Fincare Business Services, the India-based promoter of Fincare Small Finance Bank (SFB), has raised INR950 million (approximately US$13.5 million) from existing investors through a rights issue. Participants in the round include private equity fund managers True North, TA Associates, LeapFrog Investments and Tata Capital, with the latter investing through Tata… Read More
Asia-focused alternative asset manager Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has partially exited India-listed IT services company Hexaware Technologies, selling an 8.4 percent stake in the company for INR11.2 billion (approximately US$160 million) on the National Stock Exchange of India. After the sale, BPEA retains a 63 percent stake in Hexaware… Read More
Private investment firm DST Global has led a US$200 million Series D round for Maimai, a China-based professional networking platform. Existing investors IDG Capital, DCM and Morningside Venture Capital also participated in the round. The company reportedly plans to hold an IPO in the United States and expand overseas in… Read More
Global venture capital firm Sequoia Capital’s India arm has reached a final close for its sixth fund with US$695 million in capital commitments. The fund will invest in early- and growth-stage companies in the technology, consumer and health care sectors across India and Southeast Asia. Read More
AirTrunk, a Singapore-based data center provider focused on Australia and other Asia-Pacific markets, has raised AUD850 million (approximately US$621 million) in senior debt financing and equity from shareholders including global private investment firms TPG and Goldman Sachs. Deutsche Bank was the lead arranger, underwriter and sole bookrunner for the senior… Read More
India-focused mid-market private equity fund manager Gaja Capital has sold a 3.3 percent stake in India-listed staffing services company TeamLease for INR1.48 billion (approximately US$21 million). Gaja sold 561,353 shares at INR2,645 (approximately US$37.82) per share on the National Stock Exchange of India. Gaja originally invested in the company in… Read More
Global alternative investment manager KKR has agreed to acquire a 60 percent stake in India-based waste management company Ramky Enviro Engineers for US$530 million. KKR will invest through KKR Asian Fund III via a combination of primary and secondary investments, valuing the company at US$925 million. Read More
India-focused private equity fund manager True North has agreed to acquire Glenmark Pharmaceuticals’ orthopedic and pain management business in India and Nepal at an enterprise value of INR6.35 billion (approximately US$93 million). True North will invest through its fifth fund and rebrand the business as Integrace. The transaction is expected… Read More
A consortium led by natural resources-focused private equity fund manager EMR Capital and global asset manager Farallon Capital Management has agreed to sell its 95 percent stake in Indonesia-based gold and silver mine Martabe to Indonesia-listed mining and heavy machinery company United Tractors for an enterprise value of US$1.21 billion. Read More
Vietnam-focused private equity fund manager Mekong Capital has fully exited Vietnam-based Asia Chemicals Corporation (ACC) for US$8.9 million. ACC distributes specialty ingredients, chemicals, non-oil related commodities and other materials to companies in Vietnam. Mekong, which originally invested US$3.8 million in ACC in 2011 through Mekong Enterprise Fund II, generated a… Read More
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