Expansion
IFC plans to invest PRC's Universtar
According to an environmental and social review on its website, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is planning to invest up to $20 million in Universtar Science & Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., a Chinese developer of environmental monitoring...
Wipro chairman backs Manipal through PremjiInvest
PremjiInvest, the $1 billion private equity vehicle backed by Wipro Group chairman Azim Premji, will invest some $43.3 million for a significant minority stake in Manipal Universal Education, the corporate education arm of Manipal Education and Medical...
Actis makes Philippines investment in Ayala’s Integreon
Timely deal as President Arroyo goes on BPO PR tour
Indian biomass project attracts IFC support
The World Bank’s investment arm, International Finance Corp. (IFC) has announced it will nearly double its investment in an Indian 18MW biomass alternative energy project being developed by Auro Mira Bio Systems Kanyakumari Pvt Ltd, part of the AME...
Baring India ahead on Famy Care
Baring Private Equity Partners India is reportedly close to acquiring 15% of Mumbai-based contraceptive device and oral contraceptive maker Famy Care, for some $40 million.
Actis invests $50 million in Ayala's Integreon
Emerging markets investor Actis has invested $50 million for an undisclosed but reportedly 25-30% stake in Integreon, a business process outsourcing company majority-invested by Philippines conglomerate Ayala Corp.
Nadathur invests test prep for India with Career Point
The family office of Infosys co-founder NS Raghavan, Nadathur Holdings, has reportedly invested just under $10 million in Indian test prep company Career Point Infosystems Ltd.
Sequoia invests Stovekraft in India kitchen deal
Sequoia Capital India is leading a second round of investment into Stovekraft Pvt Ltd, a Bangalore-based kitchen appliances business, for up to $10.7 million for around a 25% stake.
Quadrangle has Asian debut with Indian towers
Point role on $300 million deal
LMS cites Asia interest
London-listed growth capital and low-to-mid-cap buyout investor LMS Capital has expressed interest in deals in China and India.
Chhabria jumps from 3i to Actis
Mahesh Chhabria, a Partner with UK-based and listed 3i Group Plc since 2006, has left the group to join Actis, one of India’s longest-operating private equity houses.
Citigroup sells Indian MCX commodities stake to Ashmore
Citigroup is reportedly fetching $40 million by selling its 5% stake in the Mumbai-based Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX), India's largest and most diverse commodities exchange, to Ashmore Group, the London-headquartered private equity firm.
Goldman Sachs eyes Taikang Life
The private equity arm of Goldman Sachs has emerged as one of the potential bidders to take either some or all of the 15.6% stake in China's Taikang Life Insurance Company owned by French insurer Axa Group.
Bain, KKR, TPG may get CICC from MS
Bain Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG Capital are reportedly on the shortlist for the final round of bidding for Morgan Stanley’s $1 billion+ stake in PRC investment bank China International Capital Corp. (CICC).
Korea’s NPS goes to Gatwick
The National Pension Service, South Korea’s $236 billion SWF, has reportedly announced plans to buy 12% of the UK’s Gatwick Airport from current owner Global Infrastructure Partners, in a secondary transaction estimated at some $155 million.
PE seeks pay-per-view Indonesia
Indonesia’s number one pay television platform, MNC Sky Vision, may sell a 40% stake to a foreign investor, in a transaction that would value the whole group at up to $800 million.
TPG buys into Indian green energy with Greenko
TPG Capital has made its first investment in the country’s clean energy sector, with a c. $35 million buy-in into prominent Indian biomass power generator Greenko, as part of a placement of 51.4 million new shares and a $116 million capital raising...
NAB invests WOW
National Australia Bank Integrated Capital Solutions, NAB’s private equity unit, has invested a substantial, though undisclosed, amount in WOW Sight & Sound, a Queensland-based electronics and AV retailer.
Khazanah may make Great Eastern play
Malaysian state-owned investment agency Khazanah Nasional Bhd may be preparing to take an up to 30% stake in Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Bhd.
Apollo Asia invests $1 million in Sakthi Sugars Ltd
Apollo Asia Opportunity will buy $1 million of shares, or less than 1%, of Sakthi Sugars Ltd., a South India-based sugar maker engaged in the manufacturing of sugar and industrial alcohol, as well as power generation and soybean products.
T. Rowe Price takes UTI Asset stake
Baltimore-headquartered $366.2 billion mutual fund giant T. Rowe Price Group has picked up 26% of UTI Asset Management, India’s fourth largest asset manager, and UTI Trustee Company for $142.4 million, making it the company’s single largest shareholder.
AXA, Mandra Capital invest online apparel in Japan
AXA Private Equity, the $26 billion private equity arm of AXA Group, and Mandra Capital, a Hong Kong-headquartered investment firm, jointly invested $13 million in Glamour Sales, a members-only French online apparel retail store in Japan.
Darby Overseas invests $33.5 million in PECH
Darby Overseas Investments, the private equity and mezzanine arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, has provided a $ $33.5 million senior secured convertible loan to PECH Holdings, a PRC alternator maker.
TA Associates invests Micromax
Boston-headquartered mid-market leader TA Associates has announced a $45 million investment into Indian mobile handset business Micromax Informatics Ltd.