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Tower Capital buys payments unit from Singapore's DBS

Tower Capital Asia has completed the fourth investment from its debut Southeast Asia fund – taking deployment past 60% - with the acquisition of a majority stake in payment solutions provider AXS from DBS Bank.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 11 July 2023
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Japanese GPs maintain strong investment pace - AVCJ Forum

Deployment remains robust in Japan’s mid-cap space with private equity firms continuing to see plentiful opportunities in carve-outs and founder-succession situations, the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum Japan 2023 heard.

  • North Asia
  • 07 July 2023
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US GP backs Australia skin tanning products brand

Gauge Capital, a US private equity firm with experience in the Australian health and beauty space, has invested in local tanning cream brand Loving Tan. Financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Australasia
  • 06 July 2023
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Paine Schwartz pursues take-private of Australia's Costa

Paine Schwartz Partners has submitted a AUD 1.6bn (USD 1.07bn) buyout offer for listed Australian fresh fruit and vegetables supplier Costa Group – eight years after it took the business public.

  • Australasia
  • 05 July 2023
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Japan M&A: Go digital, go global

Panasonic moved from hardware to software with the acquisition of Blue Yonder, a path that other Japanese corporates are expected to follow. PE investors can sell to them or work with them

  • North Asia
  • 05 July 2023
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Allegro buys PwC's Australia government consulting business

Turnaround specialist Allegro Funds has agreed to acquire PwC’s public consulting business in Australia, which is dealing with the fallout from a tax leak scandal. The sale price is AUD 1 (USD 0.66).

  • Australasia
  • 29 June 2023
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Warburg Pincus buys majority stake in India bath fittings brand

Warburg Pincus has acquired a majority stake in India’s Watertec, an affordable bath fittings brand with a nationwide footprint.

  • South Asia
  • 28 June 2023
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Japan's Integral buys UPT from Advantage, sells BTC to Capgemini

Japanese middle market private equity firm Integral Corporation has acquired United Precision Technologies (UPT), which supplies components used in smart devices, from Advantage Partners and sold IT consulting business BTC to Capgemini.

  • North Asia
  • 26 June 2023
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BPEA EQT, ChrysCapital buy HDFC's India education finance unit

BPEA EQT and ChrysCapital have agreed to acquire a 90% stake in India-based HDFC’s education finance business at a valuation of INR 103.5bn (USD 1.26bn). It has been described as the largest-ever private equity buyout in the country’s financial services...

  • South Asia
  • 20 June 2023
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Advantage Partners SPAC agrees recycling merger

A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) affiliated with Japan’s Advantage Partners has agreed to merge with Jeplan, a local recycling business specialising in plastic waste.

  • North Asia
  • 19 June 2023
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Next agrees take-private for Australian accommodation manager

Next Capital has agreed to acquire Australia-based holiday accommodation manager Alloggio Group for a valuation of AUD 48.2m (USD 32.7m) after cutting the offer price by 20%.

  • Greater China
  • 14 June 2023
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Bain buys Indian industrial chemicals business

Bain Capital has acquired India’s Porus Labs, a manufacturer of agricultural and speciality chemicals, including pharmaceutical industry ingredients.

  • South Asia
  • 12 June 2023
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Hahn launches tender offer for Korean medical devices player

Hahn & Company has launched a KRW 957bn (USD 735.9m) tender offer for listed Korean medical devices manufacturer Lutronic, working in conjunction with the company’s founder and CEO.

  • North Asia
  • 12 June 2023
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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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