Real estate
Park life: Chinese investors target theme parks
From Wanda Group to Walt Disney, China is filling up with theme parks. Investors see it as an opportunity to marry real estate development with the evolving consumption patterns
Boyu acquires 25% of China Vanke's property services unit
Boyu Capital has bought a 25% stake in Vanke Property Development, a wholly-owned property services unit of China Vanke, the second-largest real estate developer in the country, for RMB166 million ($24 million).
Blackstone sells SeaWorld stake to Chinese trade buyer
The Blackstone Group has agreed to exit theme park operator SeaWorld by selling a 21% stake to Zhonghong Zhuoye Group – a Chinese real estate developer with an interest in leisure and tourism – for about $449 million.
China real estate financial services player Dadao raises $29m
Shenzhen Qianhai Dadao Financial Services, a Chinese start-up that specializes in residential property financial services, has raised a RMB200 million ($29 million) Series B round led by Huaxing Capital Partners, the private equity arm of China Renaissance.
GIC invests $113m in India's Can Fin
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Private has invested about INR7.5 billion ($113.2 million) for a 13.4% stake in Indian mortgage lender Can Fin Homes.
PE and funeral services: Untapped eternity
Increased urgency around demographic tailwinds in the funeral services space has coincided with a spate of investment activity in recent years. Private equity could be well positioned to play a leading role
Comcast takes full ownership of Japan's USJ, PE firms to exit
Goldman Sachs, MBK Partners, Owl Creek Asset Management and PAG Asia Capital will fully exit Universal Studios Japan (USJ) after Comcast NBCUniversal agreed to buy the 49% of the company it doesn’t already own for JPY254.8 billion ($2.3 billion).
China Lodging to acquire PE-backed Crystal Orange Hotel
China Lodging Group, a US-listed Chinese hotel chain, has agreed to buy Crystal Orange Hotel Holdings, a Chinese boutique operator backed by The Carlyle Group, for RMB3.65 billion ($530 million) in cash.
Australia aged care: The golden years
Australia’s aged care segment continues to appeal to private equity investors. But GPs must be wary of the challenges posed by the government’s unique stake in the market
Bain credit unit buys Australia aged care business
Bain Capital Credit has agreed to buy Craigcare, a residential care provider and retirement village operator in Western Australia.
China logistics: Time to deliver
The pursuit of Global Logistic Properties (GLP) is a natural consequence of more private capital entering China's transportation and logistics sector - indeed, GLP itself is managing a sizable portion of this capital
Global Logistic Properties confirms buyout bids
Global Logistic Properties (GLP), a Singapore-listed warehouse operator with a $40 billion portfolio – over half of which is based in China – has confirmed the receipt of multiple buyout offers.
PE-backed e-Shang Redwood buys Singapore industrial REIT
E-Shang Redwood (ESR), a pan-Asian logistics services company backed by Warburg Pincus, has moved into Southeast Asia with an agreement to buy 80% of Cambridge Industrial Trust (CIT), a Singapore real estate investment trust (REIT) with assets worth S$1.4...
India's VC-backed PropTiger, Housing.com agree merger
VC-backed PropTiger and Housing.com have agreed to a merger that will establish India’s largest online realty company.
PE-backed e-Shang Redwood gets $300m pre-IPO round
E-Shang Redwood (ESR), a pan-Asian logistics services company backed by Warburg Pincus, has received a $300 million pre-IPO investment from a consortium of Chinese investors.
Puji Capital, Galaxy platform to back foreign start-ups in China
Chinese investment group Puji Capital has formed a joint venture platform with domestic property developer Galaxy Holdings that will invest in more than 10 start-up and growth companies across mobile gaming, media technology and consumer hardware.
Warburg Pincus-backed D&J launches $1.5b China infrastructure fund
D&J Industrial Property, a China business park developer seeded by Warburg Pincus, has launched a RMB10 billion ($1.5 billion) fund with AVIC Trust that will invest in industrial infrastructure.
Gaw Capital leads Australian student accommodation acquisition
Hong Kong private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners has led the purchase of an office building in Australia for conversion into student accommodation.
MBK submits tender offer for Tokyo-listed Accordia Golf
MBK Partners has submitted a tender offer for listed Japanese golf course operator Accordia Golf that values the business at approximately JPY102.5 billion ($912 million).
KKR, Sino-Ocean invest in Beijing Capital Juda
KKR has partnered with Chinese property developer Sino-Ocean Group Holding to invest HK$1.5 billion ($190 million) in retail outlet developer and operator Beijing Capital Juda.
Vertex leads $5.5m round in Singapore's Spacemob
Vertex Ventures, the VC arm of Singapore's Temasek Holdings, has led a $5.5 million seed round for Singapore-based co-working space developer Spacemob.
India's Quikr buys Sequoia, Kalaari-backed Grabhouse
Indian classifieds site Quikr has purchased Grabhouse, a rental property listing platform backed by Sequoia Capital and Kalaari Capital.
Warburg Pincus, VinaCapital to create SE Asia hotel platform
Warburg Pincus has teamed up with Vietnam-based GP VinaCapital and Don Lam, the firm’s founder, to create a hotel investment platform intended to tap into rising inbound tourism in Southeast Asia, particularly from China.
Reliance PE arm commits $12m to India real estate start-up
Square Yards, an online listings service dedicated to the property sector, has received $12 million in funding from the private equity arm of Reliance Group.