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Bain seeks delisting of Chindata within three years of listing

Bain Capital has submitted a USD 2.9bn take-private bid for Chindata Group, a largely China-focused data centre operator that it assembled through a buy-and-build and took public in October 2020.

  • Greater China
  • 09 June 2023
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Japan's J-Star buys freight forwarding company

Japan’s J-Star has acquired local freight forwarding business Japan Trust Holdings for an undisclosed sum as part of a transportation services consolidation play.

  • North Asia
  • 09 June 2023
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Bain boosts take-private offer for Australia's Estia

Bain Capital has increased its take-private offer for Australia-listed aged care provider Estia Health – to a point where the business is valued at about AUD 826.8m (USD 550m) – after an earlier bid was rejected.

  • Australasia
  • 08 June 2023
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Japan buyouts: Bucking the trend

Japan remains a private equity hotspot despite muted buyout activity elsewhere in Asia. Take-private and sponsor-to-sponsor opportunities make for a more textured local market

  • North Asia
  • 06 June 2023
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DCP agrees carve-out of Cargill's China poultry unit

DCP Capital has agreed to buy the China-based poultry business of US-headquartered food and agriculture corporation Cargill for an undisclosed sum.

  • Greater China
  • 02 June 2023
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Australia’s Real Pet Food taps investors for equity injection

Hosen Capital, New Hope Group, and Temasek Holdings have led a AUD 248m (USD 161.2m) equity injection into Australia-based chilled pet food supplier Real Pet Food to pay down debt and support growth.

  • Australasia
  • 01 June 2023
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Dymon backs take-private of Singapore’s Challenger Technologies

Dymon Asia Private Equity has launched a SGD 224m (USD 180m) take-private bid for Challenger Technologies in conjunction with the Singapore-listed electronics retailer's CEO.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 31 May 2023
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Energy transition: An emerging speciality

Kerogen Capital is trying to plot a more nuanced course into energy transition than building renewables. It is one of a growing number of nascent specialists in the space.

  • Industrials
  • 24 May 2023
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Deal focus: Investcorp finds optimal entry point with Jianuo

Investcorp negotiated its debut China control deal in the shadow of COVID-19 but expects to see long-term gains through the target company’s exposure to electric vehicles and renewable energy

  • Greater China
  • 24 May 2023
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Deal focus: PrimeMovers buys Malaysia machinist in debut deal

PrimeMovers, which spun out from Platinum Equity last year, and UK-based Lingotto Investment Management have jointly acquired Malaysian precision manufacturing company EngTek

  • Southeast Asia
  • 23 May 2023
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Potentia withdraws from talks to buy Australia-listed Tyro

Australia-based specialist B2B technology investor Potentia Capital has withdrawn from talks to acquire listed payments software provider Tyro Payments – marking the second time attempts to reach an agreement have failed.

  • Australasia
  • 23 May 2023
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Blackstone buys jewellery certification business, China's Fosun exits

The Blackstone Group has paid USD 569.7m for 100% of Belgium-headquartered jewellery certification business International Gemological Institute (IGI), taking out investors including China’s Fosun Group.

  • Greater China
  • 22 May 2023
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Bain buys Japan software player IDAJ

Bain Capital has acquired IDAJ, a Japan-based engineering solutions provider that provides digital platforms to facilitate project development and computer-based design simulation systems.

  • North Asia
  • 18 May 2023
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TPG re-engages with improved offer for Australia's Invocare

TPG Capital has been granted due diligence access to Invocare, a listed Australian provider of funeral services and operator of memorial parks and crematoria, after making an improved offer that values the business at approximately AUD 2.2bn (USD 1.5bn).

  • Australasia
  • 17 May 2023
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Investcorp completes debut China control deal

Investcorp has acquired a controlling stake in China’s Shandong Jianuo Electronics, a components supplier for the electric vehicle (EV) and renewable energy industries, for an undisclosed sum.

  • Greater China
  • 17 May 2023
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Macquarie Capital acquires majority stake in India’s CloudExtel

Macquarie Capital, the investment arm of Australia’s Macquarie Group, has acquired a 51% stake in Indian digital connectivity technology provider CloudExtel for about USD 100m.

  • South Asia
  • 15 May 2023
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KKR takes out Rakuten's stake in Japanese retailer Seiyu

KKR has increased its stake in Japanese supermarket operator Seiyu to 85%, having taken out a position held by local e-commerce giant Rakuten, which supported the private equity firm’s carve-out in 2020.

  • North Asia
  • 15 May 2023
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Blackstone falls short in bid to delist India's R Systems

The Blackstone Group has failed to delist Indian IT provider R Systems due to insufficient interest from public shareholders six months after agreeing on a majority acquisition.

  • South Asia
  • 12 May 2023
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Actis launches $500m Japan renewables platform

Actis has formed a USD 500m Japan renewables platform and acquired Hergo Japan Energy Corporation, which has around 230 megawatts in operating and development projects, as the seed asset.

  • North Asia
  • 10 May 2023
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CLSA exits Japan parking lot operator to Advantage

CLSA Capital Partners (CLSA CP) has agreed to sell Japanese coin-operated parking lot business Ecolocity to Advantage Partners for an undisclosed sum.

  • North Asia
  • 10 May 2023
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Q&A: ShawKwei & Partners’ Kyle Shaw

Kyle Shaw, founder and managing partner of ShawKwei & Partners, on bright spots in industrial manufacturing and becoming more Southeast Asia-centric as supply chains reduce China exposure

  • Southeast Asia
  • 10 May 2023
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Dymon backs take-private of Singapore’s Penguin International

Dymon Asia Private Equity has teamed up with the executive chairman of Penguin International on a take-private bid that values the Singapore-listed shipbuilder at SGD 29.2m (USD 22m).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 May 2023
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China: Who’s investing?

Private equity investment in China remains in the doldrums yet local investors claim to see green shoots. Where, when, and how they engage with the market is likely to differ from previous cycles

  • Greater China
  • 03 May 2023
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Quadria acquires Malaysia’s Straits Orthopaedics

Singapore-headquartered healthcare specialist Quadria Capital has acquired a majority stake in Malaysian contract devices manufacturer Straits Orthopaedics at an enterprise value of USD 240m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 02 May 2023
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