The Carlyle Group
Carlyle invests in India’s Global Health Private
The Carlyle Group has acquired a minority stake in India’s Global Health Private, owner and operator of Medanta – the Medicity, a super-specialty Medanta hospital in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi. The transaction facilitates the exit...
KKR, Carlyle, GSO among potential bidders for JPMorgan Asia investment arm - report
KKR, The Carlyle Group and Blackstone's credit arm, GSO Capital Partners are said to be among potential buyers for JPMorgan Chase's Asia-based principal investment business, Global Special Opportunities Group (GSOG). The valuation is likely to be more...
Carlyle-backed Artgo Mining targets $130m HK IPO
Artgo Mining Holdings, a Chinese marble producer and distributor which is backed by The Carlyle Group, intends to raise up to HK$1.01 billion ($130 million) through an IPO in Hong Kong.
PE-backed Alibaba, Haier to launch logistics JV
PE-backed Alibaba Group will invest a total of HK$2.8 billion ($360 million) in Haier Electronics Group, a Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of Chinese home appliance maker Haier Group, to expand its logistics and distribution network. Haier Electronics is...
Carlyle, Farallon support Chinese funeral company IPO
The Carlyle Group and Farallon Capital Management will commit $35 million as cornerstone investors in Fu Shou Yuan International’s $215 million Hong Kong IPO.
PE firms bid for CVCI-owned BPO firm SourceHOV - report
Apax Partners, The Carlyle Group and Baring Private Equity Asia are said to be among bidders for SourceHOV, a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm jointly owned by Citigroup Venture Capital International (CVCI) and Mumbai-listed HOV Services.
Blackstone, Carlyle to bid for Transpacific waste unit - report
The Blackstone Group and The Carlyle Group are said to be among suitors for Transpacific Industries Group's New Zealand waste management unit, with first round bids expected by December 6. Japan's Orix Corp. and New Zealand infrastructure investor Infratil...
India buyouts: Ceding control
India emerged as and remains a predominantly growth capital PE market, but economic and generational factors have conspired to make domestic companies more open to a buyout proposition
Carlyle set for another partial exit from Japan's Chimney
The Carlyle Group is set to reap up to JPY14.3 billion ($145 million) through another partial exit from Japanese casual restaurant chain Chimney Corp, after agreeing to subscribe to a tender offer by liquor retailer Yamaya Corp. to acquire a 48.66% stake.
Carlyle buys global real estate platform
The Carlyle Group has completed the acquisition of Metropolitan Real Estate Equity Management (MREEM), a real-estate fund-of-funds business with more than $2.6 billion in capital commitments. Equity for the transaction came from Carlyle's balance sheet...
NYSTRS commits $100m to Carlyle’s fourth Asia buyout fund
New York State Teachers’ Retirement System (NYSTRS) has committed $100 million to The Carlyle Group’s fourth Asia buyout fund. The vehicle, which has a target of $3.5 billion, had raised $1.5 billion as of the first quarter of 2013, with a final close...
AlpInvest holds $750m final close on Secondaries Fund V
AlpInvest Partners has closed its Secondaries Fund V (ASF V) at the hard cap of $750 million, exceeding its initial target of $500 million.
OzForex shares jump on debut following $416m IPO
OzForex Group - an Australian online foreign exchange services provider backed by The Carlyle Group, Accel Partners and Macquarie Group - saw its shares jump nearly 30% on its first day of trading following a A$440 million ($416 million) IPO.
Apollo mulls raising investment limit on global fund - report
Apollo Global Management is reportedly considering seeking approval to raise the limit on its new flagship fund in response to strong investor interest.
PE-backed OzForex plans $413m IPO
OzForex Group - an Australian online foreign exchange services provider backed by The Carlyle Group, Accel Partners and Macquarie Group - plans to raise $440 million in its Australian IPO scheduled for October 11.
Focus Media targets $500m dividend recap - report
Focus Media, a Chinese advertising company backed by The Carlyle Group, FountainVest Partners, CITIC Capital Partners, China Everbright and Fosun International intends to return to the loan market with recapitalization plan of around $500 million.
Carlyle, Milestone, Orchid Asia among cornerstones for China Tenwow IPO
The Carlyle Group, Milestone Partners and Orchid Asia will participate as cornerstone investors in the proposed Hong Kong IPO of Chinese packed food and beverage producer Tenwow International. The private equity investors will inject a combined of $92.3...
Carlyle, Cathay Capital, PingAn jointly invest in Meinian Onehealth
A consortium, comprising The Carlyle Group, Cathay Capital Private Equity and China Ping An Insurance, has agreed to invest RMB300 million ($49 million) in Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Group, the largest private provider of preventive healthcare check-up...
Carlyle, Townsend commit $200m to China warehousing platform
The Carlyle Group and the US-based investment firm The Townsend Group will have agreed to invest $200 million in logistics warehouses in China. The capital will be used to acquire an undisclosed stake in five warehouses owned by Shanghai Yupei Group and...
Taiwan buyouts: Back from the brink?
After a spike in buyouts in the mid-2000s, Taiwan sank from view due to private equity firms’ concerns about unpredictable deal approvals. Regulators are now trying to tempt them back with promises of reforms
PE firms bid for Fortis’ Quality Healthcare - report
The Carlyle Group, Advent International and Mitsui and Co. are among the 10 bidders for Hong Kong’s Quality Healthcare Medical Services, which is being sold by PE-backed Fortis Healthcare.
Breaking down the buyout opportunity
Multinational corporations, with one eye on their precarious balance sheets, decide to cut their losses and offload divisions. Septuagenarian founders, keen to retire from the family business but with no obvious successor, agree that it's time to cash...
Carlyle registers third Japan fund
The Carlyle Group has registered its third Japan buyout fund with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Although initial reports put the target at $2 billion, sources told AVCJ in June that the GP was looking for around $1 billion.
PE-backed OzForex considers IPO - report
OzForex, an Australian online foreign exchange platform backed by The Carlyle Group, Accel Partners and Macquarie Group, is said to be considering an IPO that could raise around A$500 million ($643 million).