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PAG exits Young Toys to Korean strategic buyer

PAG Asia Capital has sold Young Toys, a South Korea-based toy manufacturer it has owned since 2015, to a consortium led by MiraeN Group, a leading local publisher.

  • North Asia
  • 11 September 2020
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Navis sells Australia education business to PEP

Navis Capital Partners has sold Australian educational resources provider Modern Star to local private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) at an enterprise valuation of about A$600 million ($433 million).

  • Australasia
  • 09 September 2020
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CVC to exit Softex Indonesia with 3.3x return - update

CVC Capital Partners will exit personal care products manufacturer Softex Indonesia after US multinational Kimberly-Clark agreed to acquire the business for approximately $1.2 billion.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 September 2020
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Deal focus: Creador scores as India pharma heats up

Creador's $34 million investment in packaging supplier Shriji Polymers represents an indirect bet on India's growing pharmaceutical industry. Product development and capacity expansion are priorities

  • South Asia
  • 03 September 2020
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Affirma to exit Korea waste management business

Affirma Capital – formerly Standard Chartered Private Equity – has agreed to sell EMC Holdings, a South Korea-based waste and wastewater treatment business, to a unit of local conglomerate SK Corporation.

  • North Asia
  • 02 September 2020
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Macro, geopolitical concerns not deterring China exits

Private equity investors are seeing significant IPO and exit activity out of China despite macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty arising from COVID-19 and China-US tensions, respectively.

  • Greater China
  • 31 August 2020
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Ekuinas exits Malaysia halal meats business

Malaysian government-backed private equity firm Ekuinas has sold Primabaguz, a local producer of premium halal meat-based products, to US-based Johnsonville International for MYR175 million ($42 million).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 28 August 2020
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Carlyle exits Korean garment manufacturer

The Carlyle Group has agreed to sell its majority stake in Korean apparel manufacturer Yakjin Trading Corporation to domestic fashion giant JS Corporation for around KRW14.3 billion ($12 million).

  • North Asia
  • 24 August 2020
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Japan's ACA exits aged care business

Tokyo-listed healthcare provider Solasto will acquire 100% of Japan Elderly Care Service for JPY2.3 billion ($22 million), providing an exit for local private equity firm ACA Investments.

  • North Asia
  • 14 August 2020
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Microsoft seeks to acquire TikTok assets from China's ByteDance

Microsoft Corporation wants to continue discussions over the purchase of the US operation of TikTok from PE-backed Chinese technology giant ByteDance amid threats from US President Donald Trump to ban the short video platform.

  • Greater China
  • 03 August 2020
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Steadview backs India SaaS player Freshworks

Steadview Capital has invested $85 million in India and US-based cloud business software developer Freshworks through the purchase of shares from existing investors.

  • Technology
  • 27 July 2020
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OMERS acquires 20% stake in Australia's TransGrid

Canada’s Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has bought a 20% stake in Australian electricity network operator TransGrid for an undisclosed sum.

  • Australasia
  • 22 July 2020
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2Q analysis: Numbers that deceive

Asia has seen remarkable revivals in private equity investment and fundraising – though not in exits – over the past three months. A handful of large-cap situations mask a weak environment

  • Greater China
  • 16 July 2020
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India's Unacademy moves to form edtech group

Indian online education platform Unacademy has acquired a majority stake in industry peer Mastree. It is the company's second acquisition in recent weeks, suggesting a consolidation strategy within the space.

  • South Asia
  • 15 July 2020
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VinaCapital, Daiwa sell stake in Vietnam dairy producer

Vietnam’s VinaCapital and Japan’s Daiwa PI Partners are poised to make a partial exit from Vietnamese dairy producer International Dairy Products (IDP).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 10 July 2020
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TA Associates invests in Indian stock exchange

TA Associates has invested an undisclosed sum in the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).

  • South Asia
  • 06 July 2020
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Tencent buys Malaysia streaming platform Iflix

Tencent Holdings has agreed to acquire the assets of Malaysia-headquartered streaming platform Iflix, which was previously backed by a number of private equity and strategic players.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 26 June 2020
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Southern Capital, HPEF agree exit from Singapore school

Southern Capital Group and HPEF Capital Partners – formerly Headland Capital Partners – have agreed to sell Singapore-based Canadian International School (CIS) to Hong Kong-listed China Maple Leaf Educational Systems for S$680 million ($488 million),...

  • Southeast Asia
  • 23 June 2020
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Ascendent to exit China dairy player through $240m trade sale

Ascendent Capital Partners has agreed to make a full exit from Chinese dairy producer Ningxia Harmony Dairy Development with New Hope Dairy set to buy the business for an enterprise valuation of RMB1.7 billion ($240 million).

  • Greater China
  • 18 June 2020
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Advantage completes exit from Japan's FMI

Advantage Partners has completed its exit from Japanese kitchenware products manufacturer FMI Corporation to Toho Group, a Tokyo-listed food wholesaler that bought a majority stake in the business two years ago.

  • North Asia
  • 26 May 2020
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UAE’s EMPG acquires Rocket-backed Lamudi Global

EMPG, a real estate classifieds marketplace group headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, has acquired Lamudi Global, which runs property market portals in the Philippines and Indonesia.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 14 May 2020
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Everstone sells Asia payroll business to US strategic player

India and Southeast Asia-focused private equity firm Everstone Group has agreed to sell Singapore-headquartered human resources software provider Excelity Group to US peer Ceridian. The size of the deal has not been disclosed.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 07 May 2020
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Go-Jek completes acquisition of VC-backed Moka

Indonesia’s Go-Jek has completed its acquisition of Moka, a local financial technology provider with several VC backers, in a deal estimated to be worth $130 million.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 May 2020
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Coronavirus thwarts PE partial exit from Indonesia's BFI Finance

Italian lender Compass Banca has abandoned its purchase of a 19.9% stake in Indonesia’s BFI Finance from TPG Capital and Northstar Group, citing economic disruption created by the coronavirus outbreak.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 May 2020
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