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Yunfeng leads $29m round for China media company

China-focused PE firm Yunfeng Capital has led a RMB200 million ($29 million) Series B round of funding for Tianjin Galaxy Cool Media, a local online video content producer.

  • Greater China
  • 29 June 2017
Korean GP buys majority stake in Vietnam’s VNPT ePay

UTC Investment, a private equity firm backed by South Korean food producer Daesang Corporation, has finalized its acquisition of a 65% stake in VNPT ePay, the electronic payment arm of Vietnam’s VMG Media.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 28 June 2017
LP interview: Verlinvest

Verlinvest has built strong consumer sector presence in Asia through PE fund commitments and direct deals. Nicholas Cator, an executive director at the family office, says the latter are more important than the former

  • Greater China
  • 28 June 2017
Legend leads $18m round for Chinese book publisher

China-focused Legend Capital has led a RMB128 million ($18 million) Series A round for Dook Book, a Shanghai-based book publisher that also has digital media and film operations.

  • Greater China
  • 27 June 2017
China agricultural services platform secures $29m round

Orchid Asia Group and China Growth Capital have jointly led a RMB200 million ($29 million) Series B round for Dafengshou, a Shenzhen-based agricultural supply chain service online platform. Existing investor Matrix Partners also participated.

  • Greater China
  • 26 June 2017
China’s JD.com invests $397m in PE-backed Farfetch

China-based JD.com has invested $397 million in UK-based Farfetch, a PE-backed online luxury fashion retailer, as part of a new strategic partnership to pursue growth in China.

  • Greater China
  • 23 June 2017
CITIC Capital raises $1.57b for US dollar tranche of China fund

CITIC Capital Partners has closed the US dollar-denominated portion of its latest China fund at the hard cap of $1.57 billion after about one year in the market. The renminbi tranche is still being raised, with a target of RMB3 billion ($439 million).

  • Greater China
  • 22 June 2017
China dating app Tantan raises $70m Series D

Chinese mobile dating app Tantan has raised $70 million in a Series D round of funding led by US-listed live video streaming firm YY and Genesis Capital, with participation from SAIF Partners China and Zhongwei Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 22 June 2017
Deal focus: Seven Dreamers makes laundry robot a reality

KKR co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts and Fosun International have joined a $22.8 million Series C round for Seven Dreamers, which will use the capital to accelerate production of its Laundroid

  • North Asia
  • 21 June 2017
CLSA Capital invests in Japan beauty contact lenses maker

CLSA Capital Partners (CLSA CP) has invested an undisclosed sum in El Dorado Group, a beauty contact lenses manufacturer based in Japan and Hong Kong.

  • North Asia
  • 21 June 2017
Chinese VC-backed co-working space Bigger raises $18m

Bigger, a Beijing-based co-working space operator established by Hong Kong-listed property developer Modern Land, has completed a $18 million Series A round led by an investment unit of real estate company Hongfu Group.

  • Greater China
  • 21 June 2017
Fund focus: Intudo targets SE Asia’s sea turtles

Intudo has raised $10 million for a venture capital fund that will bring fast-growing start-ups from Silicon Valley and China to Southeast Asia

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 June 2017
CITIC Capital, FountainVest to exit China's Focus Media

CITIC Capital Partners and FountainVest Partners plan to exit their entire stakes in Focus Media - the Chinese outdoor advertising business they helped take private in the US and then re-list in Shenzhen two years ago - within six months.

  • Greater China
  • 20 June 2017
Nippon Mirai to sell Takasago stake back to NEC

Japanese GP Nippon Mirai Capital has agreed to sell its entire 51% stake in Takasago Machinery, an electronic equipment manufacturer, to its previous owner NEC Corporation for an undisclosed sum.

  • North Asia
  • 20 June 2017
China’s BeauCare Clinics secures $29m Series B

BeauCare Clinics, a Chinese plastic surgery clinic chain, has raised RMB200 million ($29 million) in a Series B round of funding led by GP Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 19 June 2017
PE-backed car auction player Mychebao receives $74m

Chinese second-hand car online auction platform Mychebao, which is backed by several PE investors including PAG Asia Capital, has raised another RMB500 million ($74 million) in an extended Series C round of funding.

  • Greater China
  • 16 June 2017
China C2C used car platform Guazi raises $400m

Guazi, an online consumer-to-consumer (C2C) used car trading platform that spun out from US-listed Chinese classifieds site 58.com, has completed a $400 million Series B round led by existing investor Sequoia Capital China.

  • Greater China
  • 15 June 2017
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Japan consumer: Beyond borders

Private equity investors see an opportunity in taking advantage of the popularity of Japanese brands in other Asian markets. Making these strategies work requires patience and a tolerance for risk

  • North Asia
  • 15 June 2017
VCs in $15m round for China software start-up PingCap

PingCap, a Beijing-based start-up that provides database solutions for enterprise customers, has secured a $15 million Series B round led by China Growth Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 14 June 2017
China’s NSSF sees returns plunge in 2016

China’s National Council for Social Security Fund (NSSF), the largest pension fund in the country, saw its investment return decline to 1.73% in 2016 from 15.19% the previous year, largely due to losses on fixed income products.

  • Greater China
  • 14 June 2017
Intudo closes debut Indonesia-focused VC fund

Intudo Ventures, a newly-formed Indonesia-focused VC firm, has raised $10 million for its debut fund that will co-found and invest in early-stage companies.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 14 June 2017
Tencent-backed Futu Securities raises $146m

Tencent Holdings has re-upped in Futu Securities International, leading a $145.5 million Series C round for the Hong Kong-registered cross-border stock trading platform.

  • Greater China
  • 14 June 2017
China’s QingCloud raises $160m, prepares for onshore IPO

China-based cloud computing platform QingCloud, which is backed by several VC investors, has raised a new round of renminbi-denominated funding worth RMB1.08 billion ($160 million).

  • Greater China
  • 13 June 2017
Qiming’s US healthcare fund backs Harvard spin-out

Qiming US Healthcare Fund, a sector specialist vehicle launched by China’s Qiming Venture Partners, has led a $10 million Series A round for Platelet BioGenesis, a Harvard University spin-out that builds human platelets from stem cells.

  • Greater China
  • 12 June 2017
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