Quadria Capital, an Asian healthcare sector-focused private equity group, has announced the first close of its second fund, Quadria Capital Fund, with total capital commitments of US$107 million. The fund is focused on growth equity investments in mid-sized healthcare companies in South and Southeast Asia. Investors included development finance… Read More
Pan-emerging markets private equity firm Actis has bought the general lighting business of India-based automotive and general lamp manufacturer Halonix for INR1.6 billion (approximately US$23.9 million). As part of the deal, Halonix transferred its general lighting business, which manufactures and sells compact fluorescent lamps, luminaires and LED technology-based lighting… Read More
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has teamed up with insurance and financial services holding company Ping An Insurance Company of China and Franco-Chinese management company Cathay Capital Private Equity to participate in a RMB300 million (approximately US$48.6 million) Series B investment round in Health 100, a China-based… Read More
Southeast Asia-focused clean energy investor Armstrong Asset Management has reached a US$130 million third close on its Armstrong South East Asia Clean Energy Fund. Investors in the third close include International Finance Corporation (IFC), IFC Asset Management Company’s IFC Catalyst Fund, the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) and the… Read More
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group and investment management services provider The Townsend Group have announced a partnership with China-based warehouse developer Shanghai Yupei Group to invest in 17 warehouses in China. The Carlyle Group, structured through Carlyle Asia Real Estate, and The Townsend Group will commit approximately… Read More
Creador, a private equity firm focused on growth investments in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and India, held a US$105 million first close on its second fund with capital commitments coming largely from existing LPs. Expecting to close in early 2014, Creador’s Fund II is targeting US$250 million and will focus… Read More
L Capital Asia, the Asian private equity business sponsored by global luxury goods distributor LVMH Group, LVMH’s chairman and chief executive officer Bernard Arnault’s holding company Groupe Arnault and Malaysian conglomerate YTL, has made a first and final close on its second fund at US$950 million, reaching the fund’s… Read More
Global private investment firm TPG has agreed to invest US$108.6 million in China-based residential real estate developer Xinyuan Real Estate for about a 20 percent stake. Through the transaction, TPG will purchase convertible notes worth US$75.8 million and common shares worth US$32.9 million. Xinyuan intends to use the capital… Read More
Global private investment firm TPG has acquired a 22.7 percent stake in India-based non-banking financial services company (NBFC) Shriram City Union Finance. The transaction, which was structured through TPG India Investment I, involved the merger of Shriram Enterprise Holdings with Shriram Retail Holdings, and the subsequent merger of the… Read More
Global financial institution ING has reached an agreement to sell ING Life Korea, its wholly owned life insurance business in South Korea, to North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners for a total purchase price of about KRW1.8 trillion (approximately US$1.6 billion). Of the total purchase price, MBK will… Read More
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