Investments
Globis, Intel-backed V-Cube files for Tokyo IPO
V-Cube,a Japanese developer of web-conferencing and webinar systems backed by Intel Capital and Globis Capital Partners, has filed for its Tokyo IPO.
CNEI invests $25.4m in Chinese drug developer
China New Enterprise Investment (CNEI) has acquired a 17% stake in Fudan-Zhangjiang Bio-Pharmaceutical (FDZJ) for $25.4 million, becoming the second-largest shareholder in the Shanghai based bio-pharmaceutical firm.
Carlyle buys global real estate platform
The Carlyle Group has completed the acquisition of Metropolitan Real Estate Equity Management (MREEM), a real-estate fund-of-funds business with more than $2.6 billion in capital commitments. Equity for the transaction came from Carlyle's balance sheet...
KKR targets $474m Bis Industries IPO – report
KKR is reportedly planning a December IPO for Australian mining logistics company Bis Industries, with marketing to institutional investors to begin this week.
China Asset Management-led consortium reduces iSoftStone bid
The private equity consortium seeking to privatize US-listed Chinese IT services provider iSoftStone Holdings has reduced its offer for the company following a second-quarter loss and warnings of more difficulties to come. The revised offer values iSoftStone...
Apollo, Oaktree-owned Nine Entertainment targets $658m IPO
Australian TV network Nine Entertainment - which is backed by US hedge funds Oaktree Capital Group and Apollo Global Management - is looking to raise up to A$697 million ($658 million) in its IPO set for December. The capital raised will be use to pay...
Darby exits India's Symbiotec Pharmalab, Actis ups stake
Darby Private Equity, the PE arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, has exited its investment in Symbiotec Pharmalab to Actis. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Qunar shares nearly double on NASDAQ debut
Qunar, a Chinese-travel website majority-owned by internet search giant Baidu, saw its stock nearly double on the first day of trading on NASDAQ on Friday. It betters the 42% gain posted by VC-backed Chinese classifieds website 58.com a day earlier.
Warburg Pincus completes $540m exit from Australia's Transpacific
Warburg Pincus has exited its one third holding in Australian waste management firm Transpacific Industries Group via the public market, generating proceeds of around A$570 million ($540 million).
Blackstone buys into China shopping mall developer
The Blackstone Group and ICBC International will acquire stakes of 40% and 6% respectively in Chinese shopping mall developer and operator SCP. The financial terms were not disclosed but Blackstone’s investment is reported to be worth $400 million.
Taiwan's Chinatrust to buy Tokyo Star Bank for $530m
CTBC Financial, the parent company of Taiwan's Chinatrust Commercial Bank, is to buy a 98.16% stake in Tokyo Star Bank for JPY52 billion ($530 million) from US private equity firm Lone Star and other creditors-turned-shareholders. It will be the first...
Hony-backed Hydoo raises $200m in HK IPO
Hydoo International Holdings, a Chinese commercial real estate developer backed by Hony Capital, has raised more than $200 million in a Hong Kong IPO.
Baidu, VC-owned Qunar ups US IPO target
Qunar, a Chinese-travel website majority-owned by internet search giant Baidu, has increased the indicative price range for its forthcoming IPO and is now expected raise as much as $155.4 million.
China classifieds site sees shares close up 42% on US debut
Chinese online marketplace 58.com – a classifieds website along the lines of Craigslist, backed by Warburg Pincus, SAIF Partners and DCM – saw its shares close up 42% on the first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Coming in the wake of...
CVC poised to buy China restaurant chain South Beauty - report
CVC Capital Partners is said to be nearing an agreement to buy a majority stake South Beauty Group, a Chinese restaurant chain, for around $300 million.
Vietnam government launches ‘Silicon Valley Project’
Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology will build two accelerators under its Silicon Valley Project for technology commercialization - turning research into practical applications.
Affinity seals $123m dairy JV with Chinese SOE
Affinity Equity Partners has invested $123 million in a dairy farming joint venture with a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE). It represents the 12th and final commitment from the GP’s third pan-Asian fund and comes as Fund IV is said be nearing a...
Bamboo Finance sees 2x return on Mongolia XacBank exit
Emerging markets-focused private equity firm Bamboo Finance has exited its stake in TenGer Financial Group (TFG), the holding company of Mongolia's XacBank, to Japan's Orix Corp. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, but it is said...
Ant Capital acquires Japanese shoe maker MoonStar
Ant Capital has acquired a majority stake in 140-year-old Japanese shoe maker MoonStar from the founding family and other shareholders. Financial details were not disclosed.
J-Star makes sweet exit from Tokachi
Gifts are a big part of Japanese tradition. Whether you are making an introduction, expressing thanks or simply marking a change in the seasons, an exchange of gifts is usually required. A large section of the country’s consumer sector relies on providing...
Affinity bets again on the protein theory
Having bought New Zealand poulty producer Tegel Foods and Australian deli meats specialist Primo Smallgoods, Affinity Equity Partners’ third pan-regional fund is already heavily invested in the Asian “protein theory.” Both companies are looking...
Asia real assets: Need returns, will travel
Interest in Asian real assets has surged as investors look to higher growth emerging markets for income and upside. Opportunities run from real estate to infrastructure, and in some cases offer a bit of both
Hony, Suning to take controlling stake in China’s PPTV for $420m
Hony Capital and home appliance retailer Suning Commerce - also one of the PE firm's portfolio companies - will buy a controlling interest in Chinese online TV provider PPTV for $420 million. The deal, which values PPTV at approximately $568 million,...
Chinese game developer Boyaa plans $133m HK IPO
Boyaa Interactive, a Chinese developer of online board and card games backed by Sequoia Capital, intends to raise as much as HK1.03 billion ($133 million) through an IPO in Hong Kong. It is the third game developer to pursue a listing in the city this...