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JIP-led consortium completes Toshiba tender offer

A consortium led by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) has successfully completed a tender offer for Toshiba Corporation, paving the way for a JPY 2trn (USD 13.6bn) privatisation of the company.

  • North Asia
  • 22 September 2023
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Australia's PEP buys stake in biogas business from Sims

Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has agreed to pay AUD 272.1m (USD 174m) for a 50% stake in LMS Energy, a biogas-to-energy and solar renewable energy business held by Australian metals recycler Sims.

  • Australasia
  • 22 September 2023
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KKR exits Australia's GreenCollar to OTPP

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) will take full ownership of GreenCollar, an environmental services provider that helped establish Australia’s carbon credit market. This will facilitate an exit for KKR and other unnamed shareholders.

  • Australasia
  • 19 September 2023
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China auto parts platform Casstime adds to Series D round

Chinese aftermarket car parts supplier Casstime has raised CNY 200m (USD 27.5m) across two tranches of Series D funding from local investors.

  • Greater China
  • 18 September 2023
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Deal focus: ShawKwei delivers US deal flow

ShawKwei & Partners found its niche in Asia-based industrials businesses with relative cost advantages. Thanks to geopolitics and shifting growth patterns, the GP is now targeting assets in North America

  • North America
  • 12 September 2023
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PE-backed Zhaogang to list via Hong Kong SPAC merger

Zhaogang, a private equity-backed Chinese B2B steel-trading platform, is on course to become the first company to list in Hong Kong through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

  • Greater China
  • 08 September 2023
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ShawKwei completes duo of US acquisitions

Asia-focused industrials specialist ShawKwei & Partners has completed two investments in the US spanning packaging manufacturing and environmental chemicals.

  • North America
  • 08 September 2023
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Japanese warehouse robot start-up raises $84m

SBI Investment has led a JPY 12.3bn (USD 84m) Series C round for Japanese industrial robotics supplier Mujin, advancing expansion plans in Europe and the US.

  • North Asia
  • 08 September 2023
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China's GTA Semiconductor raises $1.85b

GTA Semiconductor, a China-based semiconductor foundry specialising in chips for the automotive industry, has raised CNY 13.5bn (USD 1.85bn) in funding from unnamed investors.

  • Greater China
  • 07 September 2023
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Deal focus: Patience pays off for Trustar on Moritex

Trustar Capital’s 20x return on Japanese precision manufacturing business Moritex was driven by greater geographic diversification in production and distribution and a shakeup of the product portfolio

  • North Asia
  • 06 September 2023
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Mitsui Sumitomo VC unit backs Israel fusion start-up

Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital (MSIVC) has joined a Series A round for Israel-based nuclear fusion start-up NT-Tao that had raised USD 22m as of February.

  • North Asia
  • 05 September 2023
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Endeavour exits Japan automotive components maker

Japanese GP Endeavour United has exited local automotive components maker Crefact to local strategic Hiruta Kogyo for an undisclosed sum.

  • North Asia
  • 05 September 2023
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Carlyle pursues $221m Japan chemicals take-private

The Carlyle Group has launched a tender offer for Seiko PMC that values the Tokyo-listed paper and ink chemicals manufacturer at approximately JPY 32.4bn (USD 221m). 

  • North Asia
  • 04 September 2023
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China's TH Capital hits first close on debut US dollar fund

TH Capital, a private equity firm that originated from China's Tsinghua University and was formerly known as Tsinghua Holdings Capital, has completed a USD 60m first close on its debut US dollar-denominated fund.

  • Greater China
  • 04 September 2023
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Templewater buys Singapore precision engineering player

Templewater, a Hong Kong-headquartered investment firm that spun out from Investec Group’s principal investments division, has acquired Singapore-based precision engineering business Knight Auto Precision Engineering.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 01 September 2023
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China EV maker Hozon raises $961m in crossover funding

Hozon Auto, a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has raised CNY 7bn (USD 961m) in crossover or pre-IPO funding from unnamed investors.

  • Greater China
  • 31 August 2023
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Trustar exits Japan's Moritex via $275m trade sale

Trustar Capital has sold Japanese machine vision lenses maker Moritex Corporation to a strategic buyer for about USD 275m after a nearly nine-year hold.

  • North Asia
  • 30 August 2023
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Fund focus: Forebright relies on its domain expertise

LP allocations to China funds are limited in number and hotly contested. Forebright Capital closed its latest vehicle by emphasising its track record in advanced manufacturing and enterprise software

  • Greater China
  • 30 August 2023
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Dymon exits Singapore's AMES via trade sale

Dymon Asia Private Equity has sold 100% of Singapore-based biohazardous waste disposal business Asia Medical Enviro Services (AMES) to Indonesia-listed coal miner TBS Energi Utama.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 29 August 2023
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Everstone completes exit from India's SJS Enterprises

Everstone Capital has sold its remaining 29.5% interest in SJS Enterprises, an India-based provider of decorative aesthetics that serves carmakers and consumer products manufacturers, for around USD 66m.

  • South Asia
  • 24 August 2023
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Chinese chip developer Sitrus raises $28m

China-based chip developer Sitrus Technology has raised CNY 200m (USD 28m) in a Series C extension from Henglu Assets and Shanxi provincial government investor Photon Strong Chain Fund.

  • Greater China
  • 23 August 2023
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LP interview: India’s Catamaran

Catamaran brings a global, tech-savvy approach to private equity that sets it apart from most Indian family offices. A strong historical focus on digital inclusion is now extending into manufacturing

  • South Asia
  • 22 August 2023
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Matrix backs $139m round for China semiconductor start-up Echint

Matrix Partners China has co-led a CNY 1bn (USD 139m) Series B round for Echint, a Chinese chip packaging and testing start-up incubated by VC-backed semiconductor company Eswin.

  • Greater China
  • 22 August 2023
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RRJ invests $300m in Malaysia's Yinson

Hong Kong-based private equity firm RRJ Capital has agreed to invest USD 300m in Malaysia-listed Yinson Holdings, an oil and gas industry supplier aiming to bring cleantech to the local energy sector.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 August 2023
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