Investments
Crescent sells National Hearing Care to international buyer
Crescent Capital Partners and Macquarie Group have sold local hearing healthcare business National Hearing Care Group (NHC) to Italian hearing aid retailer Amplifon SA, the leading global player in the sector, for A$460 million ($441 million).
J-STAR drives healthcare in Japan
In a deal that displays PE's ability to drive sector change in Japan, and that highlights the continuing buoyancy of the local mid-market, J-STAR Co., Ltd. has bought out Apo Plus Station Co. Ltd., a privately-held medical solutions company, in an MBO....
Ascent invests India infrastructure, real estate with IVRCL Assets
Ascent Capital Advisors India, the Indian private equity firm that launched out of UTI Venture Funds Management, has made a PIPE investment of some INR150 crore ($33.8 million) into IVRCL Assets and Holdings, a Hyderabad-headquartered infrastructure and...
India's Tech Mahindra sees Providence, Apax private equity interest in BT stake
Leading private equity firms seem to be lining up for one of India’s larger assets, telecoms and IT outsourcing and services provider Tech Mahindra, in a deal that could be worth up to INR37 billion ($830 million).
Prax Capital does NASDAQ PIPE in China's Keyuan Petrochemicals
China-focused private equity firm Prax Capital Management has led a $20.3 million PIPE investment in NASDAQ-listed Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc., a Chinese petrochemical products manufacturer.
Bain completes Mr. China ASIMCO deal
Bain Capital has announced the completion of its acquisition of ASIMCO Technologies Ltd., the Beijing-headquartered auto parts company made famous by the book ‘Mr. China,’ from Key Principal Partners and other investors in the business.
Goldman Sachs sells down ICBC stake
Goldman Sachs, which originally purchased a 4.9% stake in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, came back in the market after almost a year and a half to sell down a further 0.9% of its holding, raising an estimated $2.25 billion in the process.
Standard Chartered Private Equity plans IPO exit with India's Endurance Techologies
Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. (SCPEL) is looking at a partial exit from Indian investee Endurance Technologies Ltd. via an IPO, as the auto parts manufacturer targets a domestic listing.
TPG PRC investee ShangPharma targets listing on NYSE
ShangPharma Corp., a PRC company offering R&D outsourcing services for the pharma and biotech markets, and invested by TPG Capital, has filed for an IPO on the NYSE.
Japan's Tonchidot com gets $12 million from local, global VCs
Tonchidot Corporation., a privately-held provider of mobile augmented-reality platforms in Japan, has raised $12 million in Series B funding from local and global venture capital firms.
Intel Capital to invest in India's Allied Digital
Intel Capital is to commit some INR32 crore ($7.3 million) to BSE-listed Indian IT company Allied Digital Services Ltd., to pick up warrants convertible into around a 3% stake in the IT services and solutions business.
CHAMP seeks sale exit for Healthcare Australia
CHAMP Private Equity is in discussions with at least three potential buyers, both strategic players and other PE firms, about a potential sale of its nursing and aged care staffing business Healthcare Australia, with a probable price tag of around A$150...
India's Pipavav Shipyard sees private equity exit
After a successful listing on India's Bombay Stock Exchange last year, Indian shipbuilder Pipavav Shipyard Ltd. has said that private equity investors, including Indus Capital, New York Life Insurance, Standard Chartered Private Equity and Trikona Capital,...
Advantage Partners buys apartment management company in Japan
Advantage Partners, the Tokyo-based private equity firm, has acquired a local apartment management company, Marimo Community Co., for an undisclosed amount.
Carlyle hits Taiwan regulatory delay in Kbro exit
The Carlyle Group’s planned $1.14 billion sale of Taiwanese cable TV/broadband asset Kbro to the local Tsai family, backers of strategic peer Taiwan Mobile, failed to receive its expected regulatory nod, as Taiwan’s National Communications Commission...
J-STAR acquires Japanese medical solutions firm Apo Plus Station in LBO
J-STAR Co. Ltd., a Japanese private equity investment company focusing on MBOs, has bought out Apo Plus Station Co., Ltd, a privately-held medical solutions company.
Goldman Sachs exits 22% stake in Cremica Foods to Motilal Oswal Private Equity
Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors has bought Goldman Sachs’ 22% stake in Indian investee Cremica Foods for $15 million – the same amount that Goldman spent for the investment in 2006, according to local reports citing figures close to the deal.
Morgan Stanley PE invests Sequoia-backed luxury retailer Sparkle Roll
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) has injected $42 million in HKSE-listed Sparkle Roll Group, which retails branded luxury products such as cars, jewelry and wine.
Saratoga-backed Tower Bersama may raise $179 million in IPO
Saratoga Capital-backed Tower Bersama Infrastructure, an Indonesian provider of telecommunication towers, could raise up to IDR1.6 trillion ($179 million) in its IPO next month.
Imprisoned founder of Bain-backed GOME fails to eject CEO
Jailed founder of GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd., Huang Guangyu, failed to receive investor support to both oust GOME's current chairman, Chen Xiao, and bring his sister and lawyer on as directors, thwarting his attempt to regain status in the...
Carlyle Kbro Taiwan deal in line for regulatory approval
The Carlyle Group is due to receive regulatory clearance for the $1.14 billion sale of its Taiwanese cable investee Kbro to the local Tsai family, principal promoters of strategic Taiwan Mobile, after the deal was stalled in June by a regulatory issue....
PEP denies NZ Griffin's Foods sale, confirms Tegel under review
Pacific Equity Partners has publicly denied that it will sell its New Zealand snacks and biscuits investee Griffin’s Foods, following reports by Australian media that the asset was up for sale alongside poultry business Tegel and cinema player Hoyts....
Unitas, Ontario Teachers suspend NZ Yellow Pages sale
Unitas Capital and its co-investor Ontario Teachers Private Capital have halted the sale process of the New Zealand Yellow Pages Group, coming amid speculation that interested parties were unable to provide satisfactory bids.
Sequoia and SIG Asia back Country Style Cooking debut on NYSE
Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., a Chinese quick-service restaurant chain operator invested by Sequoia Capital and SIG Asia, has raised approximately $82.5 million in its IPO on the NYSE.