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China's Ping An raises $2.2b for healthcare, fintech units

Ping An Insurance Group has raised $2.2 billion in private equity funding for its three technology businesses: Ping An Good Doctor, Ping An Healthcare Management, and OneConnect Financial Technology.

  • Greater China
  • 05 February 2018
Baidu Ventures makes $318m first close on AI fund

Baidu Ventures, an independent VC firm set up by Chinese internet player Baidu, has achieved a first close of more than RMB2 billion ($318 million) on its second renminbi-denominated fund that focuses on artificial intelligence (AI).

  • Greater China
  • 02 February 2018
China's Legend Star closes $127m VC fund

Legend Star, the early-stage investment arm of China’s Legend Holdings, has closed its third VC fund at RMB800 million ($127 million).

  • Greater China
  • 02 February 2018
Chinese auto financing site raises $92m Series B round

Meliche Jinrong, the online auto finance subsidiary of Chinese consumer loans site Meili Jinrong, has raised a $92 million Series B round led by local agribusiness player New Hope Group.

  • Greater China
  • 01 February 2018
Cooley hires fund formation partner in Beijing

Cooley has hired Xun Zeng as a resident partner in its newly opened Beijing office. Zeng joins from Ropes & Gray in Hong Kong, where she was a counsel in the private investment funds group.

  • Greater China
  • 31 January 2018
Ping An healthcare app files for Hong Kong IPO

Ping An Healthcare & Technology - the PE-backed business that runs the healthcare-focused mobile app known as Ping An Good Doctor in China - is seeking a separate listing in Hong Kong from its parent company Ping An Insurance.

  • Greater China
  • 31 January 2018
China electric car maker Xpeng raises $348m

Xpeng Motors, a Chinese electric car manufacturer, has completed a RMB2.2 billion ($348 million) Series B round of funding led by Alibaba Group, Foxconn Technology Group, and IDG Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 30 January 2018
Chinese banks to launch debt-for-equity swap funds

Chinese banks will be allowed to raise capital from third-party investors to participate in debt-for-equity swap programs as regulators look for additional ways to alleviate the country’s corporate debