Investments
Goldman Sachs-led consortium injects another $70 million in PRC rent-a-car business
Goldman Sachs Group has reportedly led a consortium of growth-capital investors to inject $70 million in eHi Car Rental Co., a Shanghai-based car rental chain operator which recently raised around RMB1 billion ($147 million) from investor groups, including...
Japan's INCJ will invest $41 million in battery business
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, the state-owned fund supported by public capital, will invest JPY3.5 billion ($41.3 million) in Enax Co., Ltd., an lithium-ion battery developer in Japan.
IDG Capital makes angel investment in tea shop in Fuzhou
IDG Capital, a leading venture capital firm with special focuse on the China market, has invested RMB50 million ($7.35 million) in Fujian Impression Dahongpao Tea Co., Ltd., which operates three tea shops in the Gulou, Taijiang and Changle districts...
Norwest, Xander Group take stake in Sadbhav Infrastructure
PE players Norwest Venture Partners and The Xander Group have taken a more than 22% stake in road- and highway-development focused Sadbhav Infrastructure Project Ltd., forking over INR200 crore ($42.7 million) apiece for their control.
China-focused My Decker Capital invests $40 million in Beijing supermarket chain
My Decker Capital, a China-focused investment firm with operational offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York, has made a $40 million investment in Beijing New Cooperation Chain Supermarket through its PE investment fund, the My Decker China Fund.
Tata Capital in talks to acquire TT Forex
Tata Capital is reportedly nearing a deal with Indian conglomerate TTK Group to acquire its foreign exchange unit TT Forex.
L Capital invests Emperor Watch with DE Shaw
L Capital, the investment arm of international luxury goods major LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has picked up some $31 million of convertible bonds and warrants in Hong Kong-listed Emperor Watch & Jewellery Ltd., equivalent to around 7.46% of the...
Warburg Pincus seeks $113 million through Intime Department Store stake sale
Warburg Pincus is looking to raise up to $113 million through the sale of more than one-third of its remaining stake in Hong Kong-listed Intime Department Store Co.
Tencent buys Sequoia-, Morningside Ventures- and Google-backed SNS provider
Chinese internet behemoth – and the world’s third-largest internet company – Tencent Holdings has purchased social networking provider Comsenz for a reported $60 million, seeing backers Sequoia Capital, Morningside Ventures and Google exit their stakes...
Sequoia invests in healthcare shopping portal 99times.cn
VC firm Sequoia Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in 99times.cn, a business-to-consumer website vending local healthcare products.
D.E. Shaw to sell holdings in Security & Intelligence Services - reports
Security & Intelligence Services (SIS), a New Delhi-based private security provider backed by global PE firm D.E. Shaw, reportedly aims to raise $100 million by selling shares to a private equity firm, coming as the company looks to expand its operations...
PEP no chicken with Tegel Foods exit
Pacific Equity Partners is seeking exit options for its New Zealand investee, poultry producer Tegel Foods, the country’s largest poultry producer, with a value estimated around A$600 million ($533.2 million), double the price that the ANZ private equity...
IDG Capital invests $40 million in Chinese e-commerce solutions firm
IDG Capital Partners, a China-focused venture capital firm, has made another investment in the mainland's rapidly growing e-commerce sector, infusing $40 million in leading foreign-trade e-commerce solutions provider BizArk.
Clearwater Capital takes additional 4% stake in India's Jamna Auto, lifting its total control to 30%
Private Equity firm Clearwater Capital Partners has taken an additional 4.03% stake in Jamna Auto Industries for approximately $3.2 million, strengthening its ties to the company in which it already has a 26.29% stake.
Sequoia India divests 16% stake in Dr. Lal PathLabs to TA Associates
VC firm Sequoia Capital India has reportedly agreed to sell half of its stake in in Indian diagnostics specialist Dr. Lal PathLabs to US-based PE firm TA Associates, leaving both TA Associates and five-year investor Sequoia with 16% stakes apiece in the...
Applied Ventures, Allen & Buckeridge invest BT Imaging
VC investors Applied Ventures has joined in a $3.8 million Series A-2 investment round for Australian photovoltaic manufacturing quality control business BT Imaging, alongside existing investors Allen & Buckeridge and Uniseed.
TPG nears Vishal acquisition
One month after TPG Capital encountered unexpected opposition from Indian retail brand Future Group in its bid for control of distressed domestic superstore chain owner Vishal Retail, TPG has reportedly been given its necessary break as Vishal’s shareholders...
Hopu may bid for Potash
Hopu Investment Management may be contemplating participation in a bid for Canada's Potash Corp, currently opposing a $39 billion hostile takeover bid from BHP Billiton, according to reports.
GGV, Lightspeed Venture invest MediaV
GGV Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners have together invested RMB100 million ($14.7 million) in the second round of financing raised by MediaV, a leading provider of digital advertising technology and services in China.
Wise Partners outbid PE rivals to take Goldman's Teibow
Wise Partners, a Japanese private equity firm, will buy Teibow Co., a local maker of felt pen tips, from US investment bank Goldman Sachs for between JPY10-15 billion ($117-176 million).
ANZ report suggests KEB sale still on
Despite earlier unconfirmed reports that Lone Star Funds was canceling its sale of its 51% stake in Korea Exchange Bank, fresh indications have emerged that the sale is still on, with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) reiterating its interest...
San Miguel scraps plans to sell stake in Pure Foods
Months after Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp. confirmed that it sought to offload a 49% stake in its foods division Pure Foods – an asset that could fetch $1.3 billion in its entirety and $600 million for its minority stake – the group has reportedly...
CIC may let China Asset Management handle some overseas investments
China Investment Corporation (CIC), China’s $300 billion sovereign wealth fund may appoint China Asset Management Co., the country’s largest fund manager, to oversee part of its offshore investments while the SWF is increasing its international exposure....
PEP considering Tegel Foods sale
Pacific Equity Partners is apparently considering strategic options for investee poultry producer Tegel Foods, including a divestment of shares, industry sources said, adding that the deal value could be worth more than A$600 million ($535 million).