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Carlyle among suitors for Indonesia's Matahari hypermarkets - reports
The hypermarket chain of Indonesian retail giant Matahari is up for sale, and suitors including the Carlyle Group and South Korean retailer Lotte Shopping are reportedly in the running to acquire the emerging market’s second-largest supermarket operator...
China winning out?
Mass media have imprinted characteristic images of China on the public’s awareness: a populous country experiencing high-velocity economic growth representing the positive aspects of the nation; but juxtaposed alongside this, the negative impressions...
Asian funds: arithmetic or geometry?
Private equity has been forced to deal with rising levels of skepticism and caution post the GFC, with much of it reserved for leading industry brand names – generally the major buyout vehicles.
Awards finalists – the people's choice
This year's list of finalists for the AVCJ Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards, released for public voting this week, was the result of the first ever open call for nominations in the Awards’ ten-year history.
Carlye, KKR, Warburg Pincus ready as India's Hero Honda deal restarts
US PE majors the Carlyle Group, Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts (KKR) and Warburg Pincus are in line to take a 15-18% stake apiece in India's Hero Honda Motors, coming as Japanese auto maker Honda nears its exit from the JV.
Carlyle-backed infant fomula company Yashili to make public debut in Hong Kong
US buyout firm Carlyle Group’s investee Yashili Group, one of the largest baby formula companies in China, is set to launch its IPO in Hong Kong later this month or early next month.
Taiwan regulators say Carlyle's exit plan for Kbro needs further review
Carlyle Group’s ongoing exit process for its Taiwan cable investee Kbro needs more discussion, according to Taiwan’s broadcast regulator, particularly over competition issues in the industry.
Carlyle hits Taiwan regulatory delay in Kbro exit
The Carlyle Group’s planned $1.14 billion sale of Taiwanese cable TV/broadband asset Kbro to the local Tsai family, backers of strategic peer Taiwan Mobile, failed to receive its expected regulatory nod, as Taiwan’s National Communications Commission...
Carlyle Kbro Taiwan deal in line for regulatory approval
The Carlyle Group is due to receive regulatory clearance for the $1.14 billion sale of its Taiwanese cable investee Kbro to the local Tsai family, principal promoters of strategic Taiwan Mobile, after the deal was stalled in June by a regulatory issue....
CalPERS PE data highlights MOR Asia
The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has customarily acted as a bellwether for, and key influencer of, institutional support for private equity.
Russian roulette for PRC investing
The most populous country in the world, China, has been made out to be something of a promised land for private equity.
Which way for Asian private equity?
The release of CalPERS's latest fund performance results comes at an interesting time.
Carlyle's Marumo moves to Lazard
Masato Marumo, formerly an MD with Carlyle Group, who left the firm's Japan office earlier this year, has now joined Lazard Ltd. in Tokyo as an MD, where he will work closely with Yasu Hatakeyama, President and CEO of Lazard Frères Japan.
KKR, Bain, others vie for mid-cap investment in aero-focused Quest Global
Bain Capital, ChrysCapital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and Warburg Pincus are said to be competing to make an up-to $75 million investment in aeroengineering and manufacturing consultancy Quest Global - a unique scenario, as such global funds have...
Carlye and TPG get regulatory approval to buy Healthscope for $2.5 billion
Global private equity giants the Carlyle Group and TPG Capital have received a green light from Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board to acquire the country's second-largest hospital operator, Healthscope.
China reshapes the world?
China's rise to private equity superpower status is the subject of much comment in AVCJ lately and elsewhere; but one less immediately obvious implication is the prediction made by David Patrick Eich of Kirkland & Ellis, that “China will have a profound...
Reliance/GTL deal off
The $11 billion merger of Reliance Infratel, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's cellular tower arm, and Indian independent telecoms major GTL Infrastructure, has been called off after parties failed to reach an agreement, nixing prospects for investment...
Hero Honda's motor stalled
Honda’s motor has reportedly stalled in its attempt to divest its 26.21% stake in its Indian Hero Honda subsidiary as Honda, Hero Honda’s promoters, and private equity suitors have not agreed on the valuation of the stake.
CHAMP in talks for Contract Aviation Industries
CHAMP Private Equity has emerged as a potential bidder for Australian aircraft and helicopter leasing company Contract Aviation Industries, joining US buyout major The Carlyle Group to vie for the asset.
Daiwa- and Polaris-owned Q'sai sold to Coca-Cola West
Coca-Cola West has bought out Daiwa Corporate Investment- and Polaris Principal Finance-backed Japanese vegetable juice maker Q'sai for JPY63.9 billion ($757 million), which includes JPY28 billion ($331 million) of debt.
TPG's first RMB fund targets RMB5 billion
US private equity giant TPG Capital has established its maiden RMB-denominated fund, TPG China Partners I, in agreement with the government of Pudong New Area in Shanghai Municipality, with a target size of RMB5 billion ($735.5 million).
San Miguel scraps plans to sell stake in Pure Foods
Months after Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp. confirmed that it sought to offload a 49% stake in its foods division Pure Foods – an asset that could fetch $1.3 billion in its entirety and $600 million for its minority stake – the group has reportedly...
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.
Carlyle investee Yashili hires safety experts to boost consumer confidence
China-based baby formula maker Yashili Group Co. - 17.3%-owned by US buyout firm Carlyle Group - has hired safety experts in an effort to build consumer confidence in its products, a lingering obstacle off the back of the 2008 melamine scandal.