Buyouts
Longeach succeeds in bid for 99.53% of Sanyo Logistics
Pan-Asian private equity firm The Longreach Group announced the successful completion of its tender offer to acquire the issued and outstanding common shares of Sanyo Electric Logistics Co., Ltd., the logistics subsidiary owned by Sanyo Electric Co.,...
Industrial Long fund buys Maruei store in Japan
Maruei Department Co., Ltd, an Aichi-based department store operator, will sell its 100%-owned Toyohashi Maruei Co., which operates a branch of the Maruei brand department store in the Chubu area of Japan's main island of Honshu, to the Industrial Long...
Howard Morgan of Castle Harlan
Senior Managing Director at buyout firm Castle Harlan, Howard Morgan, talks about Australia’s rebound from the GFC and how the market, as resilient as it is, would struggle if another crisis were to hit.
CPPIB launches $3.05 billion bid for Australia's Intoll Group
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has launched an A$3.4 billion ($3.05 billion) takeover bid for Australian road toll operator Intoll Group – a cash offer that comes at a 38% premium over the target's latest closing price.
Allied Medical talks complicate Healthscope situation
The $1.6 billion takeover bid for Australian private hospital and pathology operator Healthscope by a consortium of the Blackstone Group, the Carlyle Group, and TPG Capital, with a rival bid from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., has been complicated by...
Shan's Pacific Alliance bidding for AIA?
Hong Kong-headquartered private equity firm Pacific Alliance Group (PAG) is leading one of four PRC-backed consortia that have approached AIG over the possible acquisition of its Asia division AIA, which is on the market again following Prudential's failed...
San Miguel offers 49% of Pure Foods
Raymond Ang, president of Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp., has confirmed that the group will be selling 49% of its foods division Pure Foods, rather than the entire group, with an estimated value of $588 million.
KKR, Permira cited for MBK CNS sale
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and UK-headquartered Permira are among potential bidders for China Network Systems (CNS), the Taiwanese cable TV asset that MBK Partners is seeking to exit for up to $2.5 billion, according to reports.
Khazanah extends Parkway bid
Malaysian SWF Khazanah Nasional has extended its partial offer for a control stake in Singapore-based hospital group Parkway Holdings to July 26th, a moves that comes as it repositions itself after fellow Parkway stakeholder and rival bidder Fortis Group...
Chinatrust still in Primus Nan Shan process
A spokesperson for Taiwanese financial group Chinatrust Financial Holding, announced that the company still seeks a 30% stake in Nan Shan Life Insurance, the local unit of American International Group, currently the subject of a delayed $2.15 billion...
Japan: Spring after a long winter?
METI’s new proposal could sway perceptions among PE and promoters alike
Korean government delays Woori sale
The Korean government has delayed the public announcement of its privatization plans for Woori Financial Group, owner of No. 3 Korean lender Woori Bank, likely looking to increase the value of the sale.
Carlyle, CVC may enter fray for Pure Foods
Carlyle Group and CVC Capital Partners may join the race to acquire Philippine-based San Miguel Corp.’s subsidiary Pure Foods, a company that could be worth as much as $2 billion, according to reports.
Quadrant acquires Media Monitors
Australia’s Quadrant Private Equity has taken a 100% stake in region-wide media intelligence and news-aggregating firm Media Monitors for an undisclosed amount.
Providence announces terms on $570 million Study Group deal
Providence Equity Partners has announced a final acquisition price of A$660 million ($570 million) for CHAMP Private Equity and Petersen Investments investee Study Group in its first Australian deal.
Fortis bids $2.3 billion for Parkway
Following Malaysian SWF Khazanah Nasional Bhd.’s $835 million bid to gain 51.5% of Parkway Holdings, Asia Pacific’s largest hospital management firm, Indian hospital operator Fortis Healthcare has offered $2.3 billion to acquire Parkway, putting pressure...
Reliance/GTL deal may involve Saudi Telecom, ADIA, PE players
The $11 billion merger of Reliance Infratel, the cellular transmission tower arm of India's Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, into Indian independent telecoms player GTL Infrastructure may include investment by Saudi Telecom Co., the Abu Dhabi Investment...
Providence goes to Study Group
US media and TMT-focused private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has picked up CHAMP Private Equity’s education asset Study Group International, in a deal estimated at around A$600 million ($523.6 million).
Valiant to take SME Fuji Foods private
Tokyo-based SME-focused buyout firm Valiant Partners plans to take Fuji Foods Co., a producer and distributor of cooked foods, private through an MBO.
Parkway Holdings playing hardball
The leading contenders to take majority control of Singaporean hospital management firm Parkway Holdings Ltd. have separately experienced hurdles in their quest to obtain their acquisition target, extending the highly contested race that began in March.
Khazanah may pick up Amanresorts
Malaysian SWF Khazanah Nasional, which has been more and more active in direct investments over the past 18 months, is now seeking to pick up a controlling stake in luxury resort chain Amanresorts from its current owner, Indian real estate developer DLF...
GIC to defer preferential investment in Fortis
The Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (GIC) is aiming to defer its $82 million preferential investment in Indian hospital management firm Fortis Healthcare, the latest turn in the highly contested race to take control of Parkway Holdings.
KKR nixes CVC partnership on Healthscope
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has said that CVC Capital Partners will not be participating in a bid for Australia's Healthscope, estimated at potentially up to A$1.84 billion ($1.56 billion), with KKR continuing on the bid by itself.
Blackstone may join Woori process
The Blackstone Group has been in discussions with Korea's Woori Financial Group over possible participation in the state-backed $6 billion auction of the government's 57% stake in the country's third largest banking group, at some $10.6 billion market...