Consumer
Valiant to take SME Fuji Foods private
Tokyo-based SME-focused buyout firm Valiant Partners plans to take Fuji Foods Co., a producer and distributor of cooked foods, private through an MBO.
Khazanah may pick up Amanresorts
Malaysian SWF Khazanah Nasional, which has been more and more active in direct investments over the past 18 months, is now seeking to pick up a controlling stake in luxury resort chain Amanresorts from its current owner, Indian real estate developer DLF...
BC Partners-backed Fitness First contemplates APAC IPO
BC Partners-owned Fitness First is reportedly planning to debut onto the Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai or Sydney stock exchanges in an IPO that could raise as much as $1.8 billion.
TPG to invest Vishal Retail to slash debt, raise funds
TPG Capital is set to link with Indian superstore chain owner Vishal Retail in an anticipated move aiming to raise funds to slash Vishal’s accrued IND7.35-billion ($158.7 million) debt.
Actis settles differences over Nilgiri Dairy
Actis Capital has resolved its long-running dispute with the promoters of Nilgiri Dairy Farm, the Indian milk products group it took an ostensible control stake in for $65 million in 2006.
Transpac gets Heinz takeaway with Foodstar exit
Long-established Singapore private equity firm Transpac Capital is about to exit its investment in SGX-listed PRC soy sauce and beancurd business Foodstar Holdings, with a trade sale of around $165 million to Heinz.
Consortium backs PRC housing needs
A consortium of investors including Warburg Pincus, CITIC Private Equity Funds Management,and Bohai Industrial Investment Fund Management, as well as private conglomerate Shanghai Fosun High Technology (Group), have made a joint investment of RMB2.6 billion...
Warburg, CITIC PE, Bohai, invest Tianjin DIY chain RedStar Macalline
A consortium of investors including Warburg Pincus, CITIC Private Equity Funds Management,and Bohai Industrial Investment Fund Management, as well as private conglomerate Shanghai Fosun High Technology (Group), have jointly invested RMB2.6 billion ($381...
Taizinai ex-chairrman under arrest
Li Tuchun, former founding chairman of troubled Actis, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley drinks manufacturer investee Hunan Taizinai Group, has been arrested by mainland authorities on suspicion of embezzling state funds, according to PRC media reports.
Lombard exits Thai restaurant S&P
Lombard Investments has announced its exit from its stake in S&P Syndicate, a Thai restaurant and bakery chain described by Lombard as the world's biggest, realizing a 2.5x return on the fund's original 2005 investment.
Vishal Retail may turn to TPG, Indian investors for capital
Indian superstore chain owner Vishal Retail is considering linking with local and pan-regional investors, including private equity fund TPG Capital, within two to three months, to slash debt and raise capital following a fiscally-strained period.
CLSA RMB fund JV aims to start investing 3Q10
Hong Kong-headquartered brokerage firm CLSA's China asset management joint venture aims to close on RMB10 billion ($1.5 billion) for its new energy and new materials-focused fund, according to Shi Derong, chairman of state-owned Shanghai Guosheng Group...
Carlyle gets milk with Tirumala Indian investment
The Carlyle Group has made a $23.3 million investment from its Carlyle Asia Growth Partners fund into leading Indian milk company Tirumala Milk Products for a significant minority stake.
Uni-President launches RMB fund
Uni-President Enterprises Corp., the Taiwanese foodstuffs conglomerate, is forming an RMB private equity fund to invest in China's foods and consumer space, seeking RMB1-3 billion ($146-440 million), according to PRC reports.
Temasek arm does China food venture for Sing
Singbridge International Singapore Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of Singapore SWF Temasek Holdings, has signed an agreement with the Municipal Government of Jilin province in northeast China to build a JV "food security" food zone.
Navis backs new Nirula's expansion
Navis Capital is to invest more into Indian restaurant chain Nirula's to help fund a new expansion into seven to ten additional cities across the Subcontinent, according to Indian press reports.
GOME's Huang goes directly to jail
Huang Guangyu, founder of Bain Capital investee GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings, has finally been convicted in Beijing on bribery and insider trading charges, after a protracted detention, and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Showdown at GOME
Founder fails to unseat Zhu and Bain team
CVC flies into Stella/Jetset stock merger
CVC Capital Partners has had a public markets exit of sorts on its Australian travel investee Stella Travel Services through an all-share merger with listed industry peer Jetset Travelworld, creating a 50:50 JV listed business worth some A$440 million...
Clearwater ups Sayaji Hotels stake
Clearwater Capital Partners has raised its stake in Indian hotel chain Sayaji Hotels from just under 8.5% to 32.87% through convertible bonds, and is due to launch an open offer for a further 20%.
GOME reappoints Bain directors after eviction attempt
The board of Bain Capital investee GOME Electrical Appliances reappointed Bain representative non-executive directors Jonathan Zhu, Ian Reynolds and Wang Li Hong after two significant affiliated shareholders voted against their reappointment at the company's...
Carlyle, ChrysCapital, SCPEL suitors for Godrej Consumer
The Carlyle Group, ChrysCapital Management, and Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. (SCPEL) are among the private equity firms bidding for a $130-140 million investment opportunity into India's Godrej Consumer Products, according to Indian reports.
Leopard gets seafood takeaway with Nautsico
Asian frontier investor Leopard Capital's Leopard Cambodia Fund has taken a 31.48% stake in Cambodia’s largest seafood processing plant, Nautisco Seafood Manufacturing Ltd., for an undisclosed sum.
Bain draws secondary buyout interest for Outback in Asia
Bain Capital, seeking buyers for the Asian assets of investee Outback Steakhouse, is seeing strong private equity interest from firms including Barings Private Equity Asia, Permira, and Unitas Capital, according to reports.