Open market
Baring Asia sells Singapore education business to ICG
Baring Private Equity Asia has exited its 100% stake in Singaporean tertiary education institution PSB Academy to Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) for an undisclosed sum.
CDC completes exit from India’s Ujjivan
UK-based development finance institution CDC Group has fully exited Ujjivan Financial Services, the listed holding company for Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, realizing more than INR4 billion ($63.4 million) since it began trimming its stake last year.
Paragon part-exits India's Capacite for $14m
Paragon Partners has made a partial exit from Indian construction firm Capacite Infraprojects - which went public earlier this year - for INR876 million ($13.6 million).
Bain to make full exit from Japan's Bellsystem24
Bain Capital Private Equity has agreed to make a full exit from Japan-based call center business Bellsystem24 by selling its remaining 14.43% stake to domestic printing company Toppan Printing.
Norwest part-exits India-listed RBL Bank
Norwest Venture Partners has made another partial exit from India-listed financial institution RBL Bank for INR2.9 billion ($44.4 million).
Bain to complete exit from Japan's Skylark
Bain Capital Private Equity will divest its remaining 15% stake in Japanese restaurant operator Skylark, completing a gradual sale of the business it acquired in 2011 and took public three years later.
KKR nets $195m through partial exit from China's CICC
KKR has made a partial exit from China International Capital Corporation (CICC) – the Chinese investment bank in which it acquired a minority stake in 2010 – generating proceeds of HK$1.52 billion ($194.5 million).
Growth Fund completes exit from Australian motorcycle dealership
The Growth Fund has sold the remainder of its stake in Australian motorcycle dealership operator MotorCycle Holdings – which it took public last year – for approximately A$18.5 million ($14.5 million).
India's Zee entertainment to buy PE-backed 9X Media
Zee Entertainment Enterprises, a media and entertainment company based in India, has agreed to acquire 9X Media, an Indian media firm backed by New Silk Route Partners (NSR).
Mekong completes exit from Vietnam's Loc Troi
Mekong Capital has completed its exit from Vietnamese agribusiness player Loc Troi, for a total return of more than $12 million.
Ironbridge makes partial exit from Australia's Bravura
Ironbridge Capital has made a partial exit from Bravura Solutions, the Australia-based financial services administrator that raised A$148 million ($118 million) through a domestic IPO last November.
Carlyle set for partial exit from Japan's Tsubaki Nakashima
The Carlyle Group has agreed to reduce its stake in Japan-listed manufacturing industry equipment supplier Tsubaki Nakashima from about 47% to 2.4%.
Samara, Norwest in $77m exit from India's RBL
Samara Capital and Norwest Venture Partners have made a partial exit from India's RBL Bank for INR4.95 billion ($77 million).
MBK completes exit from Japan's Komeda with 5x return - update
MBK Partners has sold the remainder of its stake in Japan-based coffee shop chain Komeda Holdings JPY24.3 billion ($217 million), securing a 5x return on the overall investment.
CITIC Capital, FountainVest to exit China's Focus Media
CITIC Capital Partners and FountainVest Partners plan to exit their entire stakes in Focus Media - the Chinese outdoor advertising business they helped take private in the US and then re-list in Shenzhen two years ago - within six months.
Bain continues to trim holding in Japan's Skylark
Bain Capital has made its second partial exit in three months from Japanese restaurant operator Skylark, receiving JPY41.6 billion ($373.6 million) and reducing its stake to approximately 15%.
CDH makes another partial exit from WH Group
CDH Investments has completed its third partial exit from WH Group in nine months, generating proceeds of HK$5.78 billion ($743 million) and reducing its holding in the Chinese pork producer to 3.24%.
GIC invests in India's Capital First, Warburg Pincus part exits
Warburg Pincus has sold a 25% stake in India-listed non-banking financial company (NBFC) Capital First to a group of buyers including Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Private.
MBK secures partial exit from Korea's Coway
MBK Partners has sold part of its stake in Korean water purifier business Coway – having abandoned plans for a full exit last year – generating proceeds of approximately KRW370 billion ($330 million).
KKR completes exit from China's Rundong Auto with $51m sale
KKR has fully exited its remaining 11.8% stake in car dealership China Rundong Auto Group for HK$395 million ($50.7 million), ending a seven-year association that included an IPO in Hong Kong in 2014.
KKR exits India's Dalmia Bharat for $238m
KKR has sold its entire stake in Indian conglomerate Dalmia Bharat (DBL) for INR15.3 billion ($238 million).
Creador exits India’s Somany Ceramics for $50m
South and Southeast Asia-focused mid-market GP Creador has fully exited its investment in Indian tile maker Somany Ceramics for INR3.26 billion ($50.4 million).
FountainVest, CMC complete exit from IMAX China
FountainVest Partners and CMC Capital Partners have completed their exit from movie theater operator IMAX China, selling their last holding for an estimated HK$836 million ($108 million).
Bain makes another partial exit from Japan's Skylark
Bain Capital Private Equity has sold nearly one third of its remaining stake in Japanese restaurant operator Skylark, generating proceeds of JPY34.9 billion ($314 million).
