Sharon Lim

CVC Asia Pacific buys Taiwan blind maker(3)

CVC Asia Pacific is taking a listed Taiwanese maker of blind and window shutters private for NT$18 billion ($547 million).

KKR’s Chinese cement deal is third for $4bn Asia fund

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has invested $115 million in its first private equity transaction in China. It is the third for a $4 billion fund KKR has raised, its first Asia-dedicated investment vehicle.

Pacific Equity Partners buys cinema operator

Pacific Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Hoyts in a transaction that values the cinema business with operations in Australia and New Zealand at A$440 million. This comes on the heels of a smaller take-private deal proposed by Navis Capital.

Pacific Equity Partners rejected again by Flight Centre(2)

Pacific Equity Partners’ acquisition of Flight Centre has failed again, despite an agreement with the company to purchase 30 percent of a leveraged joint venture to house the travel agency’s operational assets.

CVC Asia Pacific buys Taiwan blind maker(2)

CVC Asia Pacific is taking a listed Taiwanese maker of blind and window shutters private for NT$18 billion ($547 million).

ChrysCapital sets record with $1.25bn fund(3)

India’s ChrysCapital has raised $1.25 billion for its fifth fund, surpassing the independent private equity manager’s $1 billion target. The latest fund holds the record of being the largest India-focused fund.

Pacific Equity Partners rejected again by Flight Centre

Pacific Equity Partners’ acquisition of Flight Centre has failed again, despite an agreement with the company to purchase 30 percent of a leveraged joint venture to house the travel agency’s operational assets.

ChrysCapital sets record with $1.25bn fund(2)

India’s ChrysCapital has raised $1.25 billion for its fifth fund, surpassing the independent private equity manager’s $1 billion target. The latest fund holds the record of being the largest India-focused fund.

Anil Thadani takes Symphony public in London(3)

Anil Thadani, a pioneer in Asian private equity, has listed Symphony International, a pan-Asian private equity firm headquartered in Singapore, on the London Stock Exchange. Trading of the shares will commence tomorrow.

Anil Thadani takes Symphony public in London(2)

Anil Thadani, a pioneer in Asian private equity, has listed Symphony International, a pan-Asian private equity firm headquartered in Singapore, on the London Stock Exchange. Trading of the shares will commence tomorrow.