Investments
PE firms plan AsiaInfo bids – report
Silver Lake, TPG Capital and Primavera Capital are said to be among the PE firms that have expressed an interest in AsiaInfo-Linkage, the US-listed telecoms software manufacturer that is subject to a buyout offer from CITIC Capital.
Indonesian pay-TV operator targets $260m IPO
PT MNC Skyvision has reduced the fundraising expectations for its IPO this summer from $400 million to $260 million. Saban Capital Group was previously reported to have expressed interest in becoming an anchor investor.
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.
PE firms consider bid for Australian packaging firm – report
The Blackstone Group, KKR and The Carlyle Group are said to be in talks with banks over a bid for Australian packaging company Pact. The deal could value the firm at as much as $1.4 billion.
Kaizen injects $4m in Indian childcare provider
Education-focused PE firm Kaizen Management Advisors has invested INR200 million ($4 million) in Indian childcare services provider Your Kids ‘R’ Our Kids (YKROK).
Lilly ups stake in Chinese pharma firm
Lilly Asian Ventures, the venture capital arm of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co., has injected an additional $20 million of capital into existing portfolio company Novast.
Temasek buys stake in Asia-focused Ivanhoe Mines
Temasek Holdings has purchased a 5.5% stake in Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines, a move seen as part of ongoing efforts to increase the natural resources share of its portfolio. The transaction was channeled through Tembusu Capital, a private equity firm affiliated...
Palatine-backed Air Energi bolts on Indonesia’s Satoil
Air Energi, a portfolio company of Palatine Private Equity, has purchased the technical consulting and professional manpower division of Indonesian oil services company Satoil.
Unitas invests $164m in Korean outdoor brand
Unitas Capital has injected KRW190 billion ($162.4 million) into NEPA, a Korean outdoor apparel and equipment manufacturer and retailer, through a capital increase.
Kumho Industrial sells $812m in assets to Korean PE fund
Kumho Industrial, the struggling South Korean conglomerate, has sold KRW946.5 billion ($811.9 million) worth of assets to a private equity fund operated by Korea Finance Corp. in order to boost liquidity. The jettisoned assets include a stake in Daewoo...
India’s Komli raises $39m in Series D round
India-based Komli Media, a provider of online advertising solutions across mobile, video, social networks and search engines, has attracted $39 million in Series D funding from venture capital firms, in a move to expand its presence across Asia.
PE firms remain in the hunt for Kyobo Life
The sale of a one third interest in Kyobo Life, the smallest of South Korea’s Big Three life insurers, was always going to be a two-phase affair. The first phase – Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO) exiting its 9.9% stake in the company – is now...
Private investors back IPO of Khazanah’s healthcare arm
Blackrock, Capital Group and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group have agreed to become cornerstone investors in the proposed $2 billion IPO of Malaysia's Integrated Healthcare Holdings (IHH), which is owned by Khazanah Nasional.
India’s Komli raises $39m from VCs in Series D round
Norwest Venture Partners has led a $39 million round of funding for Komli Media, India’s largest advertising-focused media technology company. Existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Helion Venture Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson also participated,...
Qantas appoints Macquarie to defend against PE bids
Qantas Airways has hired Macquarie Group to set up an internal team “to advise on the defense against potential private equity bids,” a company spokesman has confirmed. The news prompted an 11% spike in the airline’s share price to A$1.08 during...
Apax, Bain in race for $1.4b Genpact stake
Apax Partners and Bain Capital are reportedly competing for the 41% stake in Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) company Genpact being sold by Oak Hill Capital and General Atlantic (GA). The stake is valued at $1.4 billion, which could make this...
Sage Capital vehicle backs Chinese shoemaker Baofeng
Asia Equity Value, an investment vehicle advised by Sage Capital Global, has agreed to invest in Baofeng Modern International, a Hong Kong-listed Chinese footwear manufacturer.
Samara injects $32m in Monte Carlo Fashions
US-based private equity firm Samara Capital has invested INR1.75 billion ($32 million) for an 18% stake in India’s Monte Carlo Fashions.
Sequoia to reap 18% return on Cafe Coffee Day sale
Sequoia Capital India is targeting returns of 16-18% on its impending exit from Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading, a unit of India’s Coffee Day Group.
Nanostart ups stake in MINT
Nanostart Asia Pacific has increased its stake in Singaporean cleantech firm Membrane Instruments and Technologies (MINT) from 18% to 28%.
Ontario Teachers win Kyobo Life stake - update
Canada's Ontario Teachers Pension Plan has become the preferred bidder for a stake in Kyobo Life Insurance edging out other interested party, Affinity Equity Partners. Contrary to earlier media reports, the pension fund did not team up with existing shareholder...
Russia-China fund to target $200m forestry deal
The $4 billion investment fund set up by Russia and China is going to make its maiden investment in a Russian forestry company. The transaction is likely to happen in the next month.
Tiger Global and SAIF boost Zovi with $10m
Venture capital firms Tiger Global and SAIF Partners have invested $10 million as part of a Series B round of funding for Indian online private label retailer Zovi.com.
Carlyle, Apollo miss out as Brambles cancels $2b asset sale
ASX-listed Brambles has announced that it has canceled it plans to raise cash by selling Recall, its information management business. The 10-month process was called to a halt because of low offers from potential buyers, which included a number of private...