The Carlyle Group
TPG, Carlyle to price Healthscope IPO at upper-end of range - report
TPG Capital and The Carlyle Group are to price shares in Australian hospital chain Healthscope at A$2.10 a share - the upper-end of the target range, generating A$2.25 billion ($2.12 billion).
Carlyle exits India's Repco Home Finance
The Carlyle Group has fully exited its stake in India's Repco Home Finance (RHF) for INR4.72 billion ($78.4 million) via an open market transaction.
Carlyle to acquire Japan's SBI Mortgage
The Carlyle Group has made a tender offer to acquire 100% of Japanese mortgage bank SBI Mortgage in deal valued at approximately JPY43.2 billion ($423 million).
Japan PE to benefit from new corporate 'psychology' - AVCJ Forum
Japan's buyout space is benefiting from a change in attitude among corporate leaders and founder-owners regarding private equity investors, say industry participants.
TPG, Carlyle favor IPO exit for Australia's Healthscope – report
TPG Capital and The Carlyle Group are reportedly looking to take Healthscope public rather than seek to exit Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator via a trade sale.
Carlyle to acquire Japan's Sunsho Pharmaceutical
The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire Sunsho Pharmaceutical, a contract manufacturer in the Japan's health and nutrition (H&N) industry. The financial details of the transaction - which will see the PE firm take a 100% stake - were not disclosed.
Carlyle-backed China Forestry set for restructuring
China Forestry Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed timber company whose investors include The Carlyle Group, plans to negotiate a debt restructuring with creditors after defaulting on $180 million in senior notes.
The food thesis
Food has and continues to be one of the more compelling investment theses for private equity in China. The first phase of the consumer story was leveraging the emergence of discretionary consumption - households with sufficient income to choose one brand...
Carlyle acquires Japanese noodle snack maker
The Carlyle Group has acquired a controlling stake in Oyatsu Company, the Japanese manufacturer of Baby-Star ramen snacks.
Fosun expresses interest in Australia’s Healthscope – report
Fosun Group has highlighted the China growth potential of private equity-owned Australian hospital operator Healthscope, prompting speculation it might bid for the asset.
Carlyle opens Jakarta office
The Carlyle Group has opened has expanded its Asia presence to Indonesia, opening an office in Jakarta, its ninth in the region.
Carlyle, Unison seek buyer for Covalent Materials - report
The Carlyle Group and Japan's Unison Capital are reportedly seeking a buyer for semiconductor parts manufacturer Covalent Materials Corp.
PE firms eye Standard Chartered consumer finance unit - report
Bain Capital and The Carlyle Group are said to be among first-round bidders for Standard Chartered's Hong Kong-based consumer finance unit, PrimeCredit.
Wolfensohn part exits India's Repco
Wolfensohn Capital has made a partial exit from India Repco Home Finance, a little over a year after it first invested in the company.
Carlyle to buy Tyco's Korea unit for $1.93b
The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy fire safety and security systems provider Tyco International’s South Korean business for $1.93 billion. According to AVCJ Research, it is the largest-ever buyout in Korea by a global private equity firm.
Beijing Capital Group beats Carlyle to TPI’s New Zealand business
Beijing Capital Group, a Chinese state-owned enterprise principally involved in infrastructure, has outmuscled bidders including The Carlyle Group to buy Transpacific Industries Group’s (TPI) New Zealand waste management business for NZ$950 million...
Carlyle vies with local, Chinese bidders for Transpacific NZ - report
The Carlyle Group is expected to face competition for Transpacific Industries Group's New Zealand waste management unit from a competing bid from a local consortium involving two Maori tribes.
Carlyle nears deal to buy Korea's Tyco unit - report
The Carlyle Group has been selected as preferred bidder for Tyco International's South Korean security systems unit - ADT Caps
Focus Media targets $1b Hong Kong IPO - report
Chinese display advertising business Focus Media, which was taken private in last May by a consortium of private equity investors in conjunction with company management, is said to be working towards a $1 billion IPO in early 2015.
ESG: Nice guys finish last?
Responsible investment has is now a priority for many institutional LPs. GPs might recognize the importance of environmental, social and governance principles in this context, but acting on them can be challenging
TPG, Carlyle assess exit options for Australia's Healthscope
Healthscope, an Australian hospital operator owned by TPG Capital and The Carlyle Group, looks set for an IPO that could generate proceeds of around A$4 billion ($3.5 billion).
Carlyle completes partial exit from HK-listed Haier Electronics
The Carlyle Group has raised around $285 million after selling part of its stake in Hong Kong-listed appliance maker Haier Electronics Group.
Tyco shortlists PE firms for Korean unit - report
KKR, Bain Capital, IMM Private Equity and The Carlyle Group are reportedly among those shortlisted by US security specialist Tyco International as potential buyers for its South Korean unit - ADT Caps - in deal worth as much as $1.4 billion.
Carlyle exits India's Tirumala Milk Products to trade buyer
French dairy group Groupe Lactalis has acquired Tirumala Milk Products for a reported sum of $250–300 million, allowing The Carlyle Group to exit its 26.38% holding in the South Indian dairy producer.