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KKR completes Panasonic Healthcare deal, eyes bolt-ons

KKR has completed the acquisition of an 80% stake in Panasonic Healthcare, its biggest buyout in Japan to date. According to a source familiar with the situation, operations unit KKR Capstone is already working with the company and a number of bolt-on...

  • Healthcare
  • 01 April 2014
The soft middle

What has become of the mid-market GP in Asia? If there is one area of the fundraising landscape that has hollowed out in the last year or so, this is it, giving credence to the notion of bifurcation.

  • Buyout
  • 26 March 2014
NZ Super commits $250m to KKR energy investments

New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) has committed up to $250 million to oil and gas investments in North America through a partnership with KKR.

  • LPs
  • 21 March 2014
Apollo, ICICI eye $750m close on India distress fund - report

ICICI Venture Funds Management, the private equity unit India's ICICI Bank, and US PE firm Apollo Global Management are expected to reach a $750 million final close a joint fund set up to focus on distress opportunities in India.

  • South Asia
  • 06 March 2014
KKR expands energy & infrastructure team into Asia

KKR has further bolstered its energy and infrastructure presence in Asia, appointing Tony Schultz as managing director in Sydney and relocating Ash Upadhyaya -a director with KKR's energy and infrastructure team in the US - to Singapore.

  • People
  • 06 March 2014
India due diligence: Smoke and mirrors
India due diligence: Smoke and mirrors

A number of accounting scandals involving India-based private equity portfolio companies has contributed to the erosion of investor confidence in the country. Due diligence processes are being tightened in response

  • South Asia
  • 05 March 2014
Australia distress: Sifting the strain
Australia distress: Sifting the strain

The low-hanging fruit created by the post-global financial crisis troubles of highly-leveraged Australian companies has mostly been picked. Distress investors are looking in smaller and less obvious places

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 26 February 2014
KKR's Kravis highlights India distress openings

KKR plans to capitalize on corporate indebtedness in India by investing in companies with distressed balance sheets that have difficulty raising capital through conventional channels, according to Henry Kravis, the private equity firm’s co-founder and...

  • South Asia
  • 21 February 2014
ESG: Nice guys finish last?

Responsible investment has is now a priority for many institutional LPs. GPs might recognize the importance of environmental, social and governance principles in this context, but acting on them can be challenging

  • GPs
  • 19 February 2014
PE-backed Luye, Rundong target HK IPOs – report

Two private equity-backed Chinese companies – Rundong Automobile Group and Luye Pharma Group – are reportedly planning to raise a total of $1.5 billion through Hong Kong listings.

  • Greater China
  • 10 February 2014
KKR eyes Asia opportunities as valuations fall

KKR sees increasing opportunities in Asia for private equity and special situations as valuations fall amid growing investor uncertainty about the prospects for emerging markets globally.

  • Buyout
  • 10 February 2014
KKR provides $100m in structured finance to India's Avantha

KKR has agreed to provide $100 million in long-term financing to Avantha Group in order to help the Indian conglomerate pay down debt and continue investing in its businesses. The capital will come from KKR India Financial Services, the private equity...

  • South Asia
  • 07 February 2014
PE firms to bid for China Huarong stake – report

A group of around 20 investors are said to be preparing to submit first-round offers for a minority stake worth $2 billion in China Huarong Asset Management ahead of the non-performing loan (NPL) manager’s IPO.

  • Financials
  • 27 January 2014
KKR, Affinity in Asia's largest-ever trade sale

Anheuser-Busch InBev's $5.8 billion buyback of South Korea's Oriental Brewery from KKR and Affinity Equity Partners is best viewed in the context of extenuating circumstances in which the original investment was made in July 2009.

  • North Asia
  • 22 January 2014
KKR, Affinity exit Oriental Brewery to AB InBev for $5.8b

KKR and Affinity Equity Partners have agreed to sell South Korea’s Oriental Brewery to Anheuser-Busch InBev for $5.8 billion. The money multiple is more than 5x, sources close to the deal said.

  • Exits
  • 20 January 2014
Tyco shortlists PE firms for Korean unit - report

KKR, Bain Capital, IMM Private Equity and The Carlyle Group are reportedly among those shortlisted by US security specialist Tyco International as potential buyers for its South Korean unit - ADT Caps - in deal worth as much as $1.4 billion.

  • North Asia
  • 20 January 2014
KKR fundraiser Clifford Chiu to retire

Clifford Chiu, a leading figure in KKR’s Asia fundraising efforts, will retire in June after seven years with the firm. He will return with his family to the US.

  • People
  • 17 January 2014
India Awards: PE Deal of the Year – Alliance Tire Group

Sanjay Nayar, head of India at KKR, is cautiously optimistic about the prospects for private equity in the country. On one hand, there is belief in a long-term story driven by solid demographics and a clear need for strategic growth capital in key areas....

  • Buyouts
  • 15 January 2014
KKR backs FIWA acquisition of CHAMP-owned Centric Wealth

KKR’s credit unit, KKR Asset Management, is partnering with Australia’s Financial Index Wealth Accountants (FIWA) in its takeover bid for CHAMP Private Equity-owned high net worth financial advisory Centric Wealth. KKR will provide acquisition funding...

  • Australasia
  • 13 January 2014
KKR reaches $2b final close on special situations fund

KKR has reached a final close of $2 billion on its KKR Special Situations Fund (KSSF), double its original target of $1 billion. It will make distressed and event-driven investments in Europe, Asia and North America.

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 10 January 2014
Value Creation: Shock and awe?
Value Creation: Shock and awe?

Asian GPs are building up their operational resources to support portfolio companies, but the true value of expertise is knowing when and where to make influence count

  • GPs
  • 08 January 2014
KKR, Carlyle, GSO among potential bidders for JPMorgan Asia investment arm - report

KKR, The Carlyle Group and Blackstone's credit arm, GSO Capital Partners are said to be among potential buyers for JPMorgan Chase's Asia-based principal investment business, Global Special Opportunities Group (GSOG). The valuation is likely to be more...

  • Buyouts
  • 17 December 2013
PE firms in the hunt for Tyco's Korea business - report

KKR, Bain Capital and CVC Capital Partners are reportedly among the preliminary bidders for the South Korean unit of US-based security systems specialist Tyco International. The unit is known as ADT Caps.

  • North Asia
  • 10 December 2013
Aion, Apollo to invest $157m into Avantha Holdings – report

Aion Capital Partners and Apollo Global Management are reportedly investing INR9.6 billion ($157 million) in Avantha Holdings, the holding company of the $4 billion conglomerate Avantha Group. Avantha is also in talks to raise $100 million from KKR, an...

  • South Asia
  • 09 December 2013
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