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Baring, CITIC Capital to buy Wall Street English from Pearson

Baring Private Equity Asia and CITIC Capital have agreed to acquire English language training provider Wall Street English (WSE) in a deal that will deliver cash proceeds of around $300 million to existing owner Pearson.

  • Greater China
  • 27 November 2017
Newly listed Chinese education business hit by abuse claims

RYB Education, a private equity-backed Chinese kindergarten operator that listed in New York two months ago, has seen its stock price collapse in response to child abuse claims.

  • Greater China
  • 27 November 2017
Japan-China e-commerce business gets $68m Series C

Inagora, a VC-backed e-commerce platform that supplies Japanese products to Chinese consumers, has received $68 million in Series C funding from Itochu Corp, KDDI Corporation, and SBI Holdings.

  • North Asia
  • 24 November 2017
India's VC-backed HomeLane buys Capricoast

Indian interior design company HomeLane, which is backed by Aarin Capital and Sequoia Capital, has bought Accel Partners-backed online furniture marketplace Capricoast.

  • South Asia
  • 23 November 2017
Bain to complete exit from Japan's Skylark

Bain Capital Private Equity will divest its remaining 15% stake in Japanese restaurant operator Skylark, completing a gradual sale of the business it acquired in 2011 and took public three years later.

  • North Asia
  • 22 November 2017
Deal focus: Tapping complexity in e-commerce

Southeast Asia-focused retailing services provider aCommerce has received $65 million in Series B funding to support not only geographical expansion but also a move into B2B to complement existing B2C capabilities

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 November 2017
Portfolio: CITIC Capital and Oriental Cambridge Education Group

Oriental Cambridge Education Group was already a leader in China’s early childcare market when CITIC Capital acquired it in 2014. The GP has strengthened the company to tackle new challenges

  • Greater China
  • 22 November 2017
SSG buys stake in Cox & Kings subsidiary

Hong Kong-based special situations investor SSG Capital Management has paid an undisclosed sum for a 34.4% stake in a UK subsidiary of Indian travel company Cox & Kings (C&K) known as Prometheon Holdings.

  • South Asia
  • 21 November 2017
Tencent leads $40m round for China’s Ubtech Robotics

Tencent Holdings has led a $40 million Series C round of funding for Shenzhen-based Ubtech Robotics, a humanoid robot maker backed by CDH Investments and Goldstone Investment.

  • Greater China
  • 20 November 2017
KKR media platform leads $65m round for Southeast Asia's aCommerce

Emerald Media, an Asian investment platform created by KKR, has led a $65 million Series B funding round for Thailand-based online retailing services company aCommerce.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 November 2017
Quadrant's family entertainment platform makes debut acquisition

Australia’s Quadrant Private Equity has purchased amusement arcade operator Timezone Group as the first part of a buy-and-build strategy in the family and children’s entertainment market.

  • Australasia
  • 20 November 2017
APG commits $175m to India retail JV

Dutch pension fund manager APG Asset Management has committed $175 million to Virtuous Retail South Asia (VRSA), its India-focused retail joint venture with London-based emerging markets investment firm Xander Group.

  • South Asia
  • 20 November 2017
Accel invests $15m in Indian fashion retailer

Accel Partners has invested about INR1 billion ($15.3 million) in Universal Sportsbiz (USPL), an Indian fashion retailer that focuses on sports apparel under the name Collectabillia.

  • South Asia
  • 16 November 2017
China's Primavera supports buyout of US study abroad business

China-focused GP Primavera Capital and Paris-listed investment firm Eurazeo have together invested in WorldStrides, a US-based provider of study-abroad programs for high school and university students, with a view to supporting expansion in Asia and Europe.

  • Greater China
  • 10 November 2017
Goldman, CIC form $5b Sino-US industrial fund

Goldman Sachs and China Investment Corporation (CIC) have launched a private equity fund that is seeking to raise $5 billion to invest in US companies. The initiative is part of efforts to strengthen trade relations between the two countries.

  • Greater China
  • 10 November 2017
PE-backed Vincom Retail ups size of IPO to raise $740m

Private equity-backed Vincom Retail, the leading shopping mall operator in Vietnam, has completed the country’s largest-ever IPO, after increasing the size and pricing of its offering to raise VND16.8 trillion ($740 million).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 09 November 2017
Pencarrow exits New Zealand's Icebreaker to US trade buyer

New Zealand’s Pencarrow Private Equity has agreed to sell its entire stake in Icebreaker, a domestic clothing brand that specializes in outdoor winter apparel, to US-listed competitor VF Corporation.

  • Australasia
  • 09 November 2017
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The proliferation of fund managers targeting relatively focused investment segments signals a new maturity in Asian private equity. The trend will evolve in step with regional markets

  • Growth
  • 09 November 2017
VCs join $25m round for Singapore's ShopBack

Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator ShopBack has raised a $25 million funding round from investors including East Ventures, SoftBank, and 33 Capital.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 November 2017
Everstone to buy India's Kenstar

The Everstone Group has agreed to buy Indian home appliance maker Kenstar from the Videocon Group.

  • South Asia
  • 07 November 2017
China's Phoenix Travel gets $105m Series C

Phoenix Travel Group, a China-based travel services provider, has raised a RMB700 million ($105 million) Series C round led by CITIC Capital, Haier Capital, Legend Holdings and Legend Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 07 November 2017
Lakeshore buys Thailand skincare business

Lakeshore Capital has led the acquisition of a controlling stake in Aisance, a Thailand-based skincare company that specializes in distributing products from Korea, for $15.9 million.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 07 November 2017
CITIC Capital nears buyout of packaging player Axilone

China-focused GP CITIC Capital has entered into advanced negotiations with Oaktree Capital Management to buy Axilone, a Europe-headquartered packaging supplier to the cosmetics industry.

  • Greater China
  • 07 November 2017
China's Ctrip buys VC-backed Trip.com

Ctrip, China’s largest travel services provider, has made another outbound acquisition with the purchase of US-based Trip.com, which has previously received several rounds of venture capital funding.

  • Greater China
  • 06 November 2017
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