TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity platform of global private investment firm TPG, has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 49 percent stake in Vietnam-based Hoa Muoi Gio Company (Masan Agriculture) from Masan Consumer, for a total cash consideration of approximately US$50 million. TPG Growth originally… Read More
Alternative investment management and advisory firm CITIC Capital has announced the final close of CITIC Capital Venture Partners at US$113 million. The fund targets high-growth small- to medium-sized enterprises, with a focus on sectors such as clean technology, consumer goods and services and IT. Investors in the fund include… Read More
Shareholders of New York-listed Chinese dairy company Feihe International have voted in favor of a private equity-backed management buyout valued at US$147 million by a consortium that includes Asia Pacific private equity investor Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) and the company’s chairman Leng You-Bin. The buyers will pay… Read More
CDH Investments, a China-based alternative asset fund manager, has agreed to invest US$97.4 million in Hong Kong-listed automotive aftersales service provider New Focus Auto Tech Holdings (NFA) through a subscription to ordinary shares and convertible bonds. Upon full conversion, CDH will own 63.2 percent of the company. The investment… Read More
Chinese economy hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings is set to be privatized after shareholders voted in favor of a private equity-backed management buyout that values the company at around US$688 million. The buyer consortium, including global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group, private equity and venture capital firm… Read More
India-focused investment firm ChrysCapital Partners has exited Ahmednagar Forgings (AFL), an India-based manufacturer of automotive components, for INR363 million (approximately US$6.06 million) through a series of bulk share sales on the open market. ChrysCapital originally invested INR295 million (approximately US$7.5 million) in AFL in 2008. Read More
Alternative asset manager IDFC Private Equity, India-focused private equity fund manager IL&FS Investment Managers Limited (IIML) and development finance institution Asian Development Bank (ADB) have sold a 50 percent stake in Central UP Gas (CUGL) to Indraprastha Gas, which supplies fuel in Delhi and surrounding neighborhoods, for about INR700… Read More
China-based growth private equity firm Envision Capital has held a final close on its second RMB-denominated fund. The fund raised RMB412 million (approximately US$66.5 million) in total capital commitments. Envision’s previous fund, the Envision High Growth Fund 2009, closed in October 2009 with RMB500 million (approximately US$73 million) in… Read More
Clearwater Capital, an investment firm focused on credit and special situations in Asia, and the Piramal Group’s non-banking financial company PHL Finance have jointly invested INR3 billion (approximately US$50 million) in VGN Developers, an India-based real estate developer. VGN used the financing, which was reportedly structured through non-convertible debentures,… Read More
China-based private equity firm Capital Today and China-focused investment firm IDG Capital Partners have invested a reported US$6.17 million in 3songshu.com, an online seller of snacks, including dried and processed tea, fruit products and nuts. IDG Capital Partners originally invested US$1.5 million in 3songshu.com in March 2012. Read More
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