PIPEs
Hony, Goldman lead investment in Neusoft medical device units
A consortium including Hony Capital, Goldman Sachs and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has agreed to invest $610 million in two medical device subsidiaries owned by Neusoft Corporation, a Chinese IT services provider.
Xiaomi, Temasek, Kingsoft to invest in China’s 21Vianet
Software giant Kingsoft Corporation, smart phone maker Xiaomi and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings have agreed to invest $296 million in 21Vianet, a Chinese internet data center provider.
Hopu to buy 15% stake in Australia’s Paladin Energy
Hopu Investments has agreed to acquire up to 15% of Paladin Energy as part of a A$205 million ($178 million) capital raising effort by the Australian uranium miner.
RRJ leads $1b investment in Cheniere Energy
RRJ Capital has agreed to invest $1 billion in convertible notes issued by Cheniere Energy, a US-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer.
KKR, CITIC offer to buy controlling stake in United Envirotech
CITIC and KKR have offered to buy a controlling stake in United Envirotech (UEL) in a deal that values the Chinese waste water treatment company at S$1.9 billion ($1.5 billion).
GIC invests $391m in Philippines liquor producer Emperador
GIC Private has agreed to pay PHP17.6 billion ($391 million) for a 9.64% stake in Emperador (EMP), a Philippines-based liquor producer. Its parent is Alliance Global, a conglomerate controlled by local businessman Andrew Tan.
Orchid Asia invests in Chinese apparel maker La Chapelle
Orchid Asia has taken a minority stake in Shanghai La Chapelle, a PE-backed ladies apparel manufacturer that listed in Hong Kong last month, for HK$122 million ($16 million).
CITIC Goldstone backs $285m Chinese mining acquisition
Goldstone Investment, the direct investment arm of CITIC Securities, is aquatics producer Hubei Wuchangyu's RMB1.75 billion ($285 million) acquisition of a Guizhou province-based mining firm.
CIMB PE buys stake in Indonesia 7-Eleven operator
CIMB Private Equity has paid approximately $25 million for a 10% stake in the owner and operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store franchise in Indonesia.
QIA pays $616m for stake in Hong Kong department store operator
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has bought a 19.9% stake in Lifestyle International Holdings – a Hong Kong-listed retailer whose properties include SOGO department stores – for HK$4.78 billion ($616.2 million).
Foxconn VC invests $98m in Taiwan Mobile
Hongyang Venture Capital Investment, a corporate investment arm of electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group, has invested NT$2.98 billion ($98 million) in local telecom operator Taiwan Mobile.
Tencent to up stake in PE-backed China South City
Tencent Holdings will pay HK$822.5 million ($106 million) to increase its stake in China South City Holdings, a logistics center operator that counts PAG among its investors, to 11.55%.
KKR to up stake in Indonesia's Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food
KKR will acquire a further 10% of Indonesian rice and noodle producer Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food (TPSF) for IDR658 billion ($55 million). The PE firm first invested in TPSF last year, representing its first deal in Indonesia.
PE group invests in Sinopec fuel retail unit
A group of private equity investors, including CICC Capital, RRJ Capital and Hopu Investment Management, have invested in Hong Kong-listed Sinopec as the Chinese oil refiner agreed to sell a RMB107.1 billion ($17 billion) stake in its retail business.
CLSA Global invests $25m in Hathway Cable
Singapore-based CLSA Global Market has invested INR1.5 billion ($24.7 million) in Hathway Cable & Datacom, India's largest cable service operator by revenue.
China caliper maker Guilin Guanglu raises $115m from PE
Guilin Guanglu Measuring Instrument, a Chinese electronic digital caliper maker, plans to raise RMB710 million ($115 million) from four domestic private equity firms.
KKR invests $400m in Chinese chicken processor Sunner
KKR has agreed to pay $400 million for an 18% stake in Chinese chicken producer Fujian Sunner Development - the latest in a string of investments intended to leverage consumer demand for food quality and safety.
Sequoia invests $139m in Chinese medical equipment maker
Sequoia Capital has acquired a 7% stake in Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply, a Chinese medical equipment manufacturer, for RMB856 million ($139 million).
L Capital Asia to invest in Korean talent manager
L Capital Asia, a private equity firm sponsored by French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, will invest KRW61 billion ($60 million) in YG Entertainment, the Korean record label and talent manager responsible for acts including “Gangnam Style” rapper...
JD Capital invests $98m in Shenzhen property developer
JD Capital has invested RMB600 million ($98 million) in Shenzhen International Enterprise for a 10.42% stake in the Chinese real estate developer.
Fosun PE units invest $110m in China fishery firm CNFC
Fosun Group has acquired a 14.23% stake in CNFC Overseas Fishery for RMB681 million ($110 million), becoming the company's second-largest shareholder.
Singapore's GIC backs Brazilian education provider
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Private has acquired an 18.5% stake in Brazilian education company Abril Educação.
Apax invests $83.2m in India NBFC Cholamandalam
Apax Partners is investing INR5 billion($83.2 million) in Cholamandalam Investment & Finance (CIF), a non-banking finance company (NBFC), in exchange for potential 8% stake.
Ventureast invests $3.6m in India's Polygenta
Ventureast Fund Advisors has invested INR220 million ($3.6 million) in Indian polyester yarn maker Polygenta.