Morrison & Foerster’s (MoFo) global M&A group has represented SoftBank in a USD1.26bn investment in Miami-based Brightstar, a specialised wireless distributor. The deal, giving SoftBank a 57 per cent stake, makes Brightstar the exclusive provider of handsets, accessories and services to certain SoftBank affiliates. The Brightstar deal follows on
Engineering company Trumpf has acquired 72 per cent of Chinese machine tool maker Jiangsu Jinfangyuan (JFY). This investment is the biggest in the company's history and is designed to strengthen Trumpf’s position in the Chinese market. The purchase price was not disclosed. A team led by the managing partner
Novitas Partners has entered into a strategic alliance with AlfaSec Advisors, which has offices in both Hong Kong and Singapore and provides advisory services to financial institutions in the Asia region. AlfaSec will work with Novitas to provide on the ground market intelligence and assistance on transaction execution.
KKR has invested approximately MYR642m (USD200m) for a substantial minority equity stake in Weststar Aviation Services. This will be KKR’s first investment in Malaysia. Additional terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 2003, Weststar is a provider of offshore helicopter transportation services to the oil
Law firm Paul Hastings represented Hansol Paper in its acquisition of Schades Group from Capidea Kapital, a Danish private equity fund. Schades is a European supplier of thermal paper rolls and self-adhesive labels for specialty applications, which has production and sales subsidiaries in Denmark, Germany, the UK, France, Finland,
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the former chief executive of an education services provider based in China with stealing tens of millions of dollars from investors in a US public offering. Another executive has been charged with illegally dumping his stock in the company after he helped
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has expanded its India business with the launch of a dedicated transaction advisory practice. Vikram Utamsingh (pictured) has been appointed as managing director to lead this Mumbai-based business. Amidst continuing global economic uncertainty and a series of economic reforms in India, A&M’s expansion into
Altius Associates has appointed Peter Pfister as a partner and head of Asia-Pacific. He will be based in the firm’s Singapore office, reporting to Brad Young, head of investments. Young says: “We are very pleased to have secured Peter, an experienced and knowledgeable investment professional, with many years’
BNP Paribas has made several key appointments to strengthen its Securities Services franchise in Asia Pacific as it continues its expansion in the region. Mostapha Tahiri has been promoted to the head of BNP Paribas Securities Services Singapore, replacing Arnaud Claudon who has been promoted to the newly created
Chemicals group Novacap, which is majority owned by Axa Private Equity, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Taixing Yangzi Pharm Chemical. Yangzi is located in Taixing Economic Development Zone, near Shanghai, and is one of the leading Chinese producers of Para-Amino-Phenol (PAP), a chemical intermediate mainly used
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