Siddharth Poddar
Private investments in public equity have always been a talking point in Indian private equity, but even LPs who don’t buy into the strategy say they will continue to remain a part of the country’s private equity landscape.
The Indian private equity firm is raising an additional INR1.5bn for its healthcare-focused fund, which will increase its fund size to INR4bn.
The Asian buyout firm has hired an Indonesian director and plans to establish an office in Jakarta by November.
The global buyout firm is converting 1.5m warrants into shares of Allcargo Global Logistics, bringing its total investment in the company to about $80m.
Silicon Valley venture firm New Enterprise Associates has taken an undisclosed stake in RT Outsourcing Services, which provides after-sales support services to various industries.
With the second investment from Carlyle Asia Partners III - which has so far garnered $2.1 billion in commitments - the firm has become the latest buyout group to target China's dairy sector.
KKR has further backed its first-ever Indian investment, bringing its stake to 79% in the telecoms-focused software company.
The Malaysia- and Singapore-based private equity firm has acquired Babcock & Brown’s interest in the latter’s Asia Infrastructure Fund, marking the firm’s first investment in Thailand.
The Mumbai-based private equity firm has already raised more than $200m from domestic LPs for its first fundraise since the departure of Renuka Ramnath.
The global buyout firm continues to garner commitments for its third Asian buyout fund, having in June closed a $1bn Asian growth fund.