2013: The year in numbers

JANUARY

$1.7b - CVC Capital Partners-led consortium completes $1.7b take-private of Malaysia KFC franchise QSR Brands

$1.4b - Recapitalization of Australia's Nine Entertainment results in a $1.4b loss for CVC Capital Partners

$796m - The Carlyle Group exits its remaining stake in China Pacific Insurance for $796m, for an overall profit of $4b

$669m - The Carlyle Group exits capsule supplier Qualicaps to Mitsubishi Chemical for $639m

$647m - Equis Funds Group closes its maiden fund at $647m

$482m - MBK Partners acquires Komeda Coffee from Advantage Partners for $482m

$208m - Unitas Capital acquires Shenzhen ZTE Netview Technology for $208m

$200m - KKR makes $200m follow-on investment in Vietnam's Masan Consumer Corp

FEBRUARY

$2b - LGT closes third global secondaries fund at $2b

$700m - India real estate investor Ireo commits $700 million to India Grand Hyatt hotel chain

$650m - Archer Capital sells Ausfuel to Trafigura subsidiary Puma Energy for $650m

$614m - Deutsche Bank reaches a final close of $614m on its second global secondaries fund

$400m - Kingdom Holding leads a $400m round of funding for Chinese online retailer JD.com

$372m - RRJ Capital and GSO Capital invest $372m in Cheniere Energy Partners

$360m - The Australian government commits $360m in new funding for the Innovation Investment Fund

$303m - TPG Capital sells half its stake in Indian financier Shriram Transport Finance for $303m

$285m - CLSA Japan sells its 100% stake in Japanese marketing firm Everlife for $285m

$276m - Archer Capital-owned Aged Care Partners buys Lend Lease's aged care unit for $276m

80% - CVC Capital Partners buys an 80% stake in Philippine BPO form SPi Global Holdings

2.5x - Advent Private Capital sells Locker Group Holdings to US-based Valmont Industries for a 2.5x return

MARCH

$3.5b - RRJ Capital reaches a final close of $3.5b on its second Asia-focused fund

$1.5b - Development Bank of Japan launches $1.5b fund

$1.3b - CVC completes $1.3b partial exit from Indonesia's Matahari Department Store

$1.1b - Neuberger Berman Group reaches final close of $1.1b on its second global co-investment fund

$880m - TPG Capital acquires Australian poultry firm Inghams Enterprises for $880m

$537m - KKR exits Japanese recruitment firm Intelligence Holdings

$303m - China special situations investor Shoreline Capital closes its second fund at $303m

$187m - CVC Capital Partners makes a partial exit from Hong Kong-listed Samsonite International, selling $187m worth of shares

$101m - New Zealand-based Pencarrow Private Equity reaches a final close on its fourth fund at $101m

11x - Mekong Capital makes 11x return off its $3.5m investment in Mobile World through a partial exit to CDH Investments

APRIL

$10.3b - Silver Lake closes its global buyout fund at $10.3b

$950m - Unitas Capital sells Australian car parts supplier Exego for $950m, securing a 3.3x return

$500m - KKR pays $500m for Warburg Pincus' controlling stake in Indian tire maker Alliance Tire Group

$450m - StepStone holds a final close of $450m on its second global secondaries fund

$260m - Australia's Anchorage Capital Partners closes Fund II at the $260m hard cap

$125m - PAG invests $125m in real estate developer China South City Holdings

$100m - Goldman Sachs and GIC Private commit $100 million to Chinese private health management company iKang

4x - CITIC Capital Partners and CDH Investments see 4x return on China's Nanjing Aotecar exit

3x - CITIC Capital Partners and Vector Capital exit RAE Systems through a $340m trade sale, generating a 3x return

MAY

$1.56b - TPG Capital and Northstar Group make a partial exit from Indonesian bank BTPN for $1.56b

$1.2b - The Qatar Foundation Endowment pays $1.2b for a 5% stake in India' s BhartiAirtel

