TA Associates
TA, Qiming, Ignition invest in Chinese online game developer
TA Associates, Qiming Venture Partners and Ignition Capital Partners have purchased a significant minority stake in Chinese online gaming company Forgame Tech. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
Fairbridge Capital acquires Thomas Cook India for $150m
Fairbridge Capital, a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings, has acquired the Indian arm of Thomas Cook, the second-largest holiday maker in Europe, for INR8.17 billion ($150 million).
TA continues India spree by backing BillDesk
TA Associates' decision to establish a permanent India presence appears to be paying off. The firm’s first investment in the country was completed in 2006 but four of its five deals have come since the Mumbai office opened in late 2009. BillDesk, an...
TA Associates backs Indian online payment provider
TA Associates has acquired a minority stake in BillDesk, India’s leading online payment services provider. The investment, terms of which were not disclosed, is seen as a means of leveraging both increasing internet penetration in the country and growing...
Carlyle, Everstone join race for Thomas Cook India - report
The Carlyle Group, Everstone Capital, TA Associates and Bravia Capital have joined the likes of KKR and Actis in competing for Thomas Cook India.
Spreadtrum commits $10m to India’s PE-backed Micromax
Chinese semiconductor manufacturer Spreadtrum Communications has invested $10 million in PE-backed Micromax Informatics, one of India’s largest mobile phone brands. As part of the deal, the companies have established a partnership that will see Spreadtrum...
Bain, TPG, TA circle VC-backed Trivitron
Bain Capital, TPG and TA Associates are reportedly weighing up the possibility of investing for a 10-12% stake in Indian medical device provider Trivitron Healthcare.
TA Associates opens Hong Kong office, led by Quadrangle’s Sippel
Two years after launching its first Asian office, in Mumbai, growth-focused private equity firm TA Associates a will open an Asian Pacific regional office in Hong Kong, led by newly appointed Managing Partner Edward Sippel.
TA Associates takes minority stake in Tega Industries in India
TA Associates, a growth-focused private equity firm, has completed a minority investment in Tega Industries Ltd., a company offering designs and production of consumables for the mining industry in India. Financial details were not disclosed.
TA promotes Wadhera to Principal
Director of TA Associates Naveen Wadhera has been promoted to the role of Principal, but will be maintaining the role of Director of the firm’s Mumbai office where he oversees investments in India and other emerging markets.
Sequoia India divests 16% stake in Dr. Lal PathLabs to TA Associates
VC firm Sequoia Capital India has reportedly agreed to sell half of its stake in in Indian diagnostics specialist Dr. Lal PathLabs to US-based PE firm TA Associates, leaving both TA Associates and five-year investor Sequoia with 16% stakes apiece in the...
TA Associates may take part of Carlyle Group's stake in Claris Lifesciences - reports
American PE firm TA Associates is reportedly in talks with Indian sterile-injectables pharmaceutical company Claris Lifesciences to buy part of the Carlyle Group’s minority stake in the company.
TA recruits SPCEL's Poddar for India
Boston-headquartered $16 billion private equity firm TA Associates has snared Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd.'s director Dhiraj Poddar for the same role in its Mumbai office, according to Indian reports.
Warburg Pincus may join ICICI Metropolis bidding
Warburg Pincus has become the latest private equity firm to join the bidding for the 20% stake in Metropolis Healthcare held by ICICI Venture, which has also attracted interest from Apax Partners and TA Associates.
TA Associates invests Micromax
Boston-headquartered mid-market leader TA Associates has announced a $45 million investment into Indian mobile handset business Micromax Informatics Ltd.