Exit
AVCJ Awards 2017: Exit of the Year - Mid Cap: Riraku
Over the course of four years, Advantage Partners doubled Japanese massage chain operator Riraku’s store count and tripled EBITDA. A 12x money multiple on exit was its reward
Carlyle sells Japan's AvanStrate to Vedanta Resources
Vedanta Resources, a metals and mining company founded in India and now headquartered in London, has agreed to assume control of Japanese LCD glass manufacturer AvanStrate from The Carlyle Group.
Crescent sells Australia's GroundProbe to Orica
Australia's Crescent Capital Partners has sold domestic mining services technology supplier GroundProbe to explosives and blasting equipment company Orica for A$205 million ($157 million).
Japan's J-Star completes final exit from debut fund
J-Star has exited the last portfolio company in its debut fund, selling Taiheiyo Seiki Holding – a manufacturer of parts for construction machinery – to a subsidiary of Takitai Group for around $28 million.
ICICI Venture set to part-exit India's KIMS via IPO
India’s ICICI Venture Funds Management will exit part of its stake in Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in a planned domestic IPO.
Baring sells Korea's Halla Cement to trade buyer
Baring Private Equity Asia has finalized an agreement to sell its majority stake in Korean construction materials business Halla Cement to Asia Cement.
GTI-backed Sandhar files for India IPO
Indian auto components maker Sandhar Technologies has filed for an IPO that will provide an exit for its private equity backer GTI Capital.
Singapore's VC-backed Ascenz sold to trade buyer
Singapore-headquartered Ascenz, a provider of performance solutions for ships, has been acquired by French engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), facilitating an exit for investors including Red Dot Ventures.
Paragon part-exits India's Capacite for $14m
Paragon Partners has made a partial exit from Indian construction firm Capacite Infraprojects - which went public earlier this year - for INR876 million ($13.6 million).
Bain to make full exit from Japan's Bellsystem24
Bain Capital Private Equity has agreed to make a full exit from Japan-based call center business Bellsystem24 by selling its remaining 14.43% stake to domestic printing company Toppan Printing.
India IPOs: Open window
Record public market valuations have facilitated a wave of private equity-backed IPOs on Indian bourses.
Indian regulator reviews SoftBank’s Flipkart investment
SoftBank Group’s investment in Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, which is expected to facilitate an exit for several existing investors, is being reviewed by the country's competition regulator.
Norwest part-exits India-listed RBL Bank
Norwest Venture Partners has made another partial exit from India-listed financial institution RBL Bank for INR2.9 billion ($44.4 million).
India's VC-backed HomeLane buys Capricoast
Indian interior design company HomeLane, which is backed by Aarin Capital and Sequoia Capital, has bought Accel Partners-backed online furniture marketplace Capricoast.
Archer sells Australia's Aerocare to Swissport
Archer Capital has agreed to sell Aerocare, an Australia-based aviation ground handling operator it bought from Next Capital in 2014, to global market leader Swissport for an undisclosed sum.
Bain to complete exit from Japan's Skylark
Bain Capital Private Equity will divest its remaining 15% stake in Japanese restaurant operator Skylark, completing a gradual sale of the business it acquired in 2011 and took public three years later.
SSG part-exits India's Future Supply Chain for $19m
SSG Capital Management has made a partial exit from Future Supply Chain (FSC), a supply chain and logistics subsidiary of India’s Future Enterprises (FEL), for INR1.25 billion ($19 million).
KKR nets $195m through partial exit from China's CICC
KKR has made a partial exit from China International Capital Corporation (CICC) – the Chinese investment bank in which it acquired a minority stake in 2010 – generating proceeds of HK$1.52 billion ($194.5 million).
Asian GPs see strong demand across multiple exit channels - AVCJ Forum
Private equity exits have proved strong in 2017, with a range of buyers showing an appetite for PE-backed companies, industry participants told the AVCJ Forum.
Mekong exits Vietnam's Traphaco for $64.5m
Vietnam’s Mekong Capital has exited its 25% stake in domestic pharmaceuticals company Traphaco for about $64.5 million. It represents a gross return multiple of 6.3x for the investment.
Asia Cement named preferred bidder for Baring-owned Halla
Asia Cement, a mid-tier Korean construction materials producer, has been selected as the preferred bidder for Halla Cement, which Baring Private Equity Asia put up for sale earlier this year.
VC-backed Razer raises $504m in Hong Kong IPO
Razer, a manufacturer of gaming peripherals with several venture capital backers, has raised HK$3.93 billion ($504 million) in its Hong Kong IPO.
PE-backed Vincom Retail ups size of IPO to raise $740m
Private equity-backed Vincom Retail, the leading shopping mall operator in Vietnam, has completed the country’s largest-ever IPO, after increasing the size and pricing of its offering to raise VND16.8 trillion ($740 million).
PE-backed China Literature raises $1.1b in HK IPO
China Literature, a PE-backed online reading unit being spun out by Tencent Holdings, has raised HK$8.3 billion ($1.1 billion) in a Hong Kong IPO.