Investments
NEA, GTI invest India's Nova Medical
New Enterprise Associates and NYC-headquartered private equity firm GTI Group have invested $16 million in Series A funding for Nova Medical Centres, an Indian specialist surgical services provider based in Bangalore.
IFC backs NCMSL for Indian agro supply chain
International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank unit responsible for private investment, plans to invest $7.5 million in equity, plus an additional $13 million in debt, into integrated supply chain and risk management services provider National...
Carlyle, Taiwan Mobile talk to extend stalled deal
The Carlyle Group and Taiwan Mobile are in discussion to extend the deadline on the planned $1 billion stake swap between Carlyle-owned Kbro Ltd. and Taiwan Mobile, which hit regulatory problems in April.
GIC RE plans IPO for Japan assets
GIC Real Estate, the real estate arm of state-owned Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), is reportedly aiming to list a large portion of its property assets, potentially raising between $500 million and $1 billion, at an unconfirmed venue,...
Temasek arm does China food venture for Sing
Singbridge International Singapore Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of Singapore SWF Temasek Holdings, has signed an agreement with the Municipal Government of Jilin province in northeast China to build a JV "food security" food zone.
Khazanah seeks Parkway takeover
Malaysian SWF Khazanah Nasional is seeking to raise its stake in Parkway Holdings, the Singapore hospitals business recently exited by TPG Capital to India's Fortis Healthcare, from its present 23.5% to 51.5%, for some S$1.18 billion ($835 million).
KKR may invest India's Emcure
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. may be on the point of committing around $50 million into India's Emcure Pharmaceuticals, which until recently was also in discussions with the Blackstone Group, according to Indian sources.
Sequoia makes partial PathLabs exit
Sequoia Capital India is making a partial exit from its investment in Dr Lal PathLabs, a leading local diagnostics and pathology chain, selling around half of its 30% stake in the business, with a probable deal value of some $25.4 million.
Kleiner, Qiming invest China's Arrail Dental
Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers China and Qiming Ventures have invested $20 million in Arrail Dental, a leading high-end PRC dental services provider, for an undisclosed stake.
S3 Investment launches Redwood Fund for China
OTC-quoted S3 Investment Company, a US investment banking and financial advisory firm seeking to tap the PRC market, has announced the launch of its Redwood Asia Fund, a growth capital private equity fund targeting opportunities in China and Mongolia.
Longreach targets Sanyo Logistics via tender offer
The Longreach Group, the Hong Kong-headquartered regional private equity firm, will launch a tender offer for Sanyo Electric Logistics, the JASDAQ-listed provider of logistics solutions, for a probable total transaction value of JPY17.9 billion ($200...
Li Ka-shing fund, Infocomm, Skype founders invest Singapore's GuardTime
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing's early stage Horizon Ventures fund, and Ambient Sound Investments, established by the four founding engineers of Skype Technologies, have joined in an $8 million Series A round for Singapore-based GuardTime Ltd., a data security...
Valco plans $1bn Indonesia port deal
Valco Capital Partners, the private equity arm of UK strategic advisory and turnaround group Hilco UK Ltd., is preparing to spend up to $1 billion on a 9.36% stake in PT Freeport Indonesia, the country's largest gold and copper mining company, according...
Qiming invests China insulin with Gan & Lee
Qiming Venture Partners has committed just over $14.5 million to Gan & Lee Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., a PRC manufacturer of insulin that claims to have Asia's largest recombinant insulin manufacturing site.
TSMC invests China VC fund
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), one of Taiwan's largest listed chipmakers, said it has received a regulatory green light to invest $5 million in a new Chinese VC fund that targets chip design start-ups in the PRC semiconductor industry.
Daiwa SMBC Capital JV to end
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. has decided to terminate its JV venture firm Daiwa SMBC Capital Co., Ltd., which was launched in May 2005 on the merger of NIF Ventures Co., Ltd. and SMBC Capital Co., Ltd., both affiliates of Daiwa Group.
Oz private equity tax ruling deferred indefinitely
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has deferred for the third time its long-awaited ruling on taxation of private equity profits in Australia, pending a government review of tax policy in the sector.
CVC, Oak Hil, Cinven back aircraft leasing company
Avolon, an Irish aircraft leasing company with substantial Greater China operations, received a $750 million equity capital commitment from a consortium including Cinven, CVC Capital Partners and US-based Oak Hill Capital Partners.
CP2 fails to block Transurban share sale
CP2 Ltd., the Australian infrastructure investor that partnered with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) in the attempted A$7.2 billion ($6.4 billion) privatization of local toll road operator...
StanChart seeks stake in Indian bottles
Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. (SCPEL) is in discussion over a 15% stake in CK Jaipuria Group, the Indian bottler of PepsiCo. and other international brands, for up to $32 million, according to Indian reports.
China International Fund backs $2.7bn Bellzone Guinea project
The China International Fund Ltd. (CIF), a little-known Hong Kong-incorporated infrastructure investment entity, is to fund a $2.7 billion plan to develop the Kalia Iron Project, a magentite mining facility in the Republic of Guinea in West Africa, held...
Warburg Pincus may join ICICI Metropolis bidding
Warburg Pincus has become the latest private equity firm to join the bidding for the 20% stake in Metropolis Healthcare held by ICICI Venture, which has also attracted interest from Apax Partners and TA Associates.
Healthscope: A healthy deal
Blackstone joins TPG and Carlyle in $1.5 billion bid
First Reserve takes high Calibre in Oz
Majority stake shows strength of mining services