Buyouts
PAG acquires Indian CDMO Acme for $145m
PAG has acquired a controlling stake in Acme Formulation Private, an India-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), for approximately $145 million.
J-GIA carves out furniture business from Japan's Seven & i
Japan Growth Investments Alliance (J-GIA) has agreed to buy a majority stake in furniture and home décor business Francfranc – which has stores in Japan and Hong Kong – from Seven & i Holdings, the parent of 7-Eleven.
Portfolio: Integral Corporation and Nitto FC
Japan’s Integral Corporation treads lightly in the conservative agriculture space as it helps fertilizer maker Nitto FC evolve from an owner-centric culture to a more distributed power structure
2Q analysis: Trouble in China
Efforts to rein in China’s technology giants have dampened investor sentiment, with India and Southeast Asia stepping into the void. China remains active for fundraising, but there are fears that US IPO activity could take a hit
Deal focus: Bringing specialization to healthcare
TE Asia Healthcare Partners, a Southeast Asia-focused investor backed by TPG Capital, has launched a long-term plan to add much-needed cardiology hospitals to Indonesia’s healthcare mix
Advantage, Tokyo Century agree Japan battery carve-out
Advantage Partners is making another investment alongside Tokyo Century Corporation – which bought a stake in the GP two years ago – with an agreement to buy a battery business controlled by local conglomerate Showa Denko.
TE Asia acquires two Indonesia cardiology practices
TE Asia Healthcare Partners, a Singapore-based hospital platform backed by TPG Capital, has acquired controlling stakes in two Indonesian cardiology centers.
Deal focus: Indian cartoons poised for proliferation
NewQuest Capital’s acquisition of Cosmos-Maya from KKR-backed Emerald Media punctuates a crystallizing opportunity set in Indian animation. The next step is going global
Longreach buys pulp and paper industry supplier from Navis
The Longreach Group has acquired a majority interest in Amazon Papyrus Chemicals Holdings, a Hong Kong-headquartered chemical solutions provider to the pulp and paper industry, from Navis Capital Partners.
NewQuest buys Cosmos-Maya from KKR's Emerald Media
Direct secondaries specialist NewQuest Capital has acquired Indian animation studio Cosmos-Maya from Emerald Media, an Asian media platform backed by KKR.
NewQuest exits BPO business to US GP
NewQuest Capital Partners is exiting Integreon, a business process outsourcing (BPO) provider with a significant Asia footprint to US private equity firm EagleTree Capital.
Nippon Investment acquires Japan wine brand
Japanese private equity firm Nippon Investment Corporation (NIC) has acquired the local subsidiary of Germany-based winemaker and distributor Pieroth for an undisclosed sum.
KKR impact fund backs Australasian edtech player
KKR’s global impact investment fund has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Australia and New Zealand-based Education Perfect, a provider of digital teaching and learning toolkits for schools, at a valuation of NZ$455 million ($320 million).
PE investors agree $5.7b 51job take-private
A consortium led by DCP Capital Partners has finalized terms for a $5.7 billion privatization of US-listed Chinese online recruitment platform 51job.
Portfolio: Mandala Capital and EFRAC
Mandala Capital is helping Indian food and pharma testing laboratory EFRAC distinguish itself against a field of ragtag competitors. Personnel, networks, and technology are the critical inputs
Japan activists: Enablers or destabilizers?
The corporate governance scandal at Toshiba underlines the increasing influence of activist investors in Japan. For private equity firms, there are two sides to the coin
Quadrant buys Australia's Affinity Education from Anchorage
Quadrant Private Equity has acquired Australia-based childcare business Affinity Education from Anchorage Capital Partners for A$650 million ($490 million).
KKR buys controlling stake in India's Vini Cosmetics
KKR has agreed to pay $625 million for a controlling stake in Vini Cosmetics, a leading branded personal care and beauty products company in India.
ChrysCapital exits US-based Infogain to Apax
ChrysCapital has exited Silicon Valley-based Infogain – an IT services provider that helped solidify the US-India cross-border opportunity set – to Apax Partners.
Deal focus: TEC goes back to the office
KKR and Tiga Investments have acquired Hong Kong’s The Executive Centre at a time when flexible office space is coming into focus, but expansion ambitions need to remain in check
Deal focus: CVC gets intimate with A Bathing Ape
CVC Capital Partners has completed a complex carve-out of Japanese streetwear brand A Bathing Ape from diversified Hong Kong retail group I.T
Blackstone buys International Data Group from China Oceanwide
The Blackstone Group has agreed to acquire International Data Group (IDG) from China Oceanwide Holdings for an enterprise valuation of $1.3 billion.
BGH bids $1b for Australian software provider Hansen
Australian private equity firm BGH Capital has offered to acquired Sydney-listed industrial software provider Hansen Technologies for an enterprise valuation of A$1.3 billion ($1 billion).
Primavera buys Reckitt’s China formula business for $2.2b
Primavera Capital Group has agreed to acquire UK-headquartered multinational Reckitt Benckiser’s China infant formula and child nutrition business for an enterprise value of $2.2 billion.
