by Sebastian | Aug 13, 2021 | News, SEAPEC
The joint venture that runs the Chinese locations of iconic Canadian coffee shop chain Tim Hortons is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with blank-check company Silver Crest Acquisition Corp. A transaction could value the combined entity at about US$1.8bn...
by Sebastian | Aug 12, 2021 | News, SEAPEC
Executive education firm Eruditus raised $650m, led by Accel and SoftBank, quadrupling its valuation to $3.2bn, as the online learning space continues to see huge interest from investors. With this, Eruditus will also turn unicorn, a term used to refer to private...
by Sebastian | Aug 9, 2021 | News, SEAPEC
Global private equity firm Advent International is seeking $3bn for its second technology-focused fund, less than two years after collecting $2bn for its debut tech offering, according to people familiar with the fundraising efforts. Advent’s technology funds make...
by Sebastian | Aug 9, 2021 | News, SEAPEC
Private equity firms are rethinking their strategies in China as a widening regulatory crackdown on some of the country’s hottest sectors forces investors to scout for bets in other industries that they hope will be less vulnerable to sudden policy changes. Private...
by Sebastian | Nov 29, 2020 | News, SEAPEC
Everstone Capital, the largest private equity investor in the Indian restaurants segment, will clock neat returns in a partial exit from its seven-year investment in Burger King India Ltd through the fast-food chain’s initial public offering beginning next week....
by Sebastian | Nov 28, 2020 | News, SEAPEC
Granules India, which has been on the block for a while may have found a buyer in large private equity firm Carlyle Group, which has been active on pharma investments, three independent sources with direct knowledge of the acquisition told CNBC. They suggested that...
