Exits
Samara, Norwest in $77m exit from India's RBL
Samara Capital and Norwest Venture Partners have made a partial exit from India's RBL Bank for INR4.95 billion ($77 million).
Navis sells duck genetics business to Chinese strategic investors
Navis Capital Partners has sold Cherry Valley Group (CVF), a duck genetics supplier and a breeder of Peking ducks, to Beijing Capital Agribusiness Group (Sunlon) and CITIC Agri Fund Management for an undisclosed sum.
Everstone exits Canada's Faces to Sequoia
India-based GP Everstone Capital has fully exited Canadian skincare and makeup company Faces Cosmetics Canada to Sequoia Capital India.
IDFC exits Seaways via share buyback
India’s Seaways Shipping & Logistics has bought back the entire 24% holding of private equity backer IDFC Alternatives following a decision to defer a previously planned domestic IPO.
China's VC-backed Zai Lab files for US IPO
Zai Lab, a Chinese drug developer backed by several venture capital investors, has filed for a US IPO. The company has yet to indicate how many shares it plans to sell or at what price.
Deal focus: EmergeVest doubles its money on denim deal
EmergeVest has secured its debut exit with a $400 million trade sale of denim and garment maker JD United Manufacturer
India's PE-backed Barbeque Nation files for IPO
Indian restaurant chain Barbeque Nation Hospitality has filed for an IPO that will provide an exit for its private equity backer CX Partners.
India's PE-backed Aster DM refiles for IPO
Indian hospital chain Aster DM Healthcare has refiled for an IPO in which its PE backer Olympus Capital Asia will make a partial exit.
CHAMP exits Australian mining, infrastructure services business
CHAMP Private Equity has sold Golding Group, an Australia-based provider of mining and civil infrastructure services that it has owned since 2008, to rival contractor NRW Holdings at an enterprise valuation of A$85 million ($66.9 million).
EmergeVest secures 2x return on first exit
EmergeVest, a Hong Kong-based boutique PE firm established by two former executives from HSBC’s Asia principal investments division, has secured its first exit with the sale of apparel supplier JD United Manufacturing (JDU) to Taiwan-listed Roo Hsing....
SoftBank invests $2.5b in India's Flipkart
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group has invested $2.5 billion in Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart through the acquisition of primary and secondary shares.
WeWork to acquire Singapore's VC-backed Spacemob
US-based co-working space operator WeWork plans to acquire Singapore-based counterpart Spacemob for an undisclosed sum. The capital will come from a $500 million investment pool established to fuel WeWork's expansion in Southeast Asia and South Korea....
Kedaara to part-exit Mahindra Logistics through India IPO
Kedaara Capital will exit part of its stake in Mahindra Logistics (MLL), the logistics and transport service of India’s Mahindra & Mahindra, in a planned IPO.
Japan's KDDI to acquire VC-backed Soracom
Soracom, a Japanese internet of things (IoT) communications platform that has several VC backers, will be acquired by domestic telecom operator KDDI Corporation.
Secondary buyouts: Peer to peer
Maligned by some investors, sponsor-to-sponsor deals are gradually becoming more prevalent in Asia as the private equity industry matures. What is the early verdict?
Fosun, Sanyuan to buy margarine maker from European GP
Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group has teamed up with Beijing Sanyuan Foods to buy French margarine maker St Hubert from Montagu Private Equity for EUR625 million ($734 million).
Mekong makes partial exit from Vietnam's Loc Troi
Mekong Capital has made a partial exit from Loc Troi Group – formerly known as An Giang Plant Protection – as the Vietnamese agribusiness player went public. The company is also backed by Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) and PENM Partners.
Temasek-backed Godrej Agrovet files for India IPO
Godrej Agrovet, the agri-business subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Godrej Industries, has filed for an IPO that will provide an exit for Singapore’s Temasek Holdings.
Australia's Westpac in talks to sell Hastings fund business
Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp. has entered exclusive negotiations to sell Hastings Fund Management to Australia-listed property developer Charter Hall Group.
Japan's Marubeni buys beef supplier from US GP
Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corp. has acquired Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, a US-based supplier of beef and pork products, from Sun Capital Partners.
Bain to make partial exit from Japanese mushroom producer
Bain Capital Private Equity has agreed to sell a 49% in Yukiguni Maitake, a Japanese mushroom producer, to domestic food company Shinmei. The size of the transaction was not disclosed.
Creditors to assume control of KKR-owned Bis Industries
Australian mining services provider Bis Industries has reached a debt-to-equity restructuring agreement with creditors that will see current owner KKR relinquish its majority position.
J-Star exits Japanese document scanning business to Orix
Mid-market private equity firm J-Star has exited its entire holding in Japanese document scanning company Primagest to local financial services conglomerate Orix Corporation.
Baring Asia completes Joyful Honda exit, secures 45% IRR
Baring Private Equity Asia has completed its exit from Japanese home improvement center operator Joyful Honda – the first joint investment by the firm’s private equity and real estate funds – generating a gross IRR of around 45%.