Exits
Japan's VC-backed Metaps files for IPO
Metaps, a Japanese mobile software developer and IT services start-up backed by a slew of VC investors, has filed for its Tokyo IPO and is expected to raise as much as JPY3.8 billion ($30.6 million).
PE-backed CICC files for Hong Kong IPO
China International Capital Corp. (CICC), which is backed by KKR, TPG Capital and Singapore’s GIC Private, among others, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO. The company is said to be looking to raise around $1 billion.
Australia's PEP to sell Energy Developments for $1.4b
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has agreed to sell Energy Developments, an Australia-based provider of distributed power to the mining industry, to utilities business Duet Group for an enterprise valuation of A$1.92 billion ($1.4 billion).
TPG, Affinity-owned UTAC files for $350m US IPO
UTAC Holdings, the Singapore-based precision engineering firm owned by TPG Capital and Affinity Equity Partners, is looking to raise as much as $350 million in its US IPO.
China Modern Dairy buys KKR, CDH $245m JV stake
KKR and CDH Investments have agreed to sell their stake in Success Dairy to China Modern Dairy Holdings (CMDH) in exchange for $HK1.9 billion ($245 million) of CMDH stock.
2Q analyisis: The bulls hesitate
China's equities wobble is unlikely to discourage companies from local listings, and a rise in renminbi fundraising could result; Asia investment hits record high; public market sales dominate exit activity
Sequoia exits Chinese luxury goods retailer Sparkle Roll
Sequoia Capital has sold its remaining stake in Sparkle Roll Group, a Hong Kong-listed Chinese retailer which sells branded luxury products such as cars, jewelry and wine, raising HK$120 million ($15 million).
Baring PE Asia to acquire Orangefield Group
Baring Private Equity Asia has agreed to acquire fund administration and corporate services firm Orangefield Group from AAC Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount.
India IPOs: Best intentions
Should Cafe Coffee Day, the largest player in India's chained café market, succeed in raising INR11.5 billion ($180 million) in its IPO, it would be the largest PE-backed offering on a domestic bourse in close to eight years.
Japan's Recruit Holdings acquires UK edutech startup Quipper
Japan's Recruit Holdings has acquired VC-backed UK edutech start-up Quipper for $40 million.
Australia's PE-owned GenesisCare to buy Cancer Partners UK
Australian cancer and cardiovascular treatment provider GenesisCare, which is owned by KKR, has bought cancer center manager Cancer Partners UK from its private equity backer, Apposite Capital.
TA invests in India's Atria, IVFA rolls over stake
TA Associates will join India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA) to buy about 95% of Indian broadband service provider Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT). IVFA's India Value Fund III, ACT's current majority shareholder, will exit most of its stake and roll...
US-listed Chinese companies: Compliance costs
Chinese mobile game publisher iDreamSky Technology went public on NASDAQ in August 2014 after raising $116 million in its IPO. This windfall came with a price tag: the company paid $4.65 million in costs, most of it in accounting and legal expenses. A...
Bain to sell electronic connectors maker FCI Asia for $1.28b
Bain Capital has agreed to sell FCI Asia, which manufacturers connectors used in electronics, data storage and telecommunications, to US-headquartered industry peer Amphenol for $1.28 billion.
Novartis buys VC-backed Australian drug developer Spinifex
Australian life sciences specialists Brandon Capital Partners and GBS Ventures will exit local drug developer Spinifex Pharmaceuticals after Novartis agreed to buy the business for $200 million in cash plus unspecified earn-outs.
PE investors set for exit as RBL Bank files for IPO
Indian private lender RBL Bank plans to raise up to INR11 billion ($173 million) through an IPO, providing a full exit for Beacon India Private Equity and a partial exit for Gaja Capital and Capvent.
PE-backed Coffee Day targets $180m India IPO
Cafe Coffee Day, an Indian coffee shop and restaurant chain backed by KKR, New Silk Route Partners (NSR) and Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE), is seeking to raise up to INR11.5 billion ($180 million) through an India IPO.
Indonesia's Soetantyo family buys Icicle Holdings from PE
A company owned by the Soetantyo family, which has extensive interests in Indonesia’s food sector, has agreed to buy North America-based Icicle Holdings from PE firm Paine & Partners.
India to create trading platform for technology start-ups
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has provided details on plans for a trading platform for technology start-ups as it seeks to make it easier for companies to go public domestically. The regulator has also decided on measures to streamline...
PE-backed Focus Media’s backdoor listing encounters hurdles
Private equity-backed Focus Media’s planned $7 billion reverse merger with Shenzhen-listed Hongda New Material has encountered another setback following the resignation of Hongda's chairman in response to a probe by authorities.
CX set for partial exit as Matrix Cellular files for India IPO
Matrix Cellular, an Indian telecommunications company that caters to people traveling abroad, has filed for an IPO. This would allow a partial exit for private equity backer CX Partners.
Onshore IPOs and China VIEs: Replacement capital?
With Chinese entrepreneurs considering domestic IPOs, foreign VCs face the prospect of having to sell off investments in restricted industries. But the trend can only be sustained as long as valuations remain high
KKR commits $70m to China education player Tarena
KKR has invested $70 million in Tarena International, a provider of professional education and training in China, forming a new partnership with a PE backer as existing investors trim their holdings.
Singapore's Temasek, CVC agree $2b deal for US generic drug firm
Singapore's Temasek Holdings is a member of a CVC Capital Partners-led consortium that has agreed to buy a controlling stake in US-based generic drug manufacturer Alvogen. The deal is said to value the company at $2 billion.