic...
Carlyle, Accel invest OzForex
The Carlyle Group and Accel Partners have made a joint investment into OzForex Group, an Australian-originated online foreign exchange payments platform, for an undisclosed amount, seeking to support the company's expansion into Asian and Western markets....
H&Q Korea completes divestment of NPS-sponsored Fund I
H&Q Korea has completed the full divestment of its first domestic Korean fund, the H&Q NPS Private Equity Fund I (PEF I), which closed in October 2005 at KRW300 billion ($293 million), with the sale of its last portfolio company, KSNET, a leading payments...
Patni in early-stage PE acquisition discussions: reports
Indian technology services provider and General Atlantic investee Patni Computer Systems is being approached by Advent International and the Carlyle Group for a potential $1 billion acquisition, according to reports.
Ariston confirms new infrastructure fund
Indian financial services group Ariston Capital Services Pvt. Ltd. has confirmed the launch of its new infrastructure fund, the Ariston IET Infrastructure Fund 1, targeting INR 1,200 crore ($265 million) with a greenshoe option of INR300 crore ($66 million)....
Resource Capital Funds invests Oz Murchison Metals
Colorado- and Perth-based mining-focused PE firm Resource Capital Funds is investing $100 million in ASX-listed Murchison Metals Ltd., an iron ore mining and exporting company, to support feasibility studies for iron ore mining and export infrastructure...
Wilshire Private Markets appoints Gary Gabriel from Future Fund as Managing Director for Asia Pacific
Wilshire Associates private equity division Wilshire Private Markets has appointed Gary Gabriel, formerly Head of Private Markets at Australia's Future Fund, as MD, responsible for the Asia Pacific region and for heading up its Canberra office.
ADB to invest $20 million in AmInvestment's Asia Water Fund
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that it will be committing $20 million to the Asia Water Fund, a vehicle backed by AmInvestment Group of Malaysia targeting investments into water and wastewater assets in mainland China and Southeast Asia....
Paul Calello, Credit Suisse Investment Bank Chairman, dies at 49
Paul Calello, Chairman of the Investment Bank of Credit Suisse and the former CEO of Credit Suisse in Asia Pacific, died in New York of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on Tuesday, November 16th. He was 49.
First State Super, Health Super to create one of Australia's top five superannuation funds through merger
Australian superannuation funds First State Super and Health Super have announced their intention to merge, creating a combined entity with some A$28 billion ($27.5 billion) under management and 750,000 contributing members.
Kobre & Kim opens in Hong Kong for international litigation, fund and regulatory practice
US law firm Kobre & Kim LLP, which focuses on litigation, arbitration and investigations, has announced the opening of its first Asian office, in Hong Kong, to be led by William McVovern, a former Executive Director at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong and...
New BCG/IESE study sees emerging markets "come of age" as returns improve
A new joint study released by the Boston Consulting Group and the IESE Business School, based on analysis of data from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has highlighted the increasingly strengthening returns from private equity in emerging...
Future of Carrefour Singapore, Malaysia sales process unclear, with Navis out
Following the sale of its Thai assets to French competitor Groupe Casino, French retail giant Carrefour has reportedly put the sales of its Singapore and Malaysia supermarkets on hold for the present, with AVCJ sources suggesting that Navis Capital Partners,...
Carlyle not participating in Matahari Hypermart process
The Carlyle Group will not be participating in the next phases of Indonesian retail major Matahari's auction of its Hypermart branch, which could be worth up to $1 billion, AVCJ sources confirmed.