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Southeast Asia

Indonesia fundraising: Reality check
Indonesia fundraising: Reality check

Few Indonesia-focused GPs that sprung up in recent years have made headway. It points to a still immature local market and recognition amongst LPs that they can get exposure to the country in other ways

  • Fundraising
  • 13 March 2013
PE recruitment: New territory, new talent

Indonesia has become a priority for global and regional PE firms looking to source deals in a high-growth market. The first step is finding the right people, and it’s not easy

  • People
  • 13 March 2013
CVC-backed Matahari launches $1.3b offering

CVC Capital Partners and its local partner are seeking up to $1.36 billion through a partial exit from Indonesian retailer Matahari Department Store. The deal values Matahari at $3.4 billion, which means the private equity firm stands to make a substantial...

  • Consumer
  • 11 March 2013
Northstar, tycoon buy stake in Hutchison's Indonesia unit

Northstar Pacific Partners is part of an investor group that has purchased a 35% stake in Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa’s Indonesian telecom business. The transaction facilitates the exit of Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand.

  • Technology
  • 28 February 2013
Origo sets up Myanmar joint venture

Origo Partners and Myanmar-based Serge Pun & Associates (SPA) have formed a joint venture in Myanmar to identify investment opportunities across the natural resources and other sectors.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 26 February 2013
RRJ, Blackstone boost holding in Cheniere Energy

RRJ Capital and GSO Capital, The Blackstone Group’s credit arm, have bought the bulk of $372 million in shares issued by Cheniere Energy Partners, a limited partnership that controls America’s fire liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant.

  • Industrials
  • 26 February 2013
ADV seeks $500m for Asia special situations fund

ADV Partners, a PE firm set up by former executives from Mount Kellett Capital, is targeting $500 million for its debut Asia-focused special situations fund. The hard cap is $750 million.

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 22 February 2013
AGCA, secondary investors buy CS legacy assets

Three years after Credit Suisse's Asia private equity team spun out, the assets they were tasked with managing have followed suit. Supported by HarbourVest Partners and Axiom Asia, Asia Growth Capital Advisors (AGCA) has acquired a portfolio of eight...

  • Secondaries
  • 20 February 2013
Headland to take Malaysian Mamee overseas

As "official noodle sponsor" of English football team Manchester United, Malaysian snack and beverage firm Mamee Double Decker puts a lot of stock in the reputation of its brands. The challenge for Headland Capital Partners, which recently took a significant...

  • Expansion
  • 20 February 2013
CVC opts for partial exit from Matahari via public markets – report

CVC Capital Partners is expected to exit about 40% of its holding in Matahari Department Store through a public market sale that will raise up to $1.5 billion. The private equity firm, which controls the Indonesian retailer through a joint venture with...

  • Exits
  • 19 February 2013
Creador backs Indian home loans provider

Creador has acquired a 9.9% stake in Repco Home Finance (RHF), an Indian housing finance provider owned by Repco Bank, for INR724 million ($13.7 million). It is the India- and Southeast Asia-focused GP’s second deal in a fortnight and leaves the firm’s...

  • South Asia
  • 08 February 2013
Vietnam's VinaCapital appoints new real estate head

VinaCapital has appointed David Blackhall as managing director with responsibility for the Vietnam-focused GP’s real estate portfolio. He takes over from David Henry, who is leaving the company to pursue opportunities in Australia.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 07 February 2013
AGCA teams up with HarbourVest, Axiom to buy Credit Suisse PE assets

Asia Growth Capital Advisors (AGCA), which spun out from Credit Suisse’s private equity division in 2010, has acquired a portfolio of PE investments from its former parent, supported by HarbourVest Partners and Axiom Asia. Prior to the transaction, AGCA...

  • Secondaries
  • 06 February 2013
CVC in largest-ever Philippines buyout - update

CVC Capital Partners has agreed to buy an 80% stake in SPi Global Holdings, a business process outsourcing (BPO) unit of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), in what is the Philippines' largest-ever buyout deal. The transaction values SPi...

  • Buyouts
  • 05 February 2013
RRJ Capital raises $3.5b for Fund II – report

RRJ Capital has reportedly raised $3.5 billion for its second fund. The Hong Kong-based GP, which was set up by Richard Ong, formerly of Goldman Sachs and Hopu Investment Management, originally targeted up to $5 billion for the vehicle.

  • Fundraising
  • 04 February 2013
China Private Equity Investment backs Malaysia's Patimas Computers

China Private Equity Investment Holdings (CPEH) has acquired a minority interest in Patimas Computers, a Malaysian information and communications technology provider.

  • Greater China
  • 31 January 2013
Actis adds to Southeast Asia team

Actis has expanded its Southeast Asia team by appointing Ivy Santoso as Indonesian country head and Arjun Oberoi as global healthcare sector head.

  • Healthcare
  • 30 January 2013
Philippines infrastructure: Hole in the road
Philippines infrastructure: Hole in the road

Still massively underserved, the Philippines infrastructure sector is finally on private equity investors’ radar. Partnering with a credible local partner could be the first step to success

  • Infrastructure
  • 30 January 2013
Creador completes Indonesia food carve-out

Creador headed off an auction process to complete a carve-out of Indonesian cereals and snack foods producer Simba Indosnack Makmur from India’s Godrej Consumer Products.

  • Buyouts
  • 25 January 2013
Saratoga Capital expected to pursue IPO in 2013

Indonesian GP Saratoga Capital is expected to launch an IPO in mid-2013. Saratoga Investama Sedaya, the private equity unit of Saratoga Group, has more than $2 billion in assets under management.

  • GPs
  • 21 January 2013
RRJ to invest in Olam International – report

RRJ Capital has reportedly agreed to invest in Olam International, the commodities supplier that recently came under attack from short-seller research firm Muddy Waters. Olam, which has seen its stock slide about 18% since the allegations were first made...

  • PIPEs
  • 17 January 2013
Profile: KV Asia's Karam Butalia

Karam Butalia, executive chairman of KV Asia Capital, cut his teeth in private equity with Citicorp, set up Standard Chartered’s PE unit, and is now building his own Southeast Asia mid-market buyout shop

  • People
  • 16 January 2013
KKR shows its conviction in Masan

KKR has doubled down on the Vietnam consumer story. Following a $159 million commitment to Masan Consumer Corp. (Masan) in April 2011, the largest investment in the country from a private equity fund, KKR broke its own record last week by injecting a...

  • Expansion
  • 16 January 2013
Creador reaches $132m final close on debut fund

Creador, a Southeast Asia and India-focused private equity firm, has reached a final close of $132 million for its debut fund. This comes after a first close of $100 million in late 2011. Creador already has plans to launch a second fund in 2013.

  • Fundraising
  • 16 January 2013
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