Edith Leung

1 week ago | ionanalytics.com | Vivian Li |Edith Leung

China’s Centurium Capital acquired German industrial automation business Ruhlamat, marking its debut cross-border deal, shortly before the latest round of US tariffs. Charles Lin, a managing director at the GP, described it as a succession transaction with a risk-aware geopolitical overlay: Ruhlamat’s headquarters have moved to Singapore; China is now home to R&D operations. “This is about de-globalisation.

1 week ago | ionanalytics.com | Rory Gallivan |Edith Leung

News (Intelligence) The UK’s smart meters sector may further consolidate with Iberdrola shortlisting strategic players in a sale process for a portfolio of gas and electricity meters, according to sources familiar. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR)-owned Smart Metering Systems and Macquarie’s local unit have made the list. Calisen, backed by GIC and EQT Infrastructure, is also likely to be through, the sources said.

2 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Rory Gallivan |Tanu Pandey |Edith Leung

News (Intelligence) Vattenfall has begun selecting advisors for the potential sale of its UK, Swedish and Dutch heating operations as well as its electricity distribution activities in the UK. The Swedish utility has picked Barclays as a financial advisor to advise on options for the businesses, sources said, adding that any broader sale is most likely to involve different processes for the three countries. Barclays declined to comment.

2 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Andrew Vitelli |Pooja Sarkar |Edith Leung

News (Intelligence) OMERS has launched a sale process for Navisun, a Massachusetts-based distributed generation (DG) solar firm, three sources familiar with the process told Infralogic. Marathon Capital is acting as financial advisor to OMERS on the sale process, the first two sources said. The process is still in the first round and launched roughly a month ago, the first source added.

1 month ago | ionanalytics.com | Tim Burroughs |Edith Leung

Private equity investors see carve-outs as one of the biggest opportunities in Asia Pacific, despite patchy returns for this deal type, according to Bain & Company. More than 40% of respondents in a survey accompanying Bain & Co’s Asia Pacific Private Equity Report 2025 identified carve-outs as an interesting investment opportunity, ahead of sponsor-to-sponsor deals and take-privates. Companies with no prior sponsor involvement are seen as most attractive.