Reuters - Carlyle Seals First Southeast Asia Deal

Carlyle Group is making its first investment in Southeast Asia, buying a stake of around 25 percent in a publicly traded Indonesian telecom towers operator for about $100 million, writes Reuters. The investment in PT Solusi Tunas Pratama TBK, Indonesia's fourth largest tower operator, underlines a growing trend of global private equity funds setting their sights on investing in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

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