Expansion
A Capital bets on B&O's China growth story
Just three months ago, 87-year-old Danish electronics manufacturer Bang & Olufsen (B&O) announced worse-than-expected third quarter results: revenue was down 7% year-on-year while pre-tax profit fell by 37%. The company blamed poor sales in Europe and...
TLG Capital bets on Myanmar cruise company
UK private equity firm TLG Capital is reportedly planning to establish a company that will operate cruises in Myanmar, investing via its holding in Compagnie Fluviale du Mekong, one of Cambodia's oldest river cruise businesses.
A Capital backs Bang & Olufsen for China growth
A Capital has teamed up with Chinese luxury goods distributor Sparkle Roll to pay $30 million for a 7.71% stake in Denmark's Bang & Olufsen (B&O). The electronics manufacturer is looking to increase sales in China to offset weak demand in Europe and the...
Creador confirms MNC Skyvision investment
Creador Capital has confirmed it invested $28 million in Indonesian pay TV operator MNC Skyvision’s IDR2.15 billion ($228 million) IPO. The committed capital includes $13 million from a co-investor.
IHH raises $2b from IPO, Abraaj Capital exits
IHH Healthcare, the hospital operator owned by Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional, has raised MYR6.3 billion ($2 billion) from its IPO after pricing the offering near the top of the indicative range. Abraaj Capital fully exited its holding...
SE Asia media peaks PE's interest
A year ago, global private equity firms stopped ignoring Southeast Asia’s media industry and put the sector on their priority list. What changed?
TA, Qiming, Ignition invest in Chinese online game developer
TA Associates, Qiming Venture Partners and Ignition Capital Partners have purchased a significant minority stake in Chinese online gaming company Forgame Tech. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
Fidelity, Qualcomm lead Series C round for Bigshoebazaar
Fidelity Growth Partners and Qualcomm Ventures have led a Series C round of funding worth INR1 billion (US$18 million) for Indian online wholesaler Bigshoebazaar. Existing investors Nexus Venture Partners and Catamaran Ventures also participated.
Warburg Pincus commits $200m to China Auto Rental
Warburg Pincus has invested $200 million in China Auto Rental, said to be the country’s largest car rental network in terms of revenue. It is the largest equity financing the industry has seen since Legend Holdings made a RMB1 billion strategic investment...
Hao Capital forms healthcare JV with TCL Group
China-focused private equity firm Hao Capital has formed a joint venture with the TCL Group, one of the leading consumer electronics companies in China, to provide diagnostic imaging products and services.
Standard Chartered PE takes Smoothies Korea overseas
Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) has completed its fourth transaction in partnership with South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), making a $46 million investment in nutritional beverage brand Smoothies Korea. The company will use the capital...
AIF invests in Southeast Asian consumer packaging firm
AIF Capital has completed a $40 million investment in Pacific Plas, one of the largest participants in Southeast Asia’s resin distribution and consumer packaging markets. AIF is the first private equity investor in the Singapore-based family-owned company....
Sprint Capital backs Australian coal miner
Sprint Capital has invested A$36 million ($36.4 million) for a 25% stake in Australian mining company Stanmore Coal. Capital from the Hong Kong-based private equity firm, which specializes in mining and natural resources sector transactions, will go towards...
Translink, Vangoo back Chinese mobile ad platform with $12m
Silicon Valley-based Translink Capital and Japan’s Vangoo Investment Partners have led a $12 million Series B round of funding for Chinese mobile-based advertising platforms Adwo.
Standard Chartered PE commits $22m to India's Karaikal Port
Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) has invested INR1.3 billion ($22.8 million) in Karaikal Port, a unit of Indian infrastructure and real estate company Marg Group. It joins existing PE shareholders IDFC Project Equity, Ascent Capital Advisors and...
Sequoia, SAP Ventures back Just Dial after IPO pulled
Sequoia Capital and SAP Ventures have invested INR3.27 billion ($57 million) in Indian listings provider Just Dial after the company’s IPO, scheduled for this month, was delayed until 2013.
CVC buys into C.Banner's organic growth story
Over the course of 17 years, C.Banner Holdings has become China’s third-largest ladies footwear retailer, building up a network of more than 1,800 outlets and four self-developed brands. Growth has been entirely organic: Chinese retailers habitually engage...
India embraces e-payment
With established market leaders in India’s mainstream e-payment space, VCs are targeting opportunities in the unbanked and mobile payment markets
Milestone backs China restaurant chain IPO
Milestone Capital Partners has agreed to become a cornerstone investor in Chinese restaurant chain Xiao Nan Guo’s Hong Kong IPO. The company is looking to sell 341.25 million shares at HK$1.50 to raise HK$511.5 million ($65.9 million). A Milestone subsidiary...
VC players back $45m PubMatic mezz round
It is no exaggeration to say that real-time bidding (RBT) is transforming online display advertising. For years, customers bid for slots in bulk, paying a flat rate for each one; there was no way to improve cost efficiency by bidding for particular opportunities....
Growth capital mezzanine: The third way
Growth capital mezzanine players are still few in number in Asia. Will struggling equity markets and tighter credit conditions open up the market for these alternative capital providers?
Jacob Ballas supports Indian diagnostics chain
The $40 billion Indian healthcare market is growing rapidly and has seen numerous PE investments into hospital chains and pharmaceutical companies. However, the country’s diagnostic expertise and infrastructure still lag behind.
KKR funds $22m Air Works bolt-on
KKR has provided Air Works India Engineering with INR1.2 billion ($22 million) of structured debt financing to help fund its acquisition of Dubai-based private aviation specialist Empire Aviation Group (EAG).
Accion, Pragati India boost Saija Finance with $4m
Accion and Pragati India Fund have invested $4.5 million in Indian microfinance company Saija Finance. The funding will enable the firm to make acquisitions.