Investments
EQT exits blood transfusion company
European private equity firm EQT Partners has exited the blood transfusion unit of Swedish medical technology company Gambro to leading Japanese medical group Terumo Co., for $2.6 billion.
Sequoia exits Chinese retailers to SINA
A statement by SINA, one of China’s largest online media and mobile companies, has confirmed that the group and its parent company, DongXiang, are purchasing approximately 19% of the share capital of Nasdaq-listed Mecox Lane, an online retailer of clothing...
CVC-backed Nine Entertainment sells CarSales.com stake
CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific-owned Australian TV network Nine Entertainment has sold its 49% stake in CarSales.com for a reported A$565.5 million ($569 million) to institutional investors - a move that has spurred questions about Nine’s planned IPO,...
Marunouchi Capital takes over Seijo Ishii in Japan
Tokyo-based Marunouchi Capital, a joint venture equally owned by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, has announced it will take over the entire share capital of Seijo Ishii Co., a high-end supermarket operator in Tokyo,...
Mizuho Capital to exit Vantec in $655m deal
Hitachi Transport System Co., Ltd., a listed logistics unit of Japanese electronics maker Hitachi Group, will launch a TOB to acquire a 100% stake in Vantec Group Holding co., Ltd.
CHAMP Ventures exits TSmarine
CHAMP Ventures last week completed its first foray into the gas and oil sector, finalizing the sale of TSM Group Holdings Pty Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively TSmarine) to Fugro Holdings Australia Pty Ltd.
Hoyts' IPO delay highlights industry anxiety
Australia experienced an especially difficult year for IPOs in 2010. News throughout the year of delays and abandoned listing plans were consistently attributed to inclement market conditions, while trade sales seemed the only exit option. Yet, despite...
Aetos Capital takes remainder of Simplex
Aetos Capital, a US-based private equity and real estate investment firm, will boost its 50% stake in Japanese real estate asset manager Simplex Investment Advisors to 100% ownership by acquiring the 50% stake currently held by a Goldman Sachs.
CHAMP Ventures exits TSmarine
CHAMP Ventures, the mid-market PE specialist that is part of Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners (CHAMP) Group, successfully completed its first foray into the gas and oil sector official on March 3, finalizing the sale of TSM Group Holdings Pty...
Carlyle gets its bearings in Japan
US-based private equity major The Carlyle Group is to acquire 96.56% of all outstanding shares in Japanese bearing parts maker Tsubaki Nakashima Co. from Nomura Principal Finance Co. (NPF), in what now holds the title as the largest private equity deal...
SAIF earns up to 5x return on China UMS exit
VC firm SAIF Investment has reportedly sold a 7.07% stake Unionpay Merchant Services Co. (China UMS), the Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed payment provider that exclusively serves PRC-based outfit Youngor Group and the Shanghai Changjiang Guohong Equity...
China Fire & Security courted by PE suitor
Publicly listed safety products maker China Fire & Security Group Inc. has reportedly been approached by an unnamed private equity firm to buy its entire cache of outstanding shares.
IDC, DCM back e-commerce site
Venture capital firms IDG Capital Partners and DCM have reportedly injected $10 million for an undisclosed stake in Uya100.com, a China-based business-to-business e-commerce website the focuses on the sale of home textiles.
Clean Water takes over Sinomem for S$351m
Clean Water Investment, an affiliate of private equity firm CDH China Management, is to acquire Singapore-listed water treatment group Sinomem Technology Limited via a voluntary conditional cash transaction, according to a document sent to the Singapore...
Affinity and Unitas to exit Chinese cleantech firm
Affinity Equity Partners and Unitas Capital are reportedly planning to sell Beijing Leader & Harvest Technologies Co., an energy-saving company based in China, according to a Reuters report, noting that the deal may be worth up to $500 million.
TPG, J-Trust near Takefuji takeover
U.S. buyout firm TPG Capital and Japanese consumer lender J-Trust have emerged as the lead contenders to take over the collapsed Japanese consumer lender Takefuji Co., Dow Jones reported
French PAI Partners sells portfolio group to ITOCHU
Japanese trading conglomerate ITOCHU Co. has acquired 100% of the shares in leading UK fast-fit and automotive parts replacement specialist Kwik-Fit Group from PAI Partners, a European private equity firm, for £637 million($889 million).
Advent sees 6x returns from local exit
Advent Private Capital, a Melbourne-based mid-market private equity group, has sold investee, electric payment service provider Securepay Holdings, to the Australia Post, confirming more than 6x return on its original investment.
Warburg Pincus exits Indian jeweler at a loss
Warburg Pincus has sold its 28.12% stake in Vaibbav Gems for INR18.million ($4.1 million) through an open market transaction, the US-based private equity firm confirmed, in an exit that comes at a significant loss to Warburg Pincus’ initial investment....
Hoyts IPO postponed again
Nearly a year after Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) decided to delay the IPO of its Australian cinema investee Hoyts Group, due to inclement market conditions in 2010, the firm announced further delays, with a listing to come at an indefinite time.
Affinity, EQT vie for Malaysian glove producer - reports
Affinity Equity Partners and EQT Partners are reportedly competing for a majority stake in Malaysian rubber glove maker YTY Group in a deal estimated to be worth $500 million
CHAMP raises stake in Blue Star
CHAMP Private Equity-controlled Blue Star Group, a trans-Tasman-Australia printing company, has reportedly received an additional capital contribution from CHAMP Private Equity, coming the same day that Blue Star announced that it would soon announce...
Japanese VC firm backs unique startup
Japanese venture capital firm Samurai Incubate Inc. has made a JPY50 million ($61 million) investment in startup Bukupe.com, a site which gives subscribers access to the summaries of books.
2010 and 2011 record years for secondaries
Jonathon Freeman, Investment Partner with Coller Capital, said at the 8th Annual Australia & New Zealand AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Forum that while he had predicted that 2009 would be the stand-out year for secondaries, in fact 2010 was a stellar...