Standard Chartered Private Equity
Standard Chartered PE makes another Indian exit - reports
Standard Chartered Private Equity-backed energy generator producer Powerica Ltd. has reportedly targeted $200 million for its upcoming June IPO, coming as the latest of Standard Chartered’s exits in the Indian market
SBI-Macquarie, Standard Chartered among GMR Airport investors
GMR Airport Holdings, a unit of Bangalore-based GMR Infrastructure - which operates two of India’s major airports - is reportedly set to receive INR15 billion ($333 million) from SBI-Macquarie, Standard Chartered Private Equity and a third unnamed PE...
StanChart invests in Indian chemicals group
Standard Chartered Private Equity, Limited (SCPEL), the private equity arm of UK’s banking Group Standard Chartered, will invest an INR850million ($18.9 million) in Privi Organics, a leading manufacturer, supplier and exporter of aroma chemicals in...
SCPEL buys into Australian agribusiness
Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited (SCPEL) will take a minority stake via convertible notes in Australia-based international agribusiness leader Wellard for $83 million. The exact stake size was not disclosed, but the private equity firm will be...
SCPEL invests in Australian agribusiness
Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited (SCPEL) will take minority stake via convertible notes in Australia-based international agribusiness leader Wellard for $83 million.
Standard Chartered Private Equity's Charles Huh
Charles Huh, Director with Standard Chartered Private Equity, discusses the business of investing in Korea off the back of AVCJ’s analysis on the state of North Asia’s PE landscape.
State of the Union(s)
Korea and Japan may have fallen off the radar over the past two years, but their governments are working to keep funds flowing in and opportunities front and center for private equity firms
New horizons in Southeast Asia
Private equity investment in Indonesia surged in 2010; but the reality of investment opportunity in places like Indonesia and Vietnam requires more than macro growth numbers
SCPE boosts stake in Korea's Dasan to 15.69%
Standard Chartered Private Equity has increased its stake in Dasan Networks, a South Korean telecom network equipment company, by 2.1%, boosting its total stake in the company to 15.69%.
New Enterprise Associates beats competitors to invest $50 million in TutorVista
VC firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is set to invest $50 million in Indian education platform TutorVista Global, reportedly besting firms such as Baring Private Equity Asia, ICICI Venture, Multiples Alternative Asset Management, Standard Chartered...
First AVCJ India Awards see Indian industry’s coming of age
The first AVCJ India Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards held last week paid tribute not just to individual winners, but also to the overall growth and maturation of the Indian private equity industry.
Butalia, Panandiker forming KV Asia for India and Southeast Asia
Karam Butalia, former Global Head with Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd., is forming a new Singapore-based platform, KV Asia Capital, to invest in Southeast Asia and India, and is seeking to raise some $500 million for its first fund, sources at...
First AVCJ Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards showcase performance, strength with Sequoia, ICICI, Chandwani wins
AVCJ’s first-ever annual Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards saw distinguished wins for firms including Sequoia Capital, ICICI Venture and KPMG.
SCPEL portfolio company Mnet to merge with aggregated CJ assets
Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. (SCPEL) portfolio company, Mnet, a South Korea-based media operator, will be merged into CJ Group, the leading local media operator formerly known as Cheil Jedang Group, as part of the latter’s objective of globalizing...
CVC, SCPEL may list Amtek
CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific and Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. investee Amtek Engineering, Singapore's largest metal stamping company and second largest precision engineering company, reportedly plans to raise as much as S$446-547 million...
Huawei's Chee leaves to form new China SME fund Junsan
Jonathan Chee, former head of the Principal Investment unit at PRC telecoms major Huawei Technologies, has resigned to launch a new fund, Junsan Capital, focused on growth and late-stage investments in China SMEs.
Trinity Capital makes 1% stake exit from India's Pipavav Shipyard
Real estate-focused PE firm Trinity Capital has exited its 1% stake in Indian shipbuilder Pipavav Shipyard for INR58 crore ($13 million), making a reported 3.2x return on its more-than-three-year investment.
India's GVK Power said still in talks with SCPEL, TPG
GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd., an arm of Indian conglomerate GVK, is continuing talks with TPG Capital, Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. (SCPEL) and Morgan Stanley's infrastructure fund to invest some $250-300 million for up to 30% of its Mumbai...
Standard Chartered Private Equity plans IPO exit with India’s Endurance Techologies
Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. (SCPEL) is looking at a partial exit from Indian investee Endurance Technologies Ltd. via an IPO, as the auto parts manufacturer targets a domestic listing.
India's Pipavav Shipyard sees private equity exit
After a successful listing on India's Bombay Stock Exchange last year, Indian shipbuilder Pipavav Shipyard Ltd. has said that private equity investors, including Indus Capital, New York Life Insurance, Standard Chartered Private Equity and Trikona Capital,...
ChrysCap follows SCPEL in partial exit from Mahindra & Mahindra
Days after Standard Chartered Private Equity was said to be in the process of partially exiting its stake in Indian rural-focused, auto finance firm Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, news has surfaced that ChrysCap has also partially exited the...
Standard Chartered Private Equity begins partial exit from Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services
Standard Chartered Private Equity is reportedly in the process of partially exiting its stake in Indian rural-focused, auto-finance firm Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, for an estimated 2.2x return on its investment.
Standard Chartered makes $23 million PE investment in Korean teleco operator
Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited (SCPE), the UK lender's Singapore-headquartered PE unit, will invest $23 million in KOSDAQ-listed telecom network equipment and solutions company Dasan Networks, Inc.
L Capital invests Emperor Watch with DE Shaw
L Capital, the investment arm of international luxury goods major LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has picked up some $31 million of convertible bonds and warrants in Hong Kong-listed Emperor Watch & Jewellery Ltd., equivalent to around 7.46% of the...