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Uber, Tiger make Zomato realisations
Uber has fully exited its stake in India-based food services platform Zomato, which completed a domestic IPO just over 12 months ago, while Tiger Global has sold down part of its position.
AVCJ Awards 2015: Exit of the Year - Large Cap: Spotless Group
Pacific Equity Partners took about 12 months to reel in cleaning and catering contractor Spotless, but swift improvements resulted in a 2.4x return within the two years
TPG, Carlyle complete exit from Australia's Healthscope
TPG Capital and The Carlyle Group have completed their exit from Australian hospital operator Healthscope, having privatized the company in 2010 and re-listed it last year.
Apollo agrees partial exit from Australia's Nine
Apollo Global Management has agreed to sell a 13% stake in Australia’s Nine Entertainment to regional broadcaster WIN Corp.
Hong Kong Broadband's PE backers make partial exit
CVC Capital Partners and its co-investors, AlpInvest Partners and GIC Private, have sold a 7.6% stake in Hong Kong Broadband (HKBN), the internet services provider they acquired in 2012 and took public in March.
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.
Warburg Pincus in partial exit from China Biologic
Warburg Pincus has raised $241.5 million by reducing its stake in US-listed biopharmaceutical developer China Biologic Products.
ICICI Venture exits India's Future Lifestyle
ICICI Venture has exited its stake in Future Group-owned India apparel company Future Lifestyle Fashion (FLF) through an open market transaction.
Tiger Global continues run of Just Dial share sales
Tiger Global continues to exit India-listed online business directory Just Dial, selling a 5.37% stake - half of its remaining 9.18% holding - for INR4.08 billion ($64 million) via an open market transaction.
KKR makes partial exit from China’s Far East Horizon
KKR has made a partial exit from Far East Horizon, a financial leasing company that is part of the Chinese trading conglomerate Sinochem Group.
Hony fully exits Chinasoft International through $170m sale
Hony Capital has made a full exit in Chinasoft International, a Chinese IT application developer, raising HK$1.32 billion ($170 million).
Two sides of a stock market boom
April is barely 20 days old and the capital generated through share placements and sell-downs by PE investors is already at its third-highest quarterly level in two years. That’s what happens when public markets go into overdrive.
Hony in $1.26b CSPC Pharma share sale
Hony Capital has sold HK$9.78 billion ($1.26 billion) worth of shares in CSPC Pharmaceutical to complete its exit from the Hong Kong-listed Chinese drug manufacturer.
Apollo makes partial exit from India’s Dish TV
Apollo Global Management has made a partial exit from India-based direct-to-home (DTH) television service operator Dish TV, selling INR2.62 billion ($42.1 million) worth of shares on the open market.
India Value Fund completes partial exit from Mahindra CIE
India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA) has completed a partial exit from Mahindra CIE Automotive, selling a third of its stake for about INR1.3 billion ($21 million).
India's ChrysCapital makes $108m partial exit from ING Vysa
Indian GP ChrysCapital Partners has made a partial exit from ING Vysya Bank via an open market transaction, selling just over 80% of it holding for around INR6.7 billion ($108 million).
CVC returns $2b to investors from Asia deals in 2014
CVC Capital Partners returned $2 billion to investors from Asia-based investments in 2014 after completing three full or partial exits – which contributed $1 billion of the proceeds – in December.
Capital Today, DST, Hillhouse raise $619m through JD.com share sale
Capital Today, DST Advisors and Hillhouse Capital Management have raised $618.9 million by selling a portion of their shares in JD.com, the Chinese online retailer that went public earlier this year.
India exits: Cashing out
Exits have been the bane of Indian private equity, with many GPs struggling to monetize investments made before the global financial crisis. Optimism has returned to the country; so have exits. But will it last?
Bain nets $400m through part-exit from India’s Hero MotorCorp
Bain Capital has completed a second partial exit in five months from Indian motorcycle manufacturer Hero MotorCorp, raising INR24.5 billion ($400 million).
PEP makes another partial exit from Australia's Veda Group
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has generated around A$218 million ($192 million) through a partial exit from Australia-listed credit-checking firm Veda Group. It still holds 19.6% stake of the business.
Creador offloads more of Repco Home Finance
Creador has made another partial exit from India's Repco Home Finance (RHF), bringing its stake in the company to just under 2%.
CVC-backed Link Net cuts size of Indonesia share sale
Link Net, an Indonesian fixed-line broadband and cable TV operator in which CVC Capital Partners is an investor, has reduced the size of its planned share placement.
CVC set for partial exit from Indonesia’s Link Net
CVC Capital Partners is set for a partial exit from Link Net, Indonesia’s second-largest fixed-line broadband and cable TV operator, through a share placement.