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BPEA EQT part-exits India's Coforge, realises $109m
BPEA EQT – formerly Baring Private Equity Asia – continues to pare its holding in Indian IT solutions provider Coforge, generating INR 8.9bn (USD 109m) in the latest of multiple public market trades dating back to late 2020.
Deal focus: Goldman secures $1bn exit from India’s ReNew
Goldman Sachs has clocked a healthy return from ReNew Energy Global after helping the company diversify its offering and navigate the regulatory pitfalls of India’s renewables space
Creador completes exit from Malaysia's Mr DIY
Creador has exited its remaining 4.9% equity interest in Malaysia-listed home improvement retailer Mr DIY, generating proceeds of MYR 664m (USD 150.5m).
TPG completes exit from India's Campus Activewear
TPG Capital – acting through its growth equity strategy – has completed its exit from Campus Activewear, an Indian athleisure footwear brand it took public last April.
Blackstone completes exit from India's Sona Comstar
The Blackstone Group has completed a staged exit from India-listed automotive industry supplier Sona Comstar, selling its remaining 20.5% via bulk open market deals worth about USD 600m.
Lighthouse seals partial exits from India's Nykaa with 14x return
Lighthouse Funds has generated a more than 14x multiple on its investment in India-based beauty e-commerce platform Nykaa following two partial exits in the past fortnight.
Bain makes $179m partial exit from India's Axis Bank
Bain Capital has generated proceeds of INR 14.9bn (USD 179.7m) through a partial exit from Axis Bank, a listed Indian lender it first backed five years ago.
Quadrant completes exit from Australia's Peter Warren Auto
Quadrant Private Equity has completed its exit from Australian car dealership Peter Warren Automotive Holdings - which it took public last year - through a AUD 50m (USD 34m) block trade.
Allegro makes partial exit from Australian retailer Best & Less
Allegro Funds has completed another partial exit from Australian baby and kids retailer Best & Less, generating proceeds of AUD 29.7m (USD 20.2m) through a block trade.
Blackstone part-exits Indian auto components maker
The Blackstone Group has realised proceeds of INR 40.4bn (USD 506m) through a partial exit from Sona Comstar, an India-listed manufacturer of automotive systems and components that trades as Sona BLW Precision Forgings.
KKR makes $1.2b exit from Indian hospital chain
KKR has exited its entire interest in Indian hospital operator Max Healthcare Institute – nearly four years after assuming control of the business by merging it with an existing portfolio company – with proceeds of approximately INR 91.9bn (USD 1.15bn).
Uber, Tiger make Zomato realisations
Uber has fully exited its stake in India-based food services platform Zomato, which completed a domestic IPO just over 12 months ago, while Tiger Global has sold down part of its position.
Investment becomes Tencent's main profit driver in 2021
Investment accounted for the bulk of Tencent Holdings' annual profit for the first time in 2021 as the Chinese technology giant saw earnings from its core business contract in the second half of the year.
Brookfield buys Australia non-bank lender for $1.1b
Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to acquire Australian non-bank lender and asset manager La Trobe Financial for about USD 1.1bn, facilitating an exit for The Blackstone Group.
BPEA generates $333m through Coforge partial exit
Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has made another partial exit from Indian IT solutions business Coforge, generating INR 25.6bn (USD 333.5m) in proceeds and reducing its position in the company below 50%.
VIG makes partial exit from Korea funeral services business
Korea’s VIG Partners has sold a 10% stake in funeral services provider Preed Life to Mastern Partners, a local PE platform, for KRW50 billion ($43.2 million).
Kedaara, Partners Group complete Aavas sell-downs
Kedaara Capital and Partners Group have made partial exits from Aavas Financiers, the mortgage business they carved out from Indian non-banking finance company Au Financiers in 2016 and took public two years later.
Quadria backs India drug maker Encube Ethicals
A consortium led by healthcare-focused Quadria Capital has invested in Indian topical drugs maker Encube Ethicals, facilitating an exit for Multiples Alternate Asset Management.
NewQuest buys Cosmos-Maya from KKR's Emerald Media
Direct secondaries specialist NewQuest Capital has acquired Indian animation studio Cosmos-Maya from Emerald Media, an Asian media platform backed by KKR.
NewQuest exits BPO business to US GP
NewQuest Capital Partners is exiting Integreon, a business process outsourcing (BPO) provider with a significant Asia footprint to US private equity firm EagleTree Capital.
ChrysCapital exits US-based Infogain to Apax
ChrysCapital has exited Silicon Valley-based Infogain – an IT services provider that helped solidify the US-India cross-border opportunity set – to Apax Partners.
Advent exits Crompton Greaves' India appliances business
Advent International has offloaded its final 5.4% holding in Crompton Greaves’ India-listed household appliances business, ending a gradual exit after a failed takeover.
Carlyle makes $536m realization from India's SBI Life
The Carlyle Group has sold more than two-thirds of its remaining stake in India-listed life insurance company SBI Life for approximately INR39.4 billion ($536 million) via a bulk transaction.
KKR buys New Zealand's Natural Pet Food from Pioneer
KKR has agreed to acquire New Zealand premium pet food maker Natural Pet Food Group (NPFG) from local private equity firm Pioneer Capital.
