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Vogo to sell down part of its Tong Yang Life Insurance holding
Vogo Investment is planning to sell down part of its 61% stake in Tong Yang Life Insurance, a subsidiary of mid-size South Korean conglomerate Tong Yang Group.
Quadrant’s Summerset raises $99m through IPO
Quadrant Private Equity-owned Summerset Group, New Zealand’s third-largest retirement village operator, has raised NZ$123.6 million ($99.5 million) in the largest IPO seen in the country in two years. The company sold 88.3 million shares at NZ$1.40...
Lone Star sells distressed Japanese golf course asset PGM
Lone Star will divest its 64% stake in distressed Japanese golf course operator PGM Holdings to pachinko pinball machine maker Heiwa Corp. for JPY39.5 billion ($521 million).
Anchorage exits NZ Burger King to Blackstone
It's a good time to be targeting turnarounds in Australasia. Private equity firms, hedge funds and investment banks are pursuing a host of opportunities in the consumer segment where companies have been hit hard by the seize-up in spending that followed...
Skylark exit helps consign buyout boom to history
With Skylark sold and Yayoi likely to follow it, Japan’s megadeals of 2006-2008 are finally being dismantled and the – relatively meager – profits returned to investors
Lone Star may be told to sell down KEB stake next month - report
South Korean regulators may order Lone Star to sell down its 51% stake in Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) to less than 10% next month. The move comes after the US private equity fund was found guilty of manipulating KEB’s stock price ahead of purchasing the...
MBK's CNS exit may be stalled - report
MBK Partners’ exit from Taiwanese media group China Network Systems (CNS) may again face delays, as regulators have called into question Want Want China Holdings’ intentions for the asset.
Hana denies asking Lone Start to cut KEB sale price
Hana Financial Group has denied reports that it had asked Lone Star to cut the $4.16 billion acquisition price for Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) by one fifth. It was claimed that the US private equity firm responded by threatening to walk away from the deal...
China exits: How much longer can the pre-IPO party last?
Chinese private equity funds that were drawn into the market by high public exit valuations are being given pause for thought. It represents a tipping point for Shenzhen’s ChiNext and SME Boards
Lone Star has six months to reduce KEB stake
Lone Star may have no more than six months to reduce its stake in Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) to 10% or lower after Korea’s Financial Services Commission said Monday that it had begun the process of ordering a divestment. The move comes in response to...
PE-backed Technovator International to list in Hong Kong
Technovator International, China’s leading energy management systems company, is seeking to raise up to HK$146 million ($18.7 million) through a Hong Kong IPO. The company is controlled by Shanghai-listed Tsinghua Tongfang, which is part-owned by the...
Blackstone buys NZ Burger King franchise from Anchorage
The Blackstone Group has agreed to buy Antares Restaurant Group, which operates the Burger King franchise in New Zealand, from Anchorage Capital Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Archer sells Rebel to Super Retail Group
Archer Capital has exited Rebel Group, Australia’s largest sporting goods chain, to camping and auto parts store owner Super Retail Group for A$610 million ($630 million). The transaction is expected to close on October 31.
Tokio Marine targets $903m Showa Yakuhin Kako sale - report
Tokio Marine capital has launched the sales process for its 50% stake in Japanese drug producer Showa Yakuhin Kako, targeting up to JPY70 billion ($905 million), according to Reuters.
Xunlei backs out of IPO due to market volatility
Xunlei, the Chinese software company backed by Morningside Technologies, IDG Ventures and Ceyuan Funds, has shelved plans for a $200 million IPO on NASDAQ.
Lone Star decides against Korean court appeal - report
Lone Star has reportedly decided against appealing a Korean court’s ruling that it should pay KRW25 billion ($21 million) for manipulating the stock prices of the Korea Exchange Bank in 2003.
Aureos sells Thai wastewater purification firm ECM
The Aureos South East Asia Fund has exited its stake in Thai industrial wastewater purification firm Environmental Care Management (ECM) to an undisclosed consortium of investors for $3.7 million.
Third Quarter 2011: Venture capital deals steal the spotlight as buyouts wane
Third quarter analysis: Early-stage deals gain traction in Asia; mixed messages on China fundraising; weak public markets see trade and secondary sales thrive
BC Partners not ruling out an IPO for Fitness First
UK-based BC Partners still plans to list gym chain Fitness First in Asia if a buyer is not found, according to sources familiar with the situation. This comes one week after the private equity investor called off Fitness First’s planned IPO in Singapore...
Japan's Murata Manufacturing acquires VTI Technologies
Private equity fund EQT III will divest its 100% stake in Finish motion sensor parts maker VTI Technologies to Japanese electronic parts maker Murata Manufacturing for JPY20 billion ($261 million).
Khazanah’s Parkway tipped to buy Sterling Hospitals from Actis
Parkway Holdings, the Singapore-based hospital operator owned by Khazanah Nasional, is the favored bidder for Actis’ Sterling Hospitals. The deal, which could be worth around INR7 billion ($142 million), would allow Parkway to enter India’s $65 billion...
Mekong Capital exits hotel decorator AA Corporation
Mekong Capital, a Vietnam-focused private equity fund, has exited its 100% stake in luxury furniture maker and hotel decorator AA Corporation to an undisclosed investment fund. It has achieved a gross return multiple of 2x and a gross IRR of approximately...
Lone Star Korea's former head Paul Yoo files court appeal
Paul Yoo, former head of Lone Star in Korea, has appealed to Korea’s Supreme Court over his conviction for manipulating the stock price of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) in 2003, Dow Jones reported.
India’s Just Dial plans NASDAQ listing
Private equity-backed Indian search engine Just Dial is looking to list its international unit on NASDAQ, barely two months after filing for a domestic IPO worth up to INR3.6 billion ($79 million).