Trade sale
ADB exits minority stake in India's ReNew to CPPIB for $144m
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has invested $144 million in Indian renewable energy producer ReNew Power Ventures, providing an exit for the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Baring Asia realizes 2.4x return on Korea cement deal
Baring Private Equity Asia has completed its exit from Korean construction materials business Halla Cement, selling the asset to Asia Cement for an enterprise value of $723 million.
Ekuinas exits Malaysia’s Tenby Education
Malaysian government-backed private equity investor Ekuinas has exited its majority stake in private school chain Tenby Education Group to International Schools Partnership (ISP).
Deal focus: KV secures its biggest buyout
KV Asia Capital sees strong growth potential for the education sector in Southeast Asia. The firm’s latest investment in Malaysia-based APIIT Education Group reflects confidence in this vision
Deal focus: Cream of the crop
Proterra is on course to more than double its money on AustAsia, following an agreement to exit the Chinese dairy farm operator to fellow investor Japfa
Partners Group exits Australia cancer clinic
Partners Group has sold its entire 21% stake in Australia’s Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) to AMP Capital.
India's PE-backed Capital First to merge with IDFC Bank
Capital First, an India-listed non-banking financial company (NBFC) backed by Warburg Pincus and GIC Private, has agreed to merge with IDFC Bank.
MSPEA backs Indian medical devices, health foods businesses
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) has completed two investments in India, committing INR1.6 billion ($25.1 million) to medical devices business Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT) and INR1.52 billion to health foods producer Southern Health...
CITIC Capital completes Axilone acquisition
CITIC Capital has completed the acquisition of Axilone, a Europe-headquartered packaging supplier to the cosmetics industry. The deal facilitates an exit for Oaktree Capital Management.
4Q analysis: Riding the wave
Chinese companies return in strength to US bourses as investors leverage public market highs; Australia a bright spot as Asia fundraising slows; 2017 sets new record for PE investment on back of big buyouts, tech deals
KV Asia backs MBO of Malaysian education group
KV Asia Capital has supported a management buyout of APIIT Education Group, the holding company for several primary, secondary and tertiary education assets in Malaysia, from Ekuinas for an enterprise valuation of MYR725 million ($180 million).
China's Ant Financial abandons MoneyGram acquisition
Alibaba Group’s Ant Financial has abandoned its $1.2 billion acquisition of private equity-backed MoneyGram after failing to receive clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS).
AVCJ Awards 2017: PE Professional of the Year: Yichen Zhang
Yichen Zhang, CEO of CITIC Capital, discusses fundraising, working on outbound deals, the appeal of China divestments by foreign companies, and leading a multi-strategy firm
AVCJ Awards 2017: Operational Value Add: Great Southern Rail
Allegro Funds secured a 25x return on Great Southern Rail by helping the formerly no-frills Australian transport company find a new life as a stylized high-end tourism attraction
J-Star exits Japan's Aisei Pharmacy to management team
J-Star has agreed to exit Japanese drugstore chain Aisei Pharmacy to company management less than two years after completing a JPY11.4 billion ($101 million) privatization.
Japan's Polaris sells power equipment supplier
Polaris Capital has agreed to sell Yodogawa Transformer, a Japanese power generation and equipment services company it acquired in early 2016, to Orix Rentec Corp.
AVCJ Awards 2017: Exit of the Year - Large Cap: Universal Studios Japan
Goldman Sachs, MBK Partners, Owl Creek Asset Management and PAG Asia Capital have profited handsomely from their efforts to bring more families to Universal Studios Japan
Carlyle sells Japan's AvanStrate to Vedanta Resources
Vedanta Resources, a metals and mining company founded in India and now headquartered in London, has agreed to assume control of Japanese LCD glass manufacturer AvanStrate from The Carlyle Group.
Crescent sells Australia's GroundProbe to Orica
Australia's Crescent Capital Partners has sold domestic mining services technology supplier GroundProbe to explosives and blasting equipment company Orica for A$205 million ($157 million).
OTPP sells Australia data center assets for $793m
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has agreed to sell Australian data center business Metronode to US-based peer Equinix for A$1.04 billion ($793 million).
Bain consortium buys Maldives seaplane operator from Blackstone - update
Bain Capital Private Equity has teamed up with two Chinese partners to acquire Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA), the world’s largest seaplane operator, from The Blackstone Group.
L Catterton invests in Indian restaurant operator
L Catterton Asia, the regional arm of consumer-focused GP L Catterton, has invested in Indian restaurant operator Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality.
Japan's J-Star completes final exit from debut fund
J-Star has exited the last portfolio company in its debut fund, selling Taiheiyo Seiki Holding – a manufacturer of parts for construction machinery – to a subsidiary of Takitai Group for around $28 million.
2017 in review: Peak of the cycle?
Large-cap buyouts take private equity investment to record high; KKR leads the way in fundraising, but renminbi vehicles still distort the market; IPOs flourish amid global public markets boom