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J-Star owned medical insurer makes bolt-on acquisition

Nihon Hoken Service (NHS), a Tokyo-based insurance agency and insurance solicitation business bought by J-Star earlier this year, has completed the bolt-on acquisition of industry peer Sokisha Corporation.

  • Buyouts
  • 01 December 2015
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Sequoia, Cathay join iKang take-private bid

Shenzhen-listed healthcare services provider Meinian Onehealth has teamed up with a group of investors – including Sequoia Capital and Cathay Capital Private Equity – to privatize its US-listed rival iKang Healthcare Group.

  • Greater China
  • 30 November 2015
NXP Semiconductors sells power assets to China’s JAC Capital

NXP Semiconductors, a Dutch chip manufacturer listed in the US, has agreed to sell its entire radio frequency (RF) power business to Chinese state-owned private equity firm Jianguang Asset Management (JAC Capital).

  • Greater China
  • 26 November 2015
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Hastings consortium wins $7.5b Australia electricity grid lease

A consortium featuring Hastings Fund Management, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will pay A$10.26 billion ($7.5 billion) for the New South Wales government electricity transmission network.

  • Buyouts
  • 25 November 2015
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India carve-outs: A larger slice

Corporate carve-outs are on the rise in India as companies divest due to financial pressure or strategic rationale. To get these deals, PE firms must demonstrate operational capability and corporate sensitivity

  • Buyouts
  • 25 November 2015
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India IT services: The digital divide

India’s IT services providers firms have moved beyond their humble beginnings to encompass a wide range of outsourced functions. Private equity backers will continue to be key to their evolution

  • Expansion
  • 25 November 2015
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India financial services: Proxy play

A sizeable portion of the PE capital entering Indian financial services has targeted wealth management as local players look to scale up their offerings on the back of growing private wealth

  • Financials
  • 25 November 2015
EMR consortium to buy Indonesia gold mine for $775m

Australian resources-focused investor EMR Capital is leading a consortium that has agreed to buy an Indonesia-based gold mine from Hong Kong-listed G-Resources for $775 million, including debt.

  • Buyouts
  • 24 November 2015
KKR buys controlling stake in India's Avendus

KKR has bought a 70% stake in Indian financial services firm Avendus Capital for an undisclosed sum.

  • South Asia
  • 18 November 2015
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Buyout approvals: Holding pattern

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission has put forward guidelines intended to make the approvals process for PE-backed take-privates more transparent. Industry participants are cautiously optimistic

  • Buyouts
  • 18 November 2015
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China-Taiwan M&A: Strait deals

For the past six years, capital has flowed relatively freely from Taiwan to China while deals going in the opposite direction have faced close regulatory scrutiny. Can wider economic realities redress the balance?

  • Greater China
  • 18 November 2015
WuXi Pharmatech wins endorsement for PE-backed take-private

The proposed privatization of WuXi PharmaTech, a China-based provider of contract R&D services to the global pharmaceutical sector, has won the support of two major shareholder proxy advisory firms.

  • Buyouts
  • 13 November 2015
Alibaba agrees Youku Tudou acquisition at $4.8b valuation

Alibaba Group has agreed to acquire US-listed Chinese online video platform Youku Tudou in an all-cash deal that values the company at approximately $4.8 billion.

  • Greater China
  • 09 November 2015
Fairfax India seeks controlling stake in ADI Finechem

The India unit of Canada-based Fairfax Financial Holdings has agreed to buy a 44.66% stake in chemicals manufacturer ADI Finechem for approximately INR1.3 billion ($20 million).

  • PIPEs
  • 09 November 2015
Archer Capital backs New Zealand education business

Archer Capital has created an education business in New Zealand following the acquisition of five privately-owned vocational education and training institutions.

  • Australasia
  • 09 November 2015
Wind Point Partners buys Korean lens manufacturer

Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners has acquired Daemyung Optical, South Korea’s second-largest manufacturer of optical lenses. Financial terms were not disclosed.

  • North Asia
  • 06 November 2015
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Biosensors agrees to CITIC Private Equity buyout

The board of Singapore-listed medical devices manufacturer Biosensors International has accepted a buyout offer from CITIC Private Equity that values the company at approximately S$1.4 billion ($996 million).

  • Greater China
  • 06 November 2015
Ability to change management key to value creation - AVCJ Forum

Having the ability to change the management team in a portfolio company remains a critical factor for private equity investors as they place greater emphasis on the value-add process.

  • Greater China
  • 05 November 2015
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Asia co-investment: The waiting game

Large-scale co-investment will take time to get traction in Asia

  • LPs
  • 04 November 2015
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Deal focus: CMC’s big ambitions for Chinese football

Having paid $1.3 billion for the broadcasting rights to domestic Chinese football, CMC Capital Partners is targeting better players, better production standards and broader market appeal

  • Media
  • 04 November 2015
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Q&A: Creador's Brahmal Vasudevan

Creador targets mid-market investments in Southeast Asia and India. CEO Brahmal Vasudevan explains why he sees limited competition outside of India, and why he’s excited about the Philippines

  • South Asia
  • 04 November 2015
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PE investors see opportunity amidst volatility - AVCJ Forum

Asian private equity is experiencing some volatility – driven in part by macroeconomic concerns and public markets turbulence – but investors told the AVCJ Forum that they are still finding ample opportunities.

  • Buyouts
  • 03 November 2015
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Bain, Baring lead the way at AVCJ Awards

With four investments, four partial exits, two IPOs and a string of dividend payments over the past 12 months, Bain Capital was named firm of the year at the 2015 AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Capital Awards.

  • Fundraising
  • 03 November 2015
First Reserve-backed Australian miner to go private

Australian engineering firm Calibre, which is backed by US-based First Reserve, plans to delist from the Australian Securities Exchange and buy back the stakes of minority shareholders.

  • Australasia
  • 29 October 2015
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