Exit
Deal focus: Allegro secures smooth TSC exit
Australia's Allegro nets a 2.4x return as Engie moves early for industrial services provider TSC Group
PE backers to exit 7 Days Group to hotel operator Jin Jiang
A group of PE backers, including The Carlyle Group and Actis Capital, are set to exit Chinese budget hotel chain 7 Days Group as industry peer Shanghai Jin Jiang Hotels agreed to acquire a majority stake in the company for RMB8.3 billion ($1.3 billion).
Allegro fully exits Australia's TSC Group to Engie
Allegro Funds has exited its majority stake in Australia-based industrial services provider TSC Group to multinational energy player Engie.
IVFA in part-exit from India's UEM as Toshiba raises stake
Toshiba Corporation has increased its stake in India-based water supply and treatment business UEM to 80%, facilitating a partial exit for India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA), which has backed the company since 2009.
Public markets and ESG: The bourse bites back
With regulators toughening their stance on compliance, PE investors in Asia may have to place as much emphasis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues for public market exits as they do for trade sales
India's PE-backed Dr Lal PathLabs files for IPO
Indian medical diagnostic service chain Dr. Lal PathLabs has filed for an IPO, providing part exits for its PE backers WestBridge Crossover Fund and TA Associates.
India's PE-backed TeamLease files for IPO
Indian staffing services company TeamLease has filed for an IPO, providing a partial exit for backers Gaja Capital and ICICI Venture.
Littlejohn exits Henniges Auto to China's AVIC
A subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has acquired automotive equipment manufacturer Henniges Automotive Holdings from US mid-market buyout firm Littlejohn & Co.
2015 AVCJ Awards - last call for nominations
Nominations for the 2015 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards close today, September 23. The deadline has already been extended once and will not be extended again.
PEP buys New Zealand's Manuka Health, Waterman exits
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has acquired health foods business Manuka Health New Zealand for an undisclosed sum. The deal facilitates an exit for New Zealand-based GP Waterman Capital.
CHAMP PE to make partial exit from Accolade Wines
Australia-based CHAMP Private Equity is set for a partial exit from Accolade Wines after agreeing to sell its 50% stake in UK-based drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark to Conviviality Retail, owner of a franchised off-license chain in the UK.
Deal focus: Chinese strategic snares Avolon
An acquisition by an Asian strategic player was always a likely outcome for aircraft leasing business Avolon. Japanese groups have completed a couple of deals in the space in recent years, while HNA Group – which has agreed to buy Avolon at an enterprise...
Paine & Partners' Indonesian Icicle exit falls through
Paine & Partners’ proposed exit from North America-based seafood business Icicle Holdings to a company owned by Indonesia’s Soetantyo family has been terminated.
China’s HNA to buy PE-backed Avolon for $2.5b
Chinese aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA Group, has agreed to buy Avolon, a PE-backed aircraft leasing company, for approximately $2.5 billion.
Baring Asia buys 40% stake in Bright Food-controlled Weetabix
Baring Private Equity Asia has acquired a 40% stake in UK-based cereals producer Weetabix and will work alongside Bright Food Group – which holds the remaining 60% – to expand the business in China.
PE-backed Focus Media finds new shell for backdoor listing
Private equity-backed Focus Media has found a new shell company – Shenzhen-listed communications equipment manufacturer Hedy Holdings – for its backdoor listing.
IHH buys PE-backed Global Hospitals for $194m
IHH Healthcare has agreed to buy India's Ravindranath GE Medical (RGE), which operates five hospitals under the Global Hospitals brand, for INR12.8 billion ($194 million) in cash.
VC-backed Komli to sell India business to SVG
VC-backed digital media firm Komli Media has agreed to merge its India business with that of industry peer SVG Media. This follows the sale of Komli’s Southeast Asia unit to Malaysia-based Axiata Group.
PEP completes exit from Australia-listed Spotless
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has completed its exit from Australian cleaning and catering contractor Spotless Group – which it privatized in 2012 and re-listed last year – through a A$374.3 million ($268.6 million) block trade.
China’s Dalian Wanda buys World Triathlon from Providence
Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has agreed to buy World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), the leading global operator of Ironman events, from Providence Equity Partners for $650 million.
India's Gateway offers to buy Blackstone stake in freight subsidiary
Indian logistics company Gateway Distriparks (GDL) has offered to buy The Blackstone Group's stake in its freight subsidiary GatewayRail Freight (GRFL) for INR6 billion ($90.3 million).
Ekuinas sells Burger King franchises in Malaysia, Singapore
Ekuinas, the Malaysian government-backed private equity investor, has sold the Burger King franchises in Malaysia and Singapore, generating proceeds of MYR74.6 million ($17.7 million).
VCs exit China online furniture retailer Meilele to strategic buyer
Several VC investors – including Lightspeed China Partners, Vertex Ventures and China Renaissance K2 Ventures – will exit Meilele as Shanghai-listed Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry agreed to buy an 18.21% stake in the online furniture retailer.
Deal focus: CITIC Capital gears up global strategy
When CITIC Capital and Crestview Partners bought Canadian auto parts supplier Stackpole International for $512 million in 2013, they had little suspicion that they would be exiting less than two years later. But they did feel that Stackpole’s variable-speed...