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Carlyle, CVC may enter fray for Pure Foods

Carlyle Group and CVC Capital Partners may join the race to acquire Philippine-based San Miguel Corp.’s subsidiary Pure Foods, a company that could be worth as much as $2 billion, according to reports.

StanChart expands leverage support

Standard Chartered Bank has added four new team members to its leverage finance unit for Northeast Asia, based in Hong Kong, following an increase in opportunities in the region.

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Japan, a Catch-22?

While Japan's estimated GDP growth sits at just 2.6%, China is forecasted to hit 9.6% growth in 2010.

MagnaChip to debut on NYSE

South Korea’s MagnaChip Semiconductor, currently invested by distressed investment firm Avenue Capital Group and previously backed by a number of private equity firms prior to earlier bankruptcy, is poised for its IPO on the NYSE, in a listing which...

CVC hires Lee in Seoul

CVC Capital Partners has announced the appointment of Randall Lee, previously MD at Eugene Asset Management and formerly director at Lone Star Advisors in Seoul, as MD with its Korea team.

Tenet backs out of Healthscope, citing disclosure

US hospitals group Tenet Healthcare Corp. has announced its withdrawal from bidding for Australian hospitals and pathology business Healthscope Ltd., leaving the two rival private equity consortia - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and CVC Capital Partners...

Tenet could be out for Healthscope

US hospitals group Tenet Healthcare Corp. may withdraw from bidding for Australian hospitals and pathology business Healthscope Ltd., leaving competition for the A$1.84 billion ($1.56 billion) deal to the two rival private equity consortia of Kohlberg...

CVC said joining KKR Healthscope bid

CVC Capital Partners may be joining Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in its A$1.84 billion ($1.56 billion) bid for Australia's Healthscope Ltd., in contention against a consortium of the Carlyle Group and TPG Capital, as well as Dallas-headquartered US strategic...

CVC, Oak Hil, Cinven back aircraft leasing company

Avolon, an Irish aircraft leasing company with substantial Greater China operations, received a $750 million equity capital commitment from a consortium including Cinven, CVC Capital Partners and US-based Oak Hill Capital Partners.

CVC flies into Stella/Jetset stock merger

CVC Capital Partners has had a public markets exit of sorts on its Australian travel investee Stella Travel Services through an all-share merger with listed industry peer Jetset Travelworld, creating a 50:50 JV listed business worth some A$440 million...

And the second shall be first

Secondary deals, forecast for months now to see significant new volume across Asia Pacific, are fulfilling those predictions, as GPs pass investees from hand to hand.

CVC fastens Acument Asian assets deal

CVC Capital Partners has won an auction against Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Unitas Capital for the Asian assets of fastener manufacturer Acument Global Technologies, estimated at around $300 million.

Han joins CVC from Honeywell

Allen Han, formerly a VP and GM with Honeywell in China and the US, has joined CVC Capital Partners as a Senior MD with the firm's Operations Team in Asia.

Carlyle, CVC, Unison bidding for Q'sai?

The Carlyle Group, CVC Asia Pacific and Unison Capital Inc. have emerged as among the probable bidders for Japanese vegetable juice maker Q'sai Co., in what might become the largest buyout deal so far this year.

Capacity limits in AsiaPac?

A blast from the (recent) past blew in from the US last week, with the news that US investment group Fraser Sullivan had issued the first collateralized loan obligation (CLO) from a major financial house in over a year.

CVC AP exiting Minit: Advent in frame

CVC Asia Pacific is reportedly seeking to sell off its Japan-headquartered pan-Asian shoe repair and key-cutting investee Minit Asia Pacific, with Advent International and local firm Wise Partners apparently among the bidders, in an auction likely to...