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Asian GPs firm on fee and carryAsian GPs tend to hold firm on fee terms and carry more often than their counterparts in the US and Europe, but LPs are asking more questions than before, delegates heard at the PE Asia CFO & COO Conference in Hong Kong.
- PEP, Unitas toast $1.3bn liquor exit
The Australasian firms will sell Independent Liquor to Japan's Asahi Group - another example of Japanese firms expanding via cross-border M&A.
- Affinity, Unitas in $650m Chinese cleantech exit
The pair has sold Leader & Harvest, a Chinese cleantech company, for $650m, a figure representing more than three times the price paid in late 2009.
- Twin IPOs show public markets are back in favour
Two private equity-backed IPOs this week have demonstrated that despite volatile public markets, it is possible to exit businesses via a flotation and still generate a return.
- 3i banks 5.5x on Norma IPO
The private equity firm has partially exited its holding in Norma Group, which raised more than €386m in its IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
- Buyout pair postpones Edwards IPO
Two private equity firms have halted plans to float vacuum equipment maker Edwards on the London Stock Exchange.
- 3i records 7x on secondary sale
A Unitas-led consortium will buy hydraulic cylinder manufacturer Hyva, whose sales in emerging markets have soared under 3i’s ownership.
- South Korean hotspot
Despite rising political tensions, South Korea remains a draw for Asia’s private equity firms.
- CVC makes South Korean appointment
Randall Lee, a former Lone Star Advisors director, has joined CVC Capital Partners’ two-strong Seoul-based team.
- Unitas to exit NZ Yellow Pages for $700m
The firm plans to sell its stake in the company, which it acquired in 2007 alongside Teachers' Private Capital for $1.5bn.