L Capital Asia to Invest Another US$14 Million in Genesis Luxury (Asia)

L Capital Asia, the Asia-focused private equity fund sponsored by French company LVMH Group, has invested INR750 million (approximately US$14 million) in Genesis Luxury Fashion, the marketing and distribution arm of Indian fashion group Genesis Colors. This is the US$635 million L Capital Asia Fund’s second investment in the… Read More

Orchid Asia Sells LifeTech Stake to Medtronic (Asia)

Hong Kong-based private equity firm Orchid Asia Group Management has agreed to sell 95 million shares, equivalent to a 19 percent stake, in Hong Kong-listed Chinese medical device manufacturer LifeTech Scientific Corporation to U.S.-based medical technology company Medtronic. The deal is valued at HKD361 million (approximately US$46.6 million). Medtronic… Read More

Impact Case Study: KPR Mill Limited

Blue River Capital invested INR1.05 billion (US$23.6 million) in 2006 for a minority stake in the company. Company Headquarters: India Business focus: Textiles and Apparel Revenue: INR12.8 billion (US$230 million)   IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS Blue River Capital designed a business plan to strengthen KPR Mill’s budget process and improve cost monitoring One of… Read More

Legend Capital Invests in Outbound Travel Agency (Asia)

Legend Capital, one of the private equity arms of Chinese investment firm Legend Holdings, has invested RMB500 million (approximately US$79.4 million) in Air China Travel Service, a provider of outbound travel products in China, which the company offers from 20 locations in the country. Legend Capital currently manages five… Read More

Affinity Secures First Indonesia Deal (Asia)

Asia-focused private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners has invested approximately US$100 million in Indonesian auto services group Mitra Pinasthika Majesty (MPM) for an unspecified minority stake. MPM is the franchisee for Honda motorcycles in east Java and reportedly operates 280 showrooms, 600 workshops and more than 1,200 spare parts… Read More

Impact Case Study: Biosensors International Group

Hony Capital invested US$200 million for a 24.8% stake in the company. Company Headquarters: Singapore Business focus: Medical devices ImPACT HIGHLIGHTS As a financial backer and strategic local partner, Hony Capital helped Biosensors align interests amongst all shareholders in its Chinese joint venture, JW Medical, and expand its business in China Between FY… Read More

Courts Asia Debuts on the Singapore Exchange (Asia)

Singapore-based electronics and furniture retailer Courts Asia, a portfolio company of Asian private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asia, made its debut on the Singapore Exchange on 8 October 2012. Courts Asia offered 178 million shares, 44 percent of which were purchased by four cornerstone investors: JF… Read More

Partners Venture Capital Buys Stake in South Korea’s Panax Etec (Asia)

South Korean venture capital firm Partners Venture Capital has acquired a 10 percent stake in South Korean battery electrolyte manufacturer Panax Etec for KRW10 billion (approximately US$9 million). The investment took place through a secondary purchase from investors Samsung Venture Investment and Bokwang Investment, both of whom partially exited… Read More

Baring India Raises Stake in Manappuram Finance (Asia)

India-focused private equity firm Baring Private Equity Partners (BPEP) India has increased its holding in Indian non-banking financial company Manappuram Finance. BPEP India purchased 10.3 million shares of Manappuram on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange, amounting to a 1.23 percent equity stake. Following the transaction,… Read More



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