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Actis and Sequoia exit Indian ParasThe private equity firms have exited their four-year investment in a deal worth about $724m.
- Actis exits Sri Lankan gas manufacturer
The firm has sold its entire holdings in Ceylon Oxygen to trade buyer The Linde Group for an undisclosed amount. The original deal, in 2006, was at the time the largest private equity deal Sri Lanka had ever seen.
- Actis to exit paper packaging manufacturer
The global investor has agreed to divest its 30 percent holdings in China's Inpac International to trade buyer Stora Enso, marking its second Asian exit this month.
- Brand new second-hand
Private equity firms in India are adopting the secondary buyout and giving it a local spin.
- Sequoia, Morningside exit Comsenz
The Chinese social networking provider has been sold to internet company Tencent for a reported $60m.
- ICICI Venture in INR1.2bn health insurance deal
The India-focused private equity and real estate firm's investment in Star Health and Allied Insurance is its maiden deal from India Advantage Fund Series 3.
- Bessemer in INR1bn pre-IPO deal
Bessemer Venture Partners has acquired a 2.41% stake in IL&FS Transportation Networks which develops and implements surface transport projects.
- PE firms brew $220m coffee investment
KKR, New Silk Route and Standard Chartered Private Equity are close to a deal that would see them back one of India's largest coffee house chains.
- Study: Indian deals fall, exits rise in 2009
Private equity deal volume in India in 2009 declined 48% compared to 2008, but the number of exits increased to 66 from 36 in the same period.
- FIGHTING THE BOTS
FireEye, which develops anti-bot protection, is one of many young firms developing new technologies to combat unwanted emails.