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Deal focus: LionRock finishes polishing Clarks

LionRock Capital is exiting Clarks to its majority partner, Li Ning-owned and Hong Kong-listed Viva China, having helped the struggling British shoe brand survive the pandemic

  • Greater China
  • 29 November 2022
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China's CMC trims stake in City Football Group

China-based CMC Capital has exited the bulk of its remaining stake in City Football Group (CFG), a series of football clubs built around the Manchester City brand, with CMC founder Ruigang Li vacating his seat on the company’s board.

  • Greater China
  • 28 November 2022
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Hong Kong's LionRock exits UK shoe brand Clarks

LionRock Capital, an Asian private equity firm that invests in global consumer brands with a China growth angle, has agreed to sell its stake in British shoe brand Clarks to Viva China, a holding company controlled by Li Ning, founder of the eponymous...

  • Greater China
  • 23 November 2022
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Sport investment: Into the value chain

Investors are increasingly drawn to the structural nuances, sticky customer bases, and long tail of ancillary opportunities that exist around professional sports. Asia’s role is small but growing

  • North America
  • 02 November 2022
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Baring Asia, EQT plan rollout of additional Asia strategies

Mid-cap buyout has been primed as the first of multiple strategies EQT pursues in Europe and North America that will be rolled out in Asia following the completion of the firm’s merger with Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA).

  • GPs
  • 19 October 2022
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Japan's Nomura launches blockchain VC unit

Japan’s Nomura Holdings has launched a business called Laser Venture Capital that will invest in companies in the blockchain and digital assets space.

  • North Asia
  • 26 September 2022
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Australia's Ramsay Health Care rebuffs revised KKR buyout offer

Australia-listed hospital operator Ramsay Health Care has rejected an alternative buyout proposal from a KKR-led consortium after progress with the initial bid was slowed by the need to conduct due diligence on Ramsay Santé, the company’s separate...

  • Australasia
  • 29 August 2022
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Energy transition case study: Axilone

Energy accounts for a relatively small portion of cosmetics packaging producer Axilone’s overall costs, but rising prices in Europe prompted owner Trustar Capital to accelerate transition efforts

  • Greater China
  • 17 August 2022
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Navis exits medical cold chain player to US strategic

Navis Capital Partners has sold 100% of B Medical Systems, a Luxembourg-based biotech cold chain provider with significant Asian operations, at an enterprise value of EUR 460m (USD 469m).

  • Europe
  • 10 August 2022
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Baring Asia exits Cath Kidston to UK turnaround investor

Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has exited Cath Kidston, a UK lifestyle retailer that underwent a restructuring during the initial phase of COVID-19, to turnaround investor Hilco Capital.

  • Consumer
  • 05 July 2022
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China outbound: Organic options

Tough domestic competition is encouraging Chinese tech start-ups to expand overseas – often organically, earlier in their lifecycles than before, and despite regulatory concerns

  • Greater China
  • 18 May 2022
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GP profile: EmergeVest

Building on unorthodox roots and a highly concentrated portfolio, EmergeVest wants to establish itself as a global-minded Asia specialist in technology-enabled supply chains

  • GPs
  • 11 May 2022
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Fund focus: MassMutual Ventures widens remit

Having started a Southeast Asia specialist, MassMutual Ventures has broadened its regional coverage to include everything outside of China. Europe is also part of the equation for Fund III

  • Southeast Asia
  • 03 May 2022
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Insight leads Series C for UK, India-based Builder.ai

Insight Partners has led a USD 100m Series C round for Builder.ai, a low-code/no-code app development platform that has a significant back-office presence in India.

  • South Asia
  • 01 April 2022
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HarbourVest closes latest fund-of-funds at $1.6b

HarbourVest Partners has closed its latest flagship private equity fund-of-funds, which will target Asia Pacific and Europe, at USD 1.6bn, beating a target of USD 1.25bn.

  • Greater China
  • 07 March 2022
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Deal focus: ACA seeks Asia-Europe sporting synergies

Japan’s ACA Group has acquired a Belgium-based KMSK Deinze as part of a multi-club investment strategy that will – in part – bring Asian players into the middle tiers of European football

  • Europe
  • 18 January 2022
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Japan's ACA buys Belgian football club

Japanese fund manager ACA Investments has created a football-focused unit under its Singapore-based subsidiary and acquired a club that competes in the second tier of the Belgian league.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 January 2022
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LP interview: Pictet

Switzerland-headquartered private bank Pictet is adding headcount in Asia – to assess investments as well as woo clients – as the introduction of new strategies increases exposure to the region

  • Europe
  • 08 December 2021
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Q&A: EQT’s Andreas Aschenbrenner and Sophie Walker

In the past month, EQT has launched an impact fund with a difference and adopted science-based targets for emissions reduction. Andreas Aschenbrenner, deputy head of EQT Future, and Sophie Walker, head of sustainability for private capital, explain why

  • GPs
  • 10 November 2021
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China's Trustar buys European EV charging specialist

Trustar Capital, formerly known as CITIC Capital Partners, has invested an undisclosed sum in Intramco, a Europe-based manufacturer of components used in electric vehicle (EV) charging.

  • Greater China
  • 19 October 2021
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Fund focus: AGIC sticks to cross-border growth thesis

Having found its sweet spot bridging the middle markets of Asia and Europe, AGIC Capital plans to stay there – although Fund II will move earlier to capture technology hardware post-commercialization

  • Greater China
  • 14 September 2021
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AGIC raises $1.2b for second Europe-Asia fund

AGIC Capital, a private equity firm that focuses on cross-border investments along the China-Europe axis, has closed its second fund with $1.2 billion in commitments.

  • Greater China
  • 02 September 2021
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China's PatPat gets $160m in Series D extension

PatPat, a Chinese-founded children’s wear brand, has raised $160 million from Softbank Vision Fund in a Series D round extension.

  • Greater China
  • 19 August 2021
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LP interview: Allianz Capital Partners

In approaching Asian private equity, Allianz Capital Partners combines the classic conservatism of an insurance investor with a seasoned understanding of how to assess – and perhaps not over-respond – to risk

  • Europe
  • 11 August 2021
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