$1.1b - Macquarie Capital exits Taiwan Broadband Communications following its $1.1b IPO

$600m - Tata Capital holds a $600m final close on Tata Opportunities Fund

$241m - KKR sells its remaining 11.8% stake in Australia's Seven West Media for $241m

$110m - Goldman Sachs invests$110m in Indian cable distribution company DEN networks

$10.3x - China New Enterprise Investment exits China's Jilin LiyuanAluminum for a 10.3x return

2.9x - KKR, CDH Investments make a 2.9x partial exit from China Mengniu Dairy for $410m

7x - Phillip Private Equity exits vaccine developer Inviragen for $250m, generating a 7x return

JUNE

$7.5b - Apax Partners reaches a $7.5b final close on its eighth global fund

$683m - CITIC Capital reaches a final close of $683m on its China Retail Properties Investment Fund

$400m - Southern Capital Group raises approximately $400m for its third buyout fund

$387m - Carlyle exits its 24% stake in Chinese infant formula manufacturer Yashili for $387m

$370m - CITIC Private Equity completes $370m take-private of Chinese biotechnology firm 3SBio

$275m - Partners Group acquires Indian IT outsourcing firm CSS Corp for $275m

$200m - Warburg Pincus pays $200m for a 20% stake in retail property platform Vingroup

JULY

$6b - KKR's Asian Fund II closes at $6b, becoming the largest regional private equity pool ever raised

$3.6b - HarbourVest Partners closes the Dover Street VIII secondaries fund at $3.6b, beyond the $3b target

$409m - AMP Capital buys 42% of Powerco NZ Holdings from Brookfield Infra Partners for $409m

$252m - The Abraaj Group exits its 50% stake in AcibademSigorta to KhazanahNasional as part of $252m deal

$239m - Affinity Equity Partners buys 52.6% of South Korea's Loen Entertainment for $239m

$213m - First Reserve-backed KrisEnergy raises $213m via its Singapore IPO

$184m - Advent Private Capital reaches final close of $184m on Fund VI

10x - Anacacia Capital sells Rafferty's Garden to PZ Cussons for 10x return in a $64m deal

AUGUST

$1.85b - IDG, DT Capital, iD Tech and Vertex Venture exit 91 Wireless to Baidu in $1.85b deal

$1.65b - MBK Partners agrees to buy a majority stake in ING Group's South Korean life insurance division for $1.65b

$843m - Baring PE Asia agrees to exit Magic Holdings International to L'Oreal for $176m as part of a $843m takeover

$490m - US-listed Simcere Pharmaceutical Group accepts Hony Capital backed $490m MBO offer.

$370m - Sequoia Capital's China Venture Fund IV closes at $370m

$322.6m - Blackstone offers to buy Hong Kong-listed real estate developer Tysan Holding for $322.6m

$296m - Temasek sells a 3.62% stake in India's Bharti Telecom to SingTel for $296m

$274m - Catalyst Investment Managers exits Australian retailer EziBuy to Woolworths in a $274m deal

$263m - SE Asia focused KV Asia Capital closes its debut fund at $263m, exceeding the $250m target

$160m - Tiantu Capital closes its sixth renminbi-denominated fund at $160m

$123.6m - AMP Capital sells a 47.62% stake in Domain Principal Group to G.K. Goh Holdings for $123.6m

3.5x - Unitas Capital exits its stake in Edwards Group to Atlas Copco for 3.5x return as part of a $1.6b deal

SEPTEMBER

$4.7b - CDH, Goldman Sachs, New Horizon, Temasek Holdings-backed Shuanghui International acquires Smithfield Foods for $4.7b

$1.67b - KKR agrees to buy an 80% stake in Panasonic Healthcare for $1.67b

$1.4b - Temasek Holdings' Mapletree Investments closes its China Opportunity Fund II at the $1.4b hard cap

$900m - Hamilton Lane closes its Secondary Fund III at $900m, surpassing the $650m target

