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Caffeinated returns: Private equity's coffee shop craving

Private equity is already leveraging the growing popularity of coffee shops across Asia. But where is the next frontier – and is it all about the coffee?

  • Consumer
  • 24 July 2013
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A new alternative: SME liquidity in India

India has opened up a channel for domestic start-ups to sell shares without going through a full IPO. The platform offers new fundraising and exit options, but regulators could help by removing more red tape

  • South Asia
  • 24 July 2013
The problem with Southeast Asian VC

Ahead of last week's AVCJ Singapore Forum, this column was dedicated to the less-loved investment stories in Southeast Asia. VC made the list because, despite offering a similar fundamentals to China and India – rising disposable incomes and mobile...

  • Venture
  • 24 July 2013
Singapore’s Temasek appoints new chairman

Temasek Holdings has appointed Lim Boon Heng as its fourth chairman, succeeding Suppiah Dhanabalan who is retiring after leading the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund for 17 years.

  • People
  • 23 July 2013
Everstone to invest $33m in Indian NBFC

Everstone Capital is to invest INR2 billion ($33.5 million) for a 15-20% stake in Hinduja Leyland Finance (HLF) a non-banking financial company (NBFC) owned by the Hinduja Group.

  • South Asia
  • 23 July 2013
Providence ups stake in India's Hathway Cable & Datacom

Providence Equity Partners has increased its stake in Indian cable and broadband operator Hathway Cable & Datacom by injecting INR1.5 billion ($25.1 million) alongside the promoter.

  • South Asia
  • 23 July 2013
Artesian Ventures, University of Queensland to launch start-up fund

Artesian Capital Management, an alternative investment arm spun out of ANZ Banking Group, has partnered with University of Queensland to create a A$1.5 million ($1.4 million) Accelerate Investment Fund. The vehicle will invest in graduates from the university’s...

  • Australasia
  • 23 July 2013
Google buys stake in VC-backed Taiwan glass supplier

Google has taken a 6.3% stake in Himax Display, a subsidiary of Taiwanese company Himax Technologies, which manufactures liquid crystal silicon (LCOS) chips used in Google Glass and other products. The company also counts KPCB Holdings, Khosla Ventures...

  • Greater China
  • 23 July 2013
Baring ups stake in India’s Manappuram Finance

Baring Private Equity Partners India has upped its stake in Manappuram Finance, a listed non-bank financial company (NBFC) specializing in gold loans, to 11.56% from an earlier 9.48% via open market purchases.

  • South Asia
  • 22 July 2013
MBK considers IPO for Taiwan’s CNS – report

MBK Partners is reportedly considering an IPO for China Network Systems (CNS), Taiwan’s largest cable TV and broadband provider, in place of a longstanding trade sale agreement that has yet to materialize amid regulatory concerns.

  • Media
  • 22 July 2013
First Reserve-backed KrisEnergy jumps 5% on Singapore debut

KrisEnergy, the Southeast Asia-focused oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company which counts First Reserve among its investors, rose 5% on its trading debut in Singapore on Friday. The stock closed at S$1.155 after reaching an intra-day high...

  • Exits
  • 22 July 2013
KKR seals debut Indonesia deal

KKR will become the second-largest shareholder in Indonesia’s Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food (TPSF) after agreeing to buy an approximately 9.5% stake for an undisclosed sum. The investment, which is being made through funds advised by KKR Asset Management,...

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 July 2013
New Zealand’s Rangatira takes 12% stake in Magritek

New Zealand PE firm Rangatira has acquired a 12% stake in Magritek, which manufactures nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices, for an undisclosed sum. It has the option of increasing its holding to 18% in a year.

  • Technology
  • 22 July 2013
Pearson, Village Capital to fund Indian education start-ups

Pearson - a UK education company which owns the Financial Times and publishers Penguin Random House - has teamed up with social investor Village Capital to set up a business incubator for Indian education start-ups.

  • South Asia
  • 22 July 2013
Asian GPs under pressure to return capital to investors – AVCJ Forum

Asian fund managers are under pressure to return capital to investors as patience wears thin with promises of returns to come, despite the regional growth story being far from over, industry participants told the AVCJ Singapore Forum. These sentiments...

  • Fundraising
  • 22 July 2013
Australian regulator declines PE request to delay Billabong deal

The Australian Government Takeover Panel - the country's takeover regulator - has declined a request from Oaktree Capital Management and Centerbridge Partners to delay a A$395 million ($359 million) refinancing deal for surf-wear company Billabong International.

  • Australasia
  • 22 July 2013
ADB-backed infra fund to invest $85m in Philippines wind farm

The Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure (PINAI) fund, a vehicle partly financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and managed by Macquarie Infrastructure Management Asia, is investing up to $85 million in the country's first ever wind...

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 July 2013
Southeast Asia VC still overlooked by global investors - AVCJ Forum

Southeast Asia is the region’s forgotten venture capital market despite some compelling fundamentals. Last month ASEAN overtook the US by internet users and at some point this month it will surpass the US in terms of the total number of 3G connections,...

  • Venture
  • 19 July 2013
Blackstone to acquire India’s Agile Electric Works for $110m

The Blackstone Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Indian auto parts maker Agile Electric Sub-assembly Limited (AESPL) and its listed subsidiary Igarashi Motors India(IMIL) for $110 million.

  • South Asia
  • 18 July 2013
Australia's PushStart closes accelerator program

PushStart, an Australian firm that offers mentoring to early stage Australian tech startups, has shut down its accelerator program.

  • Australasia
  • 18 July 2013
Shuanghui plans HK IPO after Smithfield deal - report

China’s Shuanghui International - which is backed by CDH Investments and Goldman Sachs - intends to list US pork producer Smithfield Foods on the Hong Kong stock exchange following its planned takeover.

  • Greater China
  • 18 July 2013
Apollo's McGraw-Hill Education buys out Indian JV partner

McGraw-Hill Education, a US-based textbook publisher backed by Apollo Global Management, has bought Tata Group’s minority stake in Indian publishing joint venture Tata McGraw-Hill Education. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

  • South Asia
  • 18 July 2013
Baidu pays $1.9b for VC-backed 91 Wireless

Chinese search engine giant Baidu is to acquire 91 Wireless - the mobile app store business of online gaming company NetDragon Websoft - for $1.9 billion.

  • Greater China
  • 17 July 2013
France approves Fosun ClubMed takeover

The French financial markets authority, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has approved the takeover of France-based vacation resort operator Club Méditerranée (Club Med) by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International and Axa Private Equity.

  • Greater China
  • 17 July 2013
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