Exit
PE-backed Fincare Bank to merge with listed Indian lender
India’s Fincare Small Finance Bank (Fincare SFB), which is backed by the likes of TA Associates, True North, LeapFrog Investments, and Tata Opportunities Fund, has agreed to merge with listed lender Au Small Finance Bank (Au SFB). The combined entity...
CPE sells Australia used car business to Japan's Sojitz
CPE Capital has sold part of Dutton Group, an Australia-based used car dealer it has owned since 2016, to Japan’s Sojitz Corporation for an undisclosed sum.
Korea's VIG makes first full exit from Fund III
VIG Partners has agreed to exit its 51% stake in eyewear brand Star Vision through a buyback by the South Korean company’s founder and current minority shareholder.
PEP sells Australia, New Zealand healthcare businesses
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has agreed two healthcare exits, with Australia-based medical devices distributor LifeHealthcare to be sold to Ebos Group and New Zealand corporate hospital platform Evolution Healthcare going to QIC and Sunsuper.
India's Delhivery buys PE-owned Spoton Logistics
Indian e-commerce logistics Delhivery has acquired Spoton Logistics, a private equity-owned express logistics and supply chain business, with a view to strengthening its B2B capabilities.
Warburg Pincus set for part-exit from Jinxin Fertility
Warburg Pincus will sell an approximately 5.5% interest in Hong Kong-listed IVF services provider Jinxin Fertility for about HK$1.5 billion ($194 million) through a share placement.
China healthcare IPOs: Good prognosis?
There has been a steady stream of China healthcare IPOs - most of them drug developers - on the domestic, Hong Kong and US bourses in recent months. They might be benefiting from a COVID-19 tailwind but it won't be permanent
1Q analysis: Impact winter
As the coronavirus outbreak escalated into a global pandemic, what was a problem for China investors quickly spread into other geographies. Fundraising, investment and exits inevitably took a hit
Coronavirus intensifies Asia exit, performance concerns - Bain
Asian private equity investors face considerable challenges in 2020 with the coronavirus outbreak likely to exacerbate existing concerns around an impending global downturn, a drop-off in exits and dwindling deal-making activity in China, according to...
ADP sweeps in to claim GMR Airports
Groupe Aéroports de Paris (ADP), a French airport operator, will acquire a 49% stake in India’s GMR Airports (GAL) for INR107.8 billion ($1.49 billion), outbidding a PE-backed consortium.
Fajr Capital exits Brunei bank
Fajr Capital, a Dubai-based private equity firm that makes investments in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, has exited its position in Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD).
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $275m in India's Lenskart
SoftBank Vision Fund has led a Series G round of more than $275 million for Lenskart, an Indian omnichannel eyewear retailer, facilitating exits for several early investors.
Affinity sells Australia ticketing business to Silver Lake
Affinity Equity Partners has agreed its second Australia exit in three weeks, with Silver Lake set to assume control of ticketing business TEG. It follows a deal to sell a 35% stake in Virgin Australia’s frequent flyer business back to the parent company.
Australia's PE-backed LBNCo acquired by strategic player
LBNCo, an Australian fiber optic network provider acquired last year by a consortium led by ROC Partners, will be sold to industry peer Uniti Wireless for A$100 million ($67.7 million).
WeWork IPO reveals extent of global scaling risk
WeWork, a US co-working space provider pursuing an aggressive Asia expansion with the backing of several PE investors, revealed a number of risks associated with rapid global growth in a filing for its US IPO.
Jade Invest part exits China's Latt Liv to JD.com
Jade Invest has confirmed a partial exit from Chinese lifestyle goods retailer Latt Liv, selling a “strategic stake” to e-commerce giant JD.com. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
PE-backed CSB files for India IPO
CSB, an Indian private bank with several private equity backers, has filed for an IPO that is expected to raise at least INR300 million ($4.2 million). It is the first PE-backed IPO filing in more than nine months.
JC Flowers plans near-full exit from Japan's Shinsei Bank
US-based private equity firm JC Flowers is planning to sell nearly all of its stake in Japanese financial institution Shinsei Bank for an undisclosed amount.
Hong Kong’s AMTD trades up after US IPO
Shares in AMTD International, a PE-backed division of Hong Kong financial advisor AMTD Group, traded as much as 28% above initial pricing following a $174 million IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
India exits: Milking unicorns
Partial exits from Oyo by Sequoia Capital India and Lightspeed India Partners underline the importance of securing liquidity from a technology unicorn while it is still on the rise
India IPOs: Long-term horizons
Indian PE and VC investors expect domestic and overseas public markets to become increasingly attractive exit avenues for their portfolio companies as the global macroeconomic volatility dissipates