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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
MSPEA leads acquisition of Greek skincare business
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) and Profex, a Chinese skincare company, have agreed to pay EUR48.3 million ($57.7 million) for a majority interest in Korres, a Greek specialist cosmetics manufacturer.
AVCJ Awards 2017: Exit of the Year - Mid Cap: Riraku
Over the course of four years, Advantage Partners doubled Japanese massage chain operator Riraku’s store count and tripled EBITDA. A 12x money multiple on exit was its reward
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.
Yunfeng joins $817m investment in Suning finance unit
Yunfeng Capital is among 15 investors that have committed RMB5.34 billion ($817 million) for a 16.5% stake in Suning Finance, a financial services subsidiary of Chinese home appliance retailer Suning Commerce Group.
AVCJ Awards 2017: Exit of the Year - IPO: Au Small Finance Bank
India’s small finance bank reforms allowed Au Financiers to tackle an entirely new business opportunity, ultimately leading to a successful IPO for the company’s private equity backers
China's LexinFintech makes gains after $108m US IPO
LexinFintech, a VC-backed Chinese financial technology start-up best known for consumer lending platform Fenqile, has traded strongly on NASDAQ following its $108 million IPO.
ClearVue leads round for China smart vending machine business
ClearVue Partners has led a Series B round of unspecified size for Chinese smart vending machine operator Citybox. The consumer-focused GP also participated in the company’s $15 million Series A in September.
AVCJ Awards 2017: Deal of the Year - Large Cap: Yingde Gases
PAG Asia Capital stole a march on the competition to secure a $2.7 billion take-private of China’s Yingde Gases, dealing with feuding shareholders and complex financing along the way
Co-founder steps back from Australia's Pacific Equity Partners
Paul McCullagh has become the first of the four founders of Australia-based buyout firm Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) to step back, swapping his managing director position for a senior advisor role.
China's UrWork gets $45m Series C round
Chinese co-working space operator UrWork has raised RMB300 million ($45 million) in Series C funding led by Qianhai Wutong Mergers and Acquisitions Funds, a vehicle backed by Qianhai Equity Exchange.
Australia's Crescent loses partner
Tim Martin, a partner at Australian middle market private equity firm Crescent Capital Partners, has departed the firm ahead of its next fundraise.
AVCJ Awards 2017: Deal of the Year - Mid Cap: Press & Converting
With Korean cosmetics brands trading at high valuations, VIG Partners thinks it got a bargain by moving upstream and buying a niche supplier to the skincare industry
AVCJ Awards 2017: Deal of the Year - Late Stage Technology: Ofo
Ofo and Mobike dominate China’s bike-sharing industry, having raised billions in funding. Investors in Ofo believe they are backing the more sustainable model
Warburg Pincus invests in India's CAMS
Warburg Pincus has invested in Indian financial services provider Computer Age Management Services (CAMS).
Q&A: The Carlyle Group's David Rubenstein
David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, discusses the likelihood of a global economic slowdown, areas of interest in Asia, and the evolution of the private equity funding model
AVCJ Awards 2017: VC Professionals of the Year: JP Gan & Nisa Leung
J.P. Gan and Nisa Leung, managing partners at Qiming Venture Partners, discuss the latest trends they are seeing in China’s consumer internet and healthcare spaces
Fund focus: The need for speed
Quadrant Private Equity is deploying capital at pace in Australia’s middle market, raising A$1.15 billion ($863 million) for its ninth fund less than a year-and-a-half after closing its eighth vehicle
Carlyle growth fund buys India BPO player
The Carlyle Group has acquired Indian healthcare business process outsourcing (BPO) provider Visionary RCM Infotech through its latest Asia growth fund, Carlyle Asia Growth Partners V (CAGP V).
OTPP acquires Australia's Jasper Farms
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has acquired Jasper Farms, a leading avocado producer in Australia.
SoftBank, Mubadala in $4b round for China’s Didi Chuxing
Chinese ride-hailing app operator Didi Chuxing, which has received substantial PE and VC backing, has raised $4 billion in a new round of funding from investors including SoftBank Group and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala.