Investments
TPG's Bonderman meets Indonesia's Vice President, discusses aviation, infrastructure
TPC Capital, already a participant in the Indonesian market through its relationship with Northstar Capital, has signaled its interest in investing in Indonesia's aviation and infrastructure sectors, a government spokesperson said earlier this week.
Crescent Capital sells NHC for $441 million
Australian PE firm Crescent Capital has sold its hearing healthcare firm National Hearing Care Group (NHC) to Italian hearing aid retailer Amplifon SA for A$460 million ($441 million), choosing to make its exit via a strategic sale instead of taking a...
Baird Capital makes joint investment in Chinese scaffolding business
Baird Capital Partners Asia (BCPA), the China-focused growth equity investment arm of Baird Private Equity, has teamed with Schulze Global Investments to back the Beijing ADG Scaffolding Engineering Co. (ADG).
CIC, OP Financial invest $16.5 million in Kazakhstan
SWF China Investment Corporation (CIC) has reportedly teamed with Hong Kong-listed investment firm OP Financial Investments to invest in Kazakhstan.
Hopu-backed Winsway to sell pre-IPO stake to Daiwa SB Investment
Hopu Investment Management-backed Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Ltd, which plans to raise up to $574 million from an IPO in Hong Kong, is about three times covered on the sixth day of its bookbuilding, and has secured Daiwa SB Investments to buy $40 million...
Aureos exits 34% stake in Indian pharma research firm Accutest
Aureos Capital has fully exited its 34% stake in Indian clinical research group Accutest Research Laboratories to investment firm Greater Pacific Capital Ltd. for an undisclosed amount.
Samsung and Prodos Capital in US may take Gianfranco Ferré
South Korean conglomerate Samsung Group and American private equity firm Prodos Capital Management emerged as the final bidders for Italian fashion house Gianfranco Ferré, which has filed for bankruptcy protection, in a deal offering to buy out the firm...
3i picks up Mizuho Investment for Europe debt
3i Group has acquired a unit of Japan's Mizuho Corporate Bank, Mizuho Investment Management (UK), which specializes in European debt, for some GBP18.3 million ($28.68 million).
Anacacia Capital supports MBO of Rafferty's Garden in Australia
Anacacia Capital, an SME-focused Australian private equity firm, and Sales Link Australasia, a leading local company in retail sales management for supermarkets and department stores, have jointly supported the management team of Rafferty’s Garden, a...
Khazanah, Temasek swap land after 45 years
The Malaysian government is ready to return a train station it owns in downtown Singapore in return for six land parcels in the city-state, to be controlled by M-S Pte. Ltd., a JV 60:40 owned by Malaysian state investment fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd and...
Goldman trying to exit holdings in Primo Japan
Goldman Sachs appears to be looking for buyers for its holdings in Primo Japan Inc., a Japanese retailer of diamond rings, in a prospective deal which could fetch as much as JPY10 billion ($118 million).
Achuthan forms Achuthan & Co. for India, Southeast Asia investment
Hari Achuthan, previously a director with the private equity group at Credit Suisse Asset Management, is forming a private equity firm, Achuthan & Co., to invest in India and Southeast Asia.
TPG set to make $69 million through Parkway Life exit
TPG Capital is reportedly looking to offload its 9.3% stake in Singapore-based healthcare REIT Parkway Life, via a sale that could fetch as much as S$91.1 million ($69 million).
Partners Group finances Newcastle Coal in Australia
Partners Group, the Zug-headquartered Swiss private markets investment management group, has financed the Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group in Australia with an A$27 million ($25 million) subordinated debt facility, to build a new coal export terminal...
ChrysCap follows SCPEL in partial exit from Mahindra & Mahindra
Days after Standard Chartered Private Equity was said to be in the process of partially exiting its stake in Indian rural-focused, auto finance firm Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, news has surfaced that ChrysCap has also partially exited the...
Metmin plans exit as Tecpro goes IPO
Indian private equity investor Metmin Investments is planning a partial exit on a five-year investment in Tecpro Systems Ltd., the Indian bulk solids handling company also invested by Avigo Capital, Credit Suisse, Kotak Mahindra Capital and the Macquarie...
Apax and GA confirm 19% each of SouFun for $163 million apiece
European private equity firm Apax Partners and US large-scale VC leader General Atlantic (GA) formally announced the completion of their acquisition plan to each take a 19% stake in SouFun, the Chinese real estate classifieds website that just went public...
Helix backs Hi-Rel Electronics MBO in India
Helix Investments is injecting $11 million into India's Hi-Rel Electronics Pvt. Ltd. to back a management buyout of the Ahmedabad-based industrial automation, power supply and power control company.
3i India exits 6.6% stake in steel pipe maker Welspun Corp.
UK private equity firm 3i Group has exited its 6.6% stake in Indian steel pipe producer Welspun Corp. Ltd. for an undisclosed amount, coming three years after it first invested INR350 crore ($76.8 million) in the company.
Japan's ETIC to back merger plan for Fuji Technica
State-backed Japanese turnaround fund the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC) will support financing to Fuji Technica Inc., the country's second-ranked metal mold manufacturer, which intends to acquire Miyazu Seisakusho So., the...
Sandstone, Sequoia, Madison take minority stake in Micromax
Subcontinent specialist Sandstone Capital and Silicon Valley VC icon Sequoia Capital, as well as media and communications-focused firm Madison India Capital, have taken a small position – collectively estimated at less than 10% - in Indian handset producer...
Alinta seals asset sale deal with TPG consortium
Australian power major Alinta Energy has reached agreement with the TPG Capital-led consortium of its creditors, also including Oaktree Capital and Anchorage Advisers, to sell the majority of its assets into a new company owned by the consortium.
Primus, China Strategic formally end Nan Shan bid in Taiwan
Hong Kong-listed China Strategic Holdings and financial investor partner Primus Financial Holdings have announced the formal termination of their $2.2 billion acquisition agreement for Taiwan’s Nan Shan Life Insurance effective Sept 20.
Permira's third Asian deal a satellite play
Permira, one of Europe's largest private equity players, has purchased a controlling stake in Asia Broadcast Satellite Ltd. (ABS) from Citi Venture Capital International and ADM Capital for around $200 million.