Warburg Pincus Invests in Ecom Express (Asia)

Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has invested more than INR8.5 billion (approximately US$133 million) in India-based e-commerce logistics company Ecom Express. Ecom Express will use the new investment to grow its operations in rural areas and small towns in India, strengthen its technology and infrastructure and expand its management. Read More

Aspada Investment Company Invests in EM3 AgriServices (Asia)

Aspada Investment Advisors, an investment firm focused on small- and medium-sized enterprises in India, has invested INR200 million (approximately US$3.1 million) in EM3 AgriServices, an India-based farm mechanization and technology services company. The transaction was structured through Aspada Investment Company, a venture capital-focused holding company managed by Aspada Investment Advisors. Read More

Silver Lake Leads a US$500 Million Investment Round in Qunar (Asia)

Global technology-focused investor Silver Lake has led a US$500 million round of funding in China-based mobile and online travel platform Qunar in the form of two percent senior unsecured convertible notes with an initial conversion price of US$55 per share. Silver Lake invested US$330 million, while another undisclosed investor contributed… Read More

Warburg Pincus to Sell a 7.1 Percent Stake in CAR (Asia)

Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has agreed to sell a 7.1 percent stake in China-based car rental company CAR for HKD3.1 billion (approximately US$401 million) to independent third parties. The share sale on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will total 168 million shares, priced at HKD18.5 (approximately US$2.39) apiece. Read More

Tata Capital to Acquire a Minority Stake in TVS Logistics Services (Asia)

Tata Capital, the private equity arm of Indian conglomerate Tata Group, has agreed to acquire a minority stake in India-based third-party logistics provider TVS Logistics Services. The transaction is reportedly valued at up to INR2.5 billion (approximately US$39 million), and will be structured through Tata Opportunities Fund. The investment will… Read More

Zodius Capital II Reaches a First Close with INR7 Billion in Commitments (Asia)

Technology-focused private equity firm Zodius Capital Advisors, in partnership with India-focused alternative asset manager Avendus Capital, has reached a first close for its second fund, Zodius Capital II, with INR7 billion (approximately US$110 million) in capital commitments. Zodius Capital II plans to back eight to ten enterprise software and consumer… Read More



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