Private Equity

Asia-Pacific

Cognetas in second deal this week

Cognetas, a European private equity firm, has completed its second deal this week with the sale of an aluminium manufacturer to a consortium for €430 million.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Standard Chartered Private Equity buys minority stake in Wilmar

Standard Chartered Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in Singapore-listed Wilmar Holdings, a large palm oil business group with operations in Malaysia and Indonesia.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Ripplewood and Videocon to acquire Daewoo Electronics

Ripplewood Holdings, a US private equity firm, and Videoncon Industries, an Indian strategic partner, have won the race to acquire Korea’s Daewoo Electronics in a transaction worth a reported $700 million.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

CVC completes Chinese MBO

CVC Asia Pacific has reportedly paid $100m in the management buyout of Chinese flooring products company Plantation Timber Products.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Littlejohn sells French chemicals company to AXA for €130

Eliokem, a Paris-based manufacturer of niche specialty chemicals, will be exited to AXA Private Equity.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

MBK and TPG-Newbridge to compete for China Networks

Two private equity firms have been shortlisted from an original list of six that included Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Goldman Sachs to compete for the acquisition of China Networks Systems, a Taiwanese cable TV operator.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Harrah’s gets $15bn buyout offer

The bid by Apollo Management and Texas Pacific for the Las Vegas-based casino giant could mark one of the year’s largest buyouts.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Warburg Pincus secures syndicate loan for China buyout

Warburg Pincus and a Chinese investor have secured a syndicated loan to acquire Shandong Deosen Corp, a producer of food additive in China, in a rare leverage buyout in that market.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

WL Ross & Co buys two car parts suppliers for $305m

US turnaround specialist has bought two automotive suppliers – one German, the other Japanese – for $305 million as US billionaire Wilbur Ross continues to extend his global exposure in the sector.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

CITIC Capital sponsors buyout of Japanese tableware maker

The private equity arm of CITIC Capital, which is part of China’s largest financial group, is leading the buyout of Narumi China Corp, a Japanese branded tableware company.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

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