$715m - TPG Capital agrees to sell China's UT Capital Group to Haitong International for around $715m

$552m - KKR buys 10% of Chinese home appliance maker Qingdao Haier for $552m

$350m - Lombard Investments closes its SE Asia-focused fourth fund at $350m

$206m - VC-backed mobile game developer Forgame Holdings raises $206m through a Hong Kong IPO

$152m - KhazanahNasional invests $152m for 4.95% stake in Beijing Enterprises Water Group

OCTOBER

$2.7b - MBK Partners closes its third buyout fund at the $2.7b hard cap

$1b - Gaw Capital Partners reaches a final close on its fourth China real estate fund at the $1.025b hard cap

$750m - AlpInvest Partners closes its Secondaries Fund V at the $750m hard cap, exceeding the $500m target

$625m - Chinese NASDAQ-listed firm Pactera accepts The Blackstone Group and GGV Capital's $625m take-private bid

$587m - Morgan Stanley PE Asia part exits Hyundai Rotem in $587m in Korea Stock Exchange IPO

$500m - Anchor Equity Partners reaches a final close on its debut South Korea fund at the $500m hard cap

$420m - Hony Capital and retailer Suning Commerce agree to buy a majority stake in PPTV for $420 million

$416m - The Carlyle Group, Macquarie and Accel Partners-backed OzForex Group raises $416m in Australia listing

$315m - Goldman Sachs sells down its 8.05% stake in Hong Kong- listed Geely Automobile for $315m

$214m - TPG Capital agrees to buy a 12.15% stake in China's Phoenix Satellite Television for $214m

$200m - KKR makes its first Malaysian investment, paying $200m for a minority stake in Weststar Aviation Services

$123m - Affinity Equity Partners invests $123 million in a Chinese dairy farming joint venture with Sunlon

NOVEMBER

$3b - GIC Private's warehouse developer Global Logistic Properties launches a $3b China-focused fund

$2.8b - Baring PE Asia supports a $2.8b managment buyout of US-listed Giant Interactive Group

$1.5b - PAG's real estate arm Secured Capital makes $1.5b final close on its fifth fund, exceeding the $1b target

$540m - Warburg Pincus sells its 33.9% stake in Australia's Transpacific Industries Group for $540m

$540m - India-focused GP Kedaara Capital raises $540m for debut fund, exceeding the $500m target

$530m - Chinatrust Commercial Bank buys Tokyo Star Bank from Lone Star and creditors for $530m

$357m - Headland Capital Partners makes takeover offer for Kreuz Holdings worth $357m

$200m - CPPIB commits $200m for 80% of an office real estate joint venture with India's ShapoorjiPallonji Group

$200m - KKR to buy 35-40% of India's Gland Pharma for about $200m, 3Logi Capital exits.

$200m - Hony Capital-backed property developer Hydoo International raises $200m in a Hong Kong IPO

$187m - Warburg Pincus, SAIF Partners and DCM-backed 58.com raises $187m through a US listing.

$167m - VC-backed Chinese travel website Qunar raises $167m through a NASDAQ IPO

DECEMBER

$6b - EIG Global Energy Partners reaches a final close of $6b on Energy Fund XVI, exceeding the $4.25b target.

$1.15b - Actis closes its third global energy fund at $1.15m, exceeding the $750m target by 50%

$475m - Crescent Capital Partners' Cover-More Group targets A$521.2m IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange

$400m - Baring Private Equity Asia completes acquisition of around 71% of India's Hexaware Technologies for $400m

$250m - Rocket Internet's Lazada raises $250 million, taking its total funding to $486m in 18 months

$111.4m - Southern Capital Group backs a management buyout of Malaysia's HELP International Corp worth $111.4m

760 - The number of firms awaiting approval for IPOs in China

50 - The number of firms expected to list when China's IPO market re-opens in January 2014

2x - Lazard Australia Private Equity part exits sports apparel brand 2XU to L Capital for a 2x return

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