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Quadrant completes New Zealand cybersecurity roll-up

Quadrant Private Equity has invested in New Zealand-based cybersecurity providers Quantum Security Services, ZX Security, and Helix Security Services with a view to supporting expansion into new geographies and service offerings.

  • Australasia
  • 04 April 2023
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Hong Kong's HKBN confirms talks with I Squared

HKBN, one of Hong Kong’s leading broadband internet providers, has confirmed that negotiations with infrastructure investor I Squared Capital over a potential acquisition are ongoing.

  • Greater China
  • 04 April 2023
GIC takes co-control of Bain-owned Japan software company

Bain Capital has ceded co-control of Japanese HR software provider Works Human Intelligence (WHI) to GIC in a deal ranked among the Singapore sovereign investor’s largest acquisitions.

  • North Asia
  • 03 April 2023
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D Capital agrees Japan digital marketing carve-out

Japanese mid-market private equity firm D Capital has agreed to buy the local operations of Catalina, a US-headquartered digital marketing company undergoing its second restructuring in four years.

  • North Asia
  • 30 March 2023
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Asia GPs must get smarter on target selection, costs - Bain & Co

Careful target selection – based on geography and sector – and increased emphasis on cost controls during ownership will be critical factors for Asian private equity investors as the industry braces for a downturn, according to Bain & Company.

  • Exits
  • 28 March 2023
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Longreach buys Japan healthcare SaaS player

North Asia buyout specialist The Longreach Group has invested an undisclosed sum in Wellness Communications Corporation (WCC), a Japanese healthcare software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider.

  • North Asia
  • 28 March 2023
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Asia-Europe investor AGIC supports Danish electronics buyout

AGIC Capital, a specialist in Europe-China cross-border deals, has backed the acquisition of PR Electronics, a Danish manufacturer of signal processing equipment with an existing base in China.

  • Europe
  • 28 March 2023
TII, Premji to acquire India medical devices player

Tube Investments of India (TII) and Premji Invest have agreed to acquire medical instruments maker Lotus Surgicals for up to INR 3.5bn (USD 42.3m), providing an exit for Samara Capital.

  • South Asia
  • 27 March 2023
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Bain pursues buyout of Australia's Estia Health

Bain Capital has offered to acquire Australia-listed aged care provider Estia Health for AUD 775.1m (USD 517.4m).

  • North Asia
  • 24 March 2023
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JIP wins board approval for $15b Toshiba buyout

The board of Toshiba Corporation has approved a tender offer from Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) that values the company at approximately JPY 2trn (USD 15.3bn).

  • North Asia
  • 24 March 2023
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Polaris picks up Japan advertising, recruitment assets

Polaris Capital Group has acquired Sendenkaigi, which claims to be Japan’s leading publisher of marketing and communications-related content, as well as its recruitment-focused subsidiary.

  • North Asia
  • 23 March 2023
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BPEA EQT seeks financing for Vistra, Tricor merger

BPEA EQT is pushing ahead with the merger of Asia-headquartered corporate services providers Vistra Group and Tricor Group, having initiated discussions on pricing a USD 1.66bn financing package.

  • Buyouts
  • 22 March 2023
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Deal focus: GL Capital plots careful China carve-out

GL Capital worked quietly but industriously to secure a leveraged buyout of China-based contract manufacturer Foryou Medical Devices – even using renminbi financing to avoid US dollar interest rate exposure

  • Greater China
  • 21 March 2023
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Australia's Potentia wins majority shareholder approval for Nitro bid

Potentia Capital has secured support from more than half of Nitro Software’s shareholders for a take-private bid that values the listed Australian company at up to approximately AUD 552m (USD 370m).

  • Australasia
  • 20 March 2023
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GPs double down on value creation to maintain returns - AVCJ Forum

Private equity investors must find more operational levers to pull as LPs seek the same if not higher returns from the asset class despite more challenging economic conditions.

  • Australasia
  • 17 March 2023
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BPEA EQT hits first close on mid-market fund, seals debut deal

BPEA EQT – which was formed through the merger of Baring Private Equity Asia and EQT – achieved a first close on its pan-regional mid-cap fund at the end of last year and the vehicle recently completed its debut investment in a Malaysia-headquartered...

  • Fundraising
  • 14 March 2023
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Kedaara buys majority stake in India dermatology player

Kedaara Capital has acquired a majority stake in medico-aesthetic dermatology services Oliva Skin & Hair Clinic, facilitating an exit for healthcare specialist InvAscent Capital.

  • South Asia
  • 14 March 2023
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TPG targets $1.2b Australia funeral services take-private

TPG Capital has submitted a buyout offer for Invocare, a listed Australian provider of funeral services and operator of memorial parks and crematoria, that values the company at approximately AUD 1.8bn (USD 1.2bn).

  • Australasia
  • 07 March 2023
NIC buys Japan dental consultancy, Jafco exits

Japanese private equity firm Nippon Investment Corporation (NIC) has acquired 100% of local dental industry services provider Medical Support Consulting, facilitating an exit for Jafco.

  • North Asia
  • 07 March 2023
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EQT buys Korean security services provider

EQT has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Korea-based security monitoring business SK Shieldus from an affiliate of SK Group and Macquarie Asset Management, through an investment under its core-plus infrastructure strategy.

  • North Asia
  • 06 March 2023
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BGH, Sixth Street's PushPay buyout bid set to fall short

New Zealand and Australia-listed payments business PushPay has announced that its NZD 1.54bn (USD 933m) acquisition by BGH Capital and Sixth Street Partners will not proceed based on proxy votes already received.

  • Australasia
  • 03 March 2023
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Asia co-investment: Gun-shy LPs?

Overallocation, risk aversion, and troubleshooting existing deals have prompted some LPs to pull back from co-investment in Asia. Others are willing to step in, but the market is selective

  • Australasia
  • 01 March 2023
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Allegro agrees take-private of Australian law firm

Allegro Funds has agreed to acquire Slater & Gordon, a Melbourne-headquartered law firm that trades on the Australian Securities Exchange, at a price that equates to a market capitalisation of around AUD 77.6m (USD 52.3m).

  • Australasia
  • 27 February 2023
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AVCJ Awards 2022: Deal of the Year – Mid Cap: Honour Line Shipping

Nexus Point Capital secured the acquisition of Honour Line Shipping despite higher offers from rival bidders because it did its homework on the industry and established good relations with the founders

  • Greater China
  • 27 February 2023
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