U.S.-based medical technology manufacturer Medtronic has agreed to acquire orthopedic device provider China Kanghui Holdings for a net transaction value of US$755 million. China Kanghui Holdings is backed by private equity investors IDG Capital Partners, TDF Capital, CDH Investments and Vivo Ventures, all of which will reportedly sell their… Read More
Brazil-based alternative asset investment firm GP Investments will acquire approximately 2,000 mobile telephone towers from an unnamed Brazilian telecom operator for BRL503 million (approximately US$250 million). The towers will be operated by a newly created tower management company, BR Towers. The investment will be made through GP Investments’ private… Read More
Middle East and Africa-focused investment firm Blakeney Management and J. P. Morgan Asset Management, the asset management arm of JPMorgan Chase, have invested over US$20 million into the United Arab Emirates-based online shopping service Namshi. Namshi sells designer clothing, shoes and accessories from over 400 international brands to customers… Read More
The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund) has invested US$10 million in Chayton Atlas Investments (Chayton), a company that develops and operates farms in Zambia and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Norfund’s investment will be used to expand the operations of Chayton, including through investments in… Read More
Polish private equity firm Enterprise Investors (EI) will acquire 100 percent of Poland’s Center for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy (CDiTO) from Voxel, an operator of diagnostic medical centers and a manufacturer of radiopharmaceuticals in Poland, for EUR14.5 million (approximately US$18.8 million). CDiTO is currently building a new radiotherapy center… Read More
Hungary-based private equity and venture capital firm Euroventures and nine private investors have invested HUF380 million (approximately US$1.7 million) in Hungarian software company Tresorit through its Euroventures IV Venture Capital Fund. Tresorit is developing encryption software for cloud-based file sharing. Euroventures IV Venture Capital Fund is a HUF7.1 billion… Read More
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has approved US$135 million in financing for two India-focused investment funds supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and industrial logistics parks. OPIC approved US$35 million for the BanyanTree Growth Capital II fund, an SME-focused private equity fund managed by India-headquartered BanyanTree Capital Advisors,… Read More
Global emerging markets investor Actis has invested in Chinese restaurant chain Bellagio. Bellagio specializes in Taiwanese-style cuisine and currently operates 35 restaurants in mainland China, Macau and the Philippines. Actis’s investment will be used to expand Bellagio’s presence in China’s top-tier and second-tier cities. Financial terms of the transaction… Read More
Global growth private equity firm TA Associates has completed the buyout of SpeedCast, a Hong Kong-based global network and satellite communications provider, from Asia Satellite Telecommunications. Speedcast provides very small aperture terminal satellite-based broadband access services, managed networking solutions and value-added services to customers in over 30 countries in… Read More
Asia-focused private equity firm Navis Capital Partners has announced the acquisition of BIG Cinemas, a Malaysian operator of movie theaters, from Indian entertainment company Reliance MediaWorks. Navis merged BIG Cinemas with MBO Cinemas, a company it acquired in April 2012, to form a cinema chain operating 165 screens across… Read More
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