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Japan's Nomura to launch private equity unit

Nomura is reviving its private equity business with a view to participating in the founder succession and corporate divestment opportunities that are attracting a lot of interest in Japan.

  • North Asia
  • 30 November 2017
Tanarra raises $217m for Asia Pacific credit fund

Australia-based Tanarra Credit Partners has raised A$285 million ($217 million) for a fund that will invest in senior and mezzanine loans across the Asia Pacific region. It is targeting a final close of up to A$500 million during the first half of 2018.

  • Australasia
  • 27 November 2017
Archer sells Australia's Aerocare to Swissport

Archer Capital has agreed to sell Aerocare, an Australia-based aviation ground handling operator it bought from Next Capital in 2014, to global market leader Swissport for an undisclosed sum.

  • Australasia
  • 23 November 2017
Australia tech: Firmer footing

GPs see increasing potential for later-stage investment in the Australian technology sector as early commercial successes and government encouragement help reshape the national psyche

  • Australasia
  • 22 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
Private debt: Feet on the ground

Investors see growing opportunity in Asian credit, but the region has proven difficult for foreign managers to address. Local expertise, particularly in emerging markets, can unlock the best returns

  • Australasia
  • 09 November 2017
Australia backs four healthcare tech start-ups in VC push

The CSIRO Innovation Fund, a venture program under the Australian government’s latest science development policy push, has invested in its first four local technology start-ups.

  • Australasia
  • 31 October 2017
GIP to buy Equis renewable energy portfolio for $5b

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has agreed to acquire 100% of Equis Energy, a project platform of 180 assets under private equity investor Equis Funds Group, for $5 billion. It is said to be the world’s largest renewable energy generation acquisition...

  • Southeast Asia
  • 25 October 2017
Asian consortium to buy Australia's Real Pet Food from Quadrant

Hosen Capital, New Hope Group and Temasek Holdings have agreed to buy Australia-based Real Pet Food – a leading global producer of fresh chilled pet food – from Quadrant Private Equity at a valuation of A$1 billion ($773 million)

  • Australasia
  • 25 October 2017
Ex-Pamplona partner joins KKR in Australia

KKR has appointed David Lang (pictured), previously a partner and founding member at Pamplona Capital Management, as a partner-level executive in its Sydney office. He will start work in early 2018.

  • Australasia
  • 24 October 2017
Growth Fund completes exit from Australian motorcycle dealership

The Growth Fund has sold the remainder of its stake in Australian motorcycle dealership operator MotorCycle Holdings – which it took public last year – for approximately A$18.5 million ($14.5 million).

  • Australasia
  • 19 October 2017
ROC Partners backs $118m Australian SME fund

Australian private equity firm ROC Partners has teamed up with the state government of New South Wales and pension fund First State Super to launch a A$150 million ($118 million) equity fund targeting small to medium-sized enterprises (SME).

  • Australasia
  • 18 October 2017
China-Australia: Communication breakdown

A couple of high-profile rejections of Chinese deals overshadow the fact that most foreign investments in the country receive approval. Prospective buyers are advised to engage with interested parties from the outset

  • Greater China
  • 13 October 2017
Australia's Airtasker receives $25.7m Series C

Airtasker, an Australian peer-to-peer jobs and services marketplace operator, has raised a A$33 million ($25.7 million) funding round led by Skyfield Capital.

  • Australasia
  • 10 October 2017
Australia's Allegro reaches first close on Fund III

Allegro Funds has reached a first close of more than A$200 million ($156 million) on its third fund. The Australian GP is no longer marketing to new investors and a final close near the hard cap of around A$300 million is expected before the end of the...

  • Australasia
  • 06 October 2017
Australia's PEP fails in legal action against Adamantem

A legal action by Australia’s Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) to force the founders of Adamantem Capital – who previously worked for PEP – to disclose marketing materials used in fundraising with a view to establishing whether they have breached obligations...

  • Australasia
  • 03 October 2017
Riverside invests in Australia energy software player

The Riverside Company has made an investment of undisclosed size in Energy Exemplar, a software provider for the electric power, water, gas and renewables industries.

  • Australasia
  • 03 October 2017
Five V Capital invests $8m in Australia's RateSetter

Five V Capital, a private equity firm headed by CVC Capital Partners’ former Australasia lead Adrian MacKenzie, has led a A$10.5 million ($8.2 million) funding round for Sydney-based financial services provider RateSetter.

  • Australasia
  • 28 September 2017
PE investors abandon Australia childcare merger

Outside school care providers Camp Australia and Junior Adventures Group (JAG), which are owned by Bain Capital Private Equity and Advent Partners, respectively, have abandoned plans to merge.

  • Australasia
  • 27 September 2017
Australia agtech: Tending the seedlings

Agricultural technology investment in Australia is growing rapidly from a low base. Sustaining this momentum requires international capital channels and attention to local differentiators

  • Australasia
  • 26 September 2017
Ex-TPG Asia head Ben Gray launches debut fund

BGH Capital, the Australia and New Zealand-focused private equity firm set up by Ben Gray (pictured), formerly co-head of TPG Capital in Asia, has launched its debut fund with a target of A$2 billion ($1.6 billion).

  • Australasia
  • 25 September 2017
Ironbridge makes partial exit from Australia's Bravura

Ironbridge Capital has made a partial exit from Bravura Solutions, the Australia-based financial services administrator that raised A$148 million ($118 million) through a domestic IPO last November.

  • Australasia
  • 25 September 2017
Hostplus commits $50m in Artesian’s China VC fund

Australian superannuation fund Hostplus has committed $50 million to a China-focused VC fund launched by Australian seed investor Artesian. The fund is targeting up to $200 million.

  • Greater China
  • 22 September 2017
Carlyle exits Australia's Coates Hire to Seven Group

The Carlyle Group has sold its approximately 46% stake in Coates Hire as Seven Group Holdings took full ownership of the Australian equipment-leasing business in a deal worth A$517 million ($418 million).

  • Australasia
  • 21 September 2017
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