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Deal focus: Partners Group sees sun rising on Taiwan solar
With significant policy support for the sector, Partners Group thinks its investment in Formosa Solar could be the first of numerous sizeable deals in Taiwan renewables
Partners Group makes $200m Taiwan solar investment
Partners Group has committed $200 million to the creation of a portfolio of solar power plants in Taiwan over the next three years.
Partners Group to open office in Manila
Switzerland-based global private markets investment manager Partners Group will open an office in Manila as part of its Asia expansion.
China's CIC backs buyout of French property services player
China Investment Corporation (CIC) has joined a consortium to acquire French property services company Foncia for EUR1.8 billion ($2 billion).
Asian outlier: Standard Chartered and secondaries direct
Over the past three years, Standard Chartered has completed Asia’s largest secondary direct deal and put its PE unit in a position to raise fresh capital. But it is not necessarily a harbinger of things to come
Partners Group raises $2.8b for global secondaries program
Partners Group has closed its sixth dedicated private equity secondary program at the hard cap of EUR2.5 billion ($2.8 billion).
Australia services: Roll-up rapport
As Australia rebalances its economy in the wake of the commodities downturn, services are coming to the fore. Private equity investors continue to see consolidation opportunities
Deal focus: Partners Group brings global expertise to Australian childcare
Partners Group lost out to Navis Capital Partners when Guardian Early Learning was put up for sale three years ago. The firm wasn't going to let the opportunity slip from its grasp a second time
Partners Group, Kedaara to buy unit from India's Au Financiers
A joint venture between Kedaara Capital and Partners Group has agreed to buy Au Housing, the mortgage arm of Indian non-banking finance company (NBFC) Au Financiers.
Navis sells Guardian Early Learning to Partners Group
Partners Group has bought a controlling stake in Australian early childhood education provider Guardian Early Learning Group from Navis Capital Partners at a post-deal valuation of A$440 million ($313 million)
Deal focus: Partners Group targets top-tier baby products
China baby products retailer Aiyingshi wants to develop its online presence and identify partners and acquisition targets in developed markets. Partners Group is going to help
India IT services: The digital divide
India’s IT services providers firms have moved beyond their humble beginnings to encompass a wide range of outsourced functions. Private equity backers will continue to be key to their evolution
Partners Group backs China baby products retailer in overseas M&A push
Partners Group has acquired a minority stake in Aiyingshi, a China-based maternity and baby products retailer, with a view to helping the company secure acquisitions and licensing agreements overseas.
Asia secondaries: Worth the wait?
A host of pure-play and multi-strategy managers have allocated more resources to Asia in recent years to capture the nascent secondaries opportunity. The region if offering more but has yet to reach full maturity
Partners Group-owned Trimco buys A-Tex from Polaris
Trimco, a Hong Kong-headquartered garment label manufacturer controlled by Partners Group, has agreed to buy industry peer A-Tex from Europe-based Polaris Private Equity.
Investors commit $347m to Australian wind farm
Partners Group has led a A$450 million ($347 million) investment in Australia's Ararat Wind Farm project, alongside General Electric (GE), Renewable Energy Systems (RES), and Canadian pension fund OPTrust.
Energy: A world beyond funds
A small but growing band of GPs are modifying the conventional PE fund model in favor of solutions that better meet their needs. For those with long-hold, asset-heavy strategies, the future may lie in platforms
Partners Group appoints Cyrus Driver head of Asian private equity
Cyrus Driver has been named head of Asian private equity at Partners Group, replacing Andreas Baumann who has relocated to the US to head up the company’s business in the Americas.
JD Capital reaches $200m final close on second US dollar fund
Chinese GP JD Capital, formerly known as Jiuding Capital, has achieved its target of a $200 million final close on its second US dollar-denominated fund.
Partners Group consortium seals Australia PPP rail project
A consortium featuring Partners Group and a string of strategic investors has won the tender to operate Sydney’s North West Rail Link, Australia’s largest public transport infrastructure project and one of the biggest public-private partnerships (PPP)...
Partners Group’s Sino-European play
The manufacturers of guide rails used in elevators are an oligopoly serving an oligopoly. Three companies control 80% of the market and eight of their clients are responsible for 90% of the world’s elevators. This concentration of supply may in part...
Pension funds in infrastructure: Ideal owners
Australian pension funds are keen to invest in a raft of infrastructure privatizations, with some of the proceeds earmarked for new projects. But more can be done to get long-term capital into greenfield infrastructure
Partners Group buys China-focused elevator components maker
Partners Group has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Suzhou Savera Elevator Riding System, a Spanish elevator components manufacturer that now draws most of its business from China, for an enterprise valuation of more than $450 million.
Secondaries, succession best source of control deals in Asia - Partners Group
Secondary acquisitions from other PE firms and founder succession planning are the richest sources of control transactions in Asia, says Partners Group, but in each situation winning over management and other stakeholders is vital.