Partners Group Secures India Buyout (Asia)

Global private investment firm Partners Group has agreed to invest US$275 million in CSS Corp, an Indian IT services company. Following the investment, Partners Group will own an 80 percent stake in the company, taking over the 70 percent stake currently held by private equity firms SAIF Partners and… Read More

JustDial Issue Subscribed Over 11 Times (Asia)

Indian search engine Just Dial has held an initial public offering on India’s National Stock Exchange, Bombay Stock Exchange and MCX Exchange, raising around US$170 million. The offering, which was anchored by a US$38 million investment from Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek and global asset manager Fidelity Investments, was… Read More

CDH Investments Partially Exits from Springland International Holdings (Asia)

China-based alternative asset fund manager CDH Investments has sold 166 million shares in Chinese department store and supermarket operator Springland International Holdings. The shares, which were divested on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, were priced at HKD3.75 (approximately US$0.48) per share, representing a total transaction value of HKD622.5 million… Read More

Baring Private Equity Asia Invests US$256 Million in Lafarge India (Asia)

Asia-focused private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asia has invested INR14 billion (approximately US$256 million) in Lafarge India, the Indian arm of French cement maker Lafarge, acquiring a 14 percent stake. The investment is intended to fund the expansion of all three of Lafarge India’s product lines: cement, aggregates… Read More

Navis Invests in TES-Envirocorp (Asia)

Asia-focused private equity firm Navis Capital Partners has invested in Singapore-based electronic waste processor TES-Envirocorp for a majority stake. The investment is intended to aid TES-Envirocorp’s expansion regionally as well as to the United States and Europe, while expanding the company’s capabilities in remarketing and other electronic waste services. Read More

TPG Sells Stake in India’s Shriram Transport Finance (Asia)

Global private investment firm TPG has sold its 10 percent stake in Indian commercial vehicle financier Shriram Transport Finance Company to Indian conglomerate Piramal Enterprises for INR16.52 billion (approximately US$305.5 million). Piramal bought the stake through a block deal on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the sale completes TPG’s… Read More

TPG, Northstar in US$1.52 Billion Indonesia Exit (Asia)

Global private investment firm TPG and Indonesia-focused private equity firm Northstar Pacific Partners have sold a 24.26 percent stake in Indonesian Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional (BTPN) to Japanese Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. The two firms sold a total of 1.41 billion shares at IDR6,500 per share for a total… Read More



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