Hong Kong-based investment firm ADM Capital, through its subsidiary Twenty Two Dragons, has invested US$50 million in a subsidiary of Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group Co. (Tianqi), a Chinese lithium products manufacturer. The investment is part of a financing package to fund Tianqi’s acquisition of Australian lithium mining company Talison… Read More
U.S.-based venture capital firm Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) has invested US$8 million in Trendsutra Platform Services, the Indian company that owns and operates online retail website Pepperfry.com. Trendsutra intends to use the funding to increase the number of offerings on its website and to open more fulfillment centers, where… Read More
Chinese private equity firm CITIC Private Equity has purchased Hoau, the Chinese subsidiary of Dutch road services company TNT Express. Hoau operates a domestic road distribution network with about 1,500 depots, covering more than 600 cities throughout China. Financial details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval,… Read More
Global investment firm TPG has participated in the US$173 million privatization of China’s ShangPharma Corporation. ShangPharma is a pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development outsourcing company previously listed on the New York Stock Exchange. TPG originally invested US$35 million in ShangPharma in 2007, and partially exited the company following… Read More
Asia-focused private equity firm Navis Capital Partners has invested in Malaysian information technology services company Strateq. Navis, alongside the Strateq management team, purchased a 54.8 percent stake from Malaysian investment firm Kencana Capital Assets and also invested new growth capital into the company. Financial details of the transaction were… Read More
Global investment and advisory firm Blackstone has agreed to purchase a 53 percent stake in Indian cement manufacturer Sree Jayajothi Cements for INR5.5 billion (approximately US$100 million). Blackstone will purchase at least part of the stake from Shriram EPC, an engineering and construction-focused subsidiary of Indian financial services conglomerate… Read More
Singapore-based private equity firms UOB Venture Management (UVM) and Venstar Capital, along with an undisclosed individual investor, have agreed to invest US$22.5 million in Go Marine Malaysia, a subsidiary of Singapore-based shipbuilding and chartering company Otto Marine. UVM’s Asean China Investment Fund II and UVM 2 Venture Investments, and… Read More
India-focused investment firm ChrysCapital has invested approximately US$40 million for a 4 percent stake in Indian pharmaceuticals manufacturer Ipca Laboratories. The investment was reportedly made through incremental share purchases on the Bombay Stock Exchange over the past 5 to 6 months. Ipca Laboratories manufactures drugs for domestic and international… Read More
China-focused distressed debt and special situations investment firm Shoreline Capital Management has announced the closing of its second fund, Shoreline China Value II, with US$303 million in commitments. The firm raised capital from institutional investors in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The fund has already invested… Read More
Global private equity and investment advisory firm CVC Capital Partners and Indonesian investment holding company PT Multipolar Tbk have sold nearly half of their stake in Indonesian retailer Matahari Department Store for approximately US$1.3 billion. CVC and Multipolar reportedly sold around 1.17 billion shares in the Indonesia Stock Exchange-listed… Read More
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