Asia-Pacific

KPS in $400m metals deal(3)

KPS Capital Partners will pay $400 million for the metals business of Olin Corporation. The deal is KPS’ first from its latest distressed fund, which closed on $1.2 billion in June.

Pantheon invests in Carlyle-backed Chinese flooring company(2)

Pantheon Ventures, a private equity fund of funds specialist, has invested $12.5 million in a Chinese wood flooring manufacturer backed by The Carlyle Group.

HSBC backs utility monitoring company

The UK investment comes five years after the global bank span out its UK division, now Montagu Private Equity, marking a return for HSBC to its home territory.

Permira turns sights on gaming growth in China(2)

The global buyout group, whose name means "surprisingly different", has made its first investment in China taking a non-control stake in Galaxy, a casino operator, to fund an ambitious programme of property development and expansion.

CVC Asia Pacific invests $225m in China-listed bottle maker(4)

CVC Asia Pacific has spent $225 million to acquire shares in a bottle maker in the largest private equity investment in tradable A-shares of a China-listed company.

GEM to buy 49 percent stake in Chinese coal mine(2)

The Global Emerging Markets Group has agreed to acquire a 49 percent stake in a coking coal reserve in Inner Mongolia. The deal is GEM’s second direct private equity investment in the country.

3i invests $30m in designer jewellery brand(2)

3i has invested $30 million in John Hardy, a Hong Kong-based jewellery designer brand manufactured in Bali and sold in the US. The private equity investment will provide an exit for the founders of the family-run business.

Blackstone hires former H&Q pro(3)

Former H&Q Asia Pacific managing director Andrew Kuo has joined The Blackstone Group’s growing Hong Kong staff as a managing director for greater China.

KPS in $400m metals deal(2)

KPS Capital Partners will pay $400 million for the metals business of Olin Corporation. The deal is KPS’ first from its latest distressed fund, which closed on $1.2 billion in June.

Olympus invests $28m in Chinese cement(3)

Olympus Capital Holdings Asia has invested $28 million in a joint venture established with China-listed cement producer Sichuan Golden Summit.