The Carlyle Group
Deal drivers across Asia Pacific
As three-figure deals on both the entry and exit side – and in the case of some secondary transactions, both – start to rack up across the region, 2010 is already looking like a bustling year for Asia Pacific.
Carlyle may part exit Claris
The Carlyle Group is likely to exit at least part of its almost 14% stake in Indian drugs firm and IPO candidate Claris Lifesciences, according to reports.
PEP, CHAMP in Loscam second round?
CHAMP Private Equity and Pacific Equity Partners have been instanced as potential buyers in a second bidding round for the putative A$500-700 million ($460-640 million) sale of Affinity Equity Partners Australian investee Loscam.
Carlyle, CVC, Unison bidding for Q'sai?
The Carlyle Group, CVC Asia Pacific and Unison Capital Inc. have emerged as among the probable bidders for Japanese vegetable juice maker Q'sai Co., in what might become the largest buyout deal so far this year.
Carlyle Taiwan Mobile deal needs new solution
Taiwan's Taiwan's media and broadcasting regulator, the National Communications Commission, has ruled that the Carlyle Group and Taiwan Mobile must find an acceptable solution to the regulatory problems stalling a planned $1 billion investment.
KKR after Firstsource
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is seeking a stake of up to 68% in Indian BPO player Firstsource Solutions from existing investors, in a deal that could fetch up to $250 million.
Carlyle closes CAP III at $2.55 billion
The Carlyle Group has announced the close of its Carlyle Asia Partners III buyout fund at $2.55 billion, over 40% larger than the preceding $1.8 billion Carlyle Asia Partners II fund, though still below the $4 billion target that CAP III launched with...
Mid-cap vs buyouts: may the best financing win
The year following the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the onset of the global financial crisis was not a good one for Japan.
Kump leaves DIC for Carlyle
Eric Kump, former MD and head of the European buyout team at Dubai International Capital (DIC), has now joined the Carlyle Group as an MD with its Carlyle Europe Partners European LBO team.
Carlyle Taiwan Mobile deal hits snag
The Carlyle Group's $1 billion investment into Taiwan Mobile, the island's second largest mobile carrier, has encountered a regulatory problem related to the target's part-public ownership.
ICICI, Carlyle, Sequoia invest India's Star Health
A consortium including ICICI Venture, the Carlyle Group, and Sequoia Capital India is completing the first private equity deal in India's health insurance space, with a $100 million investment in Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd.
Carlyle makes first Saudi investment
The Carlyle Group has made its first investment in Saudi Arabia with a 30% stake in the country's General Lighting Co., its largest lighting fixture manufacturer.
Carlyle sells stake in Japan's Kito to Finland
The Carlyle Group is reportedly to sell a 22% stake in its Japanese portfolio company Kito Co., a crane maker, to Finland's leading crane manufacturer Konecranes, in a deal estimated over JPY3 billion ($32.6 million).
Japanese private equity: Mount Fuji rumbles?
Maya Ando, AVCJ Japan Editor, delivers an update from the Japan market
UBS mulls RMB fund
Although there has not as yet been formal confirmation, reports suggest that Swiss banking giant UBS is now in talks with the Beijing municipal government regarding setting up a renminbi-denominated private equity fund.
Japanese government will not support Willcom
The Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC) has decided not to inject any capital into Willcom, the troubled Japanese PHS (personal handy-phone service) provider controlled by Carlyle Asia, which filed for bankruptcy protection last...
Carlyle's Willcom on notice for further government support
Willcom, the Japanese PHS - personal handy-phone service - provider controlled by Carlyle Asia, will be assessed by the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC) to see if the government organization will support the mobile company’s...
Advantage, SoftBank plan $112.6 million investment in Willcom
Advantage Partners, the Tokyo-based private equity firm, and Japanese mobile phone carrier SoftBank will reportedly provide JPY5 billion ($56.3 million) each to Willcom, the struggling PHS (personal handy phone) business, which filed for bankruptcy with...
Shanghai licenses Fosun-Carlyle RMB fund
The Carlyle Group and Fosun Group have obtained a business license from the Shanghai Administration of Industry and Commerce (SHAIC) to operate their JV Fosun-Carlyle (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund, which is now officially allowed to make investments...
Carlyle partners with Fosun for JV, RMB fund
The Carlyle Group has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Fosun Group, the largest privately-owned investment conglomerate in China, to enhance their investment activities in the Greater China market.
Carlyle partners with Fosun for RMB fund, JV
The Carlyle Group has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Fosun Group, the largest privately-owned investment conglomerate in China, to enhance their investment activities in the Greater China market. Both firms will jointly sponsor and manage...
J Will Partners sells Japanese senior home
J Will Partners, a Tokyo-based private equity fund specializing in corporate revitalization, will sell its entire holdings in Bon Sejour, a Japanese operator of nursing homes for senior citizens, to Benesse Holdings, a Japanese company focused on education,...
Carlyle's Willcom files for Japan's Chapter 11
US buyout firm Carlyle Group's Japanese portfolio asset Willcom Inc., the PHS (personal handyphone system) service provider, filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court on February 8th, over debts of JPY173 billion ($1.9 billion) up...
Bain, KKR, TPG may get CICC from MS
Bain Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG Capital are reportedly on the shortlist for the final round of bidding for Morgan Stanley’s $1 billion+ stake in PRC investment bank China International Capital Corp. (CICC).