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AVCJ Awards 2021: Responsible Investment: The Arnott's Group
AVCJ Awards 2021: Responsible Investment: The Arnott's Group

In taking ownership of an iconic Australian brand like Tim Tam, KKR was conscious of the need to be a market leader on sustainability. Progress is being made across sourcing, emissions, and packaging

  • Australasia
  • 08 March 2022
US regulations: Coming to Asia
US regulations: Coming to Asia

Newly proposed rules for private equity fundraising and reporting in the US are set to be applicable to any manager in Asia that raises US capital. Investors should be alert but not alarmed

  • Fundraising
  • 08 March 2022
Portfolio: Aspirant Group and Yamato Group
Portfolio: Aspirant Group and Yamato Group

Improving cost controls and realising efficiencies underpinned Aspirant Group’s investment thesis for Japanese fish retailer Yamato Group, and they have helped the company withstand external pressures

  • North Asia
  • 08 March 2022
China VC: Funding puzzles
China VC: Funding puzzles

Late-stage investors are appearing in earlier funding rounds in China, offering premium valuations but potentially leaving start-ups in situations where they have too much too soon

  • Greater China
  • 02 March 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021: Exit of the Year – IPO: Zomato
AVCJ Awards 2021: Exit of the Year – IPO: Zomato

Zomato’s milestone offering last year saw a pandemic-ready business model awaken the local market to internet-based risk profiles as global investors shifted interest from China to India

  • South Asia
  • 01 March 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021: Exit of the Year – Small Cap; Operational Value Add: Integreon
AVCJ Awards 2021: Exit of the Year – Small Cap; Operational Value Add: Integreon

Helping Integreon, an over-diversified outsourcing services company, re-focus and renew management was all part of the plan. Postponing the exit as COVID-19 amplified demand was the unexpected coup

  • Southeast Asia
  • 01 March 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021: Fundraise of the Year – Large Cap: KKR
AVCJ Awards 2021: Fundraise of the Year – Large Cap: KKR

Working around travel restrictions and reaching into the high-net-worth segment were key themes as KKR raised USD 15bn for its fourth pan-Asia fund, the largest vehicle of its kind to date

  • Fundraising
  • 01 March 2022
Australia VC: An ideal match?
Australia VC: An ideal match?

Having backed Australian VCs for Hostplus, Neil Stanford is now raising a fund-of-funds with a view to catalysing a state-wide start-up ecosystem. A preferred return structure is being used to lure LPs

  • Australasia
  • 01 March 2022
Infrastructure: Out of the comfort zone
Infrastructure: Out of the comfort zone

Infrastructure managers in Australia are pushing into the PE space, competing with GPs for assets and buying businesses from them. It falls under the core-plus umbrella, but is the definition being stretched too far?

  • Australasia
  • 22 February 2022
GP profile: Creador
GP profile: Creador

Creador claims to be Southeast Asia’s only middle-market GP with on-the-ground capacities across the region. But in-house post-deal support and nimble deal sourcing are its key differentiators

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 February 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021: Exit of the Year – Large Cap: Softex Indonesia
AVCJ Awards 2021: Exit of the Year – Large Cap: Softex Indonesia

CVC Capital Partners helped Softex Indonesia grow its market share by penetrating modern retail channels and launching an ESG program. A USD 1.2bn trade sale exit to Kimberly-Clark was its reward

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 February 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021: Operational Value Add: Best & Less Group
AVCJ Awards 2021: Operational Value Add: Best & Less Group

Allegro Funds plucked Australian baby and kids retailer Best & Less from its underperforming parent and defied pandemic-related uncertainty to complete a turnaround that culminated in an IPO

  • Australasia
  • 22 February 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021: Deal of the Year – Large Cap: China Biologic

For Centurium Capital, China Biologic was no ordinary take-private. It was the culmination of a multi-year effort to tighten the company’s shareholding structure and root out management inefficiencies

  • Greater China
  • 22 February 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021 special issue available for download
AVCJ Awards 2021 special issue available for download

A special issue of AVCJ profiling the winners of the 2021 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards is now available for download.

  • Performance
  • 15 February 2022
India consumer media: Showtime
India consumer media: Showtime

Investors navigate slim margins and a complex cultural landscape as new digital channels help Indian media rebound from COVID-19. Sector leaders are flirting with global expansion, but is it too early?

  • South Asia
  • 15 February 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021: Deal of the Year – Small Cap: Ajaib
AVCJ Awards 2021: Deal of the Year – Small Cap: Ajaib

Having spent more than a year perfecting its product, Ajaib turned Indonesia’s brokerage industry on its head in six months. Emphasis on product and customer engagement have paid dividends

  • Southeast Asia
  • 15 February 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021: Exit of the Year – Mid Cap: Infogain
AVCJ Awards 2021: Exit of the Year – Mid Cap: Infogain

ChrysCapital has realized its largest-ever exit from a single-fund investment with IT services provider Infogain. In the process, it opened one of private equity’s richest cross-border opportunity sets

  • South Asia
  • 15 February 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021: Firm of the Year – Large Cap: Baring Private Equity Asia
AVCJ Awards 2021: Firm of the Year – Large Cap: Baring Private Equity Asia

Baring Private Equity Asia claims that a thematic approach to origination and flexibility on deal structure allow it to pursue opportunities with greater conviction in a high-valuation environment

  • GPs
  • 15 February 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021: Firm of the Year – Mid Cap: Quadrant Private Equity
AVCJ Awards 2021: Firm of the Year – Mid Cap: Quadrant Private Equity

Quadrant Private Equity’s recent deals have focused on defensive, non-cyclical sectors, but the Australian GP continues to track a consumer story driven by technology and new modes of delivery

  • Australasia
  • 08 February 2022
AVCJ Awards 2021: Fundraising of the Year - Venture Capital: 5Y Capital
AVCJ Awards 2021: Fundraising of the Year - Venture Capital: 5Y Capital

5Y Capital’s history encompasses early bets on change across mobile internet, smart cars, and biotech in China. The VC firm remains committed to challenging consensus views

  • Greater China
  • 08 February 2022
Asia agglomeration: Strength in numbers?
Asia agglomeration: Strength in numbers?

PE-backed agglomeration platforms are looking to buy up consumer brands in Asia with a view to leveraging the might of the collective. The model requires discipline in selection and execution

  • South Asia
  • 08 February 2022
China IPOs: Offshore angst
China IPOs: Offshore angst

Private equity exit timelines were thrown into disarray last year when US IPOs abruptly stopped. Regulators have offered some clarity, but investors are unsure when – or if – the magic will return

  • Greater China
  • 26 January 2022
Portfolio: Affirma and Sunwoo Fresh

Affirma Capital is helping Korea’s Sunwoo Fresh discover new revenue streams overseas, online, and in adjacent links of the beef importing value chain. Aggressive M&A has accelerated the process

  • North Asia
  • 25 January 2022
4Q analysis: Record quarter, record year

China rebounds as Asia private equity investment ends 2021 with a bang; bright spots in improving fundraising environment; sponsor-to-sponsor exits thrive while PE-backed IPOs stumble

  • Investments
  • 18 January 2022
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