Infrastructure
Deal focus: Riverside flourishes in Australia
The Riverside Company has notched a sizeable exit with the sale of Australia’s Energy Exemplar as the GP expands its local team and launches its fourth Australia fund
Energy transition: Getting comfortable
Private equity investors are leaning into energy transition with new funds, strategies, and attitudes about risk as more emerging categories go mainstream. Regulation remains the perennial spoiler
KKR commits $400m to Malaysia's OMS Group
KKR has agreed to invest USD 400m in Malaysian telecoms infrastructure and subsea cable services company OMS Group.
Husk Power raises $43m for Asia, Africa mini-grid strategy
India, US, and Nigeria-based renewable energy developer Husk Power has raised USD 43m in Series D funding from global VC investors for a South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa mini-grid rollout.
Deal focus: Bolt.Earth looks to close India's EV infrastructure gap
Bolt.Earth turned its electric vehicle operating system into the foundation stone for India’s largest charging network aimed at two- and three-wheelers overlooked by mainstream operators
Australia's Skykraft raises $75m
Australian deep tech VC firm Main Sequence has joined a AUD 120m (USD 75m) round for Skykraft, a local space tech provider focused on in-orbit air traffic control systems.
India EV infrastructure player raises $20m
Indian electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure developer Bolt.Earth has raised USD 20m from a mix of investors including US-based Union Square Ventures.
KKR buys stake in Singtel's Asia data centre business
KKR has agreed to acquire a 20% stake in Singtel’s Asia data centre business for SGD 1.1bn (USD 800m) via its infrastructure strategy.
Apollo continues to trim stake in Australia's Ventia
Apollo Global Management has made its third partial exit this year from Australia-based Ventia Services Group – a maintenance services business carved out from Leighton Holdings in 2014 – with approximately AUD 240m (USD 153m) in proceeds.
CVC expands into infrastructure with DIF acquisition
CVC Capital Partners has expanded into the infrastructure space with the acquisition of DIF Capital Partners, a Netherlands-headquartered manager with an investment footprint that includes Australia.
China telecom towers business gets $150m from sovereign investor
China’s Guodong Network Communication Group, an independent telecom tower company, has raised USD 150m from Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment.
CLP leads $21m Series B for China's Venturous Group
Venturous Group, a Chinese smart city platform, has raised USD 21m in Series B funding led by Hong Kong utility CLP Group. It follows a USD 131m Series A in June 2021.
Bain agrees $3.1b Chindata take-private
Bain Capital has agreed to acquire US-listed data centre operator Chindata Group for an equity value of USD 3.16bn, which will lead to the privatisation of a business it took public less than three years ago.
Olympus part-exits Singapore's Constant Energy via trade sale
Olympus Capital Asia has made a partial exit from Singapore-based renewables platform Constant Energy through a sale to Europe-headquartered Virya Energy.
Singapore's GIC emphasises infrastructure, sustainability
Singapore’s GIC is leaning towards infrastructure and sustainability-related assets as part of efforts to ensure portfolio resilience in the face of continued disruption driven by inflation, chronic geopolitical risk, and rising interest rates.
China Merchants Capital moves for Bain target Chindata
China Merchants Capital is challenging Bain Capital for Chindata Group, a largely China-focused data centre operator, having submitted a USD 3.4bn all-cash offer for the US-listed company.
Tiger, Blume join $33m round for India's Battery Smart
Tiger Global Management and Blume Ventures have supported a INR 2.7bn (USD 33m) pre-Series B round for Indian battery-swapping electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure provider Battery Smart.
Deal focus: PCG brings light to industrial use cases
Incubated by property developers and backed by a string of specialist investors, distributed power start-up PCG Power is looking to instal solar panels on the rooftops of China’s factories
ICG joins $250m round for Amp Energy India
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has joined a USD 250m investment in Amp Energy India, a renewable power platform serving various industrial and utility segments.
India's Lok seeks $200m for Fund IV, gets AIIB support
Indian impact investor Lok Capital has secured USD 25m from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for its fourth private equity fund. The target is USD 200m.
Energy transition: An emerging speciality
Kerogen Capital is trying to plot a more nuanced course into energy transition than building renewables. It is one of a growing number of nascent specialists in the space.
BII backs Southeast Asia energy transition fund
British International Investment (BII), a UK development finance institution (DFI), has committed USD 15m to a Southeast Asia-focused energy transition infrastructure fund managed by Switzerland-based Susi Partners.
Investcorp completes debut China control deal
Investcorp has acquired a controlling stake in China’s Shandong Jianuo Electronics, a components supplier for the electric vehicle (EV) and renewable energy industries, for an undisclosed sum.
Macquarie Capital acquires majority stake in India's CloudExtel
Macquarie Capital, the investment arm of Australia’s Macquarie Group, has acquired a 51% stake in Indian digital connectivity technology provider CloudExtel for about USD 100m.