Consumer
Matrix India invests $12m in womenswear firm
Matrix Partners India has invested INR600 million ($12 million) in domestic womenswear brand TCNS Clothing, marking the company’s first institutional round of funding.
Lilliput seeks out-of-court settlement with Bain, TPG
Lilliput Kidswear is seeking an out-of-court settlement with investors Bain Capital and TPG Capital, having taken legal action earlier this month to prevent the private equity firms from exiting the company in response to a corporate governance scandal.
Bain acquires Japan's Skylark for $2.1b in equity
Bain Capital has officially acquired 100% of Japanese restaurant chain Skylark from Nomura Principal Finance for an equity value of JPY160 billion ($2.1 billion). It is the largest buyout in Japan since the onset of the global financial crisis.
Reliance Capital backs Indian personal care products firm
Reliance Capital’s private equity arm has invested INR1.36 billion in VVF, an Indian manufacturer of personal care products. The transaction, structured as a combination of equity shares and convertible debentures, will see the private equity firm take...
CDH invests in Chinese appliance maker Midea
CDH Investments has teamed up with an investment unit of ICBC International Holdings to buy a 15.3% stake in Midea Group, a leading Chinese household appliance manufacturer.
Affinity picks up 70% stake in Australia’s Primo Smallgoods
Affinity Equity Partners has finalized its acquisition of Australian meat products firm Primo Smallgoods in a deal that values the company at A$740 million ($758 million). Previous reports suggested that the valuation was at least A$900 million.
Blackstone buys NZ Burger King franchise from Anchorage
The Blackstone Group has agreed to buy Antares Restaurant Group, which operates the Burger King franchise in New Zealand, from Anchorage Capital Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Archer sells Rebel to Super Retail Group
Archer Capital has exited Rebel Group, Australia’s largest sporting goods chain, to camping and auto parts store owner Super Retail Group for A$610 million ($630 million). The transaction is expected to close on October 31.
Carlyle-led group buys into Asian cinema digital server provider
A consortium led by The Carlyle Group has purchased an 80% stake in GDC Technology, Asia’s largest cinema digital server provider. The investment was led by the $1 billion Carlyle Asia Growth Partners IV and the other participants included Yunfeng Capital,...
Affinity completes acquisiton of Primo Smallgoods
Affinity Equity Partners has officially acquired Australian deli meats producer Primo Smallgoods with the help of A$580 million ($563 million) in financing, sources told Reuters.
Bain set to acquire Japan's Skylark for $3.4b
Bain Capital is finally set to acquire Japanese restaurant chain operator Skylark from Nomura Holdings for approximately JPY260 billion ($3.4 billion) including debt, after more than six months of delays.
South African hospital firm invests in India's Max Healthcare
South African hospital chain Life Healthcare will acquire at 26% stake in Max Healthcare for INR5.16 billion ($104 million) in what is one of the largest foreign investments in India’s healthcare sector.
Khazanah’s Parkway tipped to buy Sterling Hospitals from Actis
Parkway Holdings, the Singapore-based hospital operator owned by Khazanah Nasional, is the favored bidder for Actis’ Sterling Hospitals. The deal, which could be worth around INR7 billion ($142 million), would allow Parkway to enter India’s $65 billion...
Colorado Group gets back on its feet
Is there life after receivership? The owners of Colorado Group are banking on it, and have injected A$70 million ($68.7 million) to resurrect the retail brand in the hopes of finding longevity the second time around.
CLSA commits $22m to India’s Resonance Eduventures
CLSA Capital Partners has invested $21.8 million for a minority stake in Resonance Eduventures, an Indian education specialist. It marks the fifth investment in India by the $333 million ARIA Investment Partners III and the 10th by the ARIA group of funds...
Baring group looks to exit Singapore-based Courts Asia
A unit backed by Baring Private Equity and a consortium of investors is looking to sell Singapore-based furniture and electronics franchise Courts Asia for more than S$500 million ($382 million).
Partners Group in mezzanine deal with Archer Capital’s QSRH
Partners Group has provided a mezzanine loan to Australian Quick Service Restaurant Holdings (QSRH), the fast food chain that Archer Capital bought from Quadrant Private Equity for A$450 million ($474 million) in June.
Navis plans for King's Safetywear exit - report
Navis Capital seeking buyers for Southeast Asian footwear brand King’s Safetywear.
Aureos invests in Filipino cosmetics retailer HBC
Aureos South East Asia Fund II has purchased a 33% stake in Filipino cosmetics retailer HBC Inc. for $7 million.
Dysentery delays Bain’s buyout of restaurant chain Skylark
Bain Capital’s acquisitions of Japanese restaurant chain Skylark from Nomura Principal Finance has been put on hold after an outbreak of dysentery led to the closure of 120 outlets in late August.
Quadrant seeks partial exit from New Zealand’s Summerset
Quadrant Private Equity plans to list Summerset, New Zealand’s third-largest retirement village company, in November but is likely only to exit 30% of its 97% stake in the company following recent market volatility.
Hisense unit makes two for Advantage in China
Japanese buyout firm Advantage Partners has made its second investment in a Chinese company, injecting approximately JPY1.5 billion ($19.7 million) into Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies (HBMT).
Chinese luxury goods website raises seed round of financing
Parkview Ventures and Mousse Partners have participated in the seed round of financing for Chinese e-commerce company Hui She Shang, also known as The Luxury Club. The company offers Chinese consumers authentic and brand-authorized luxury goods – including...
CNEI commits $8m to Chinese grooming products firm
China New Enterprise Investment (CNEI) has committed $8 million to Men’s Life, which designs and distributes a range of skin care and post-shaving products to male consumers in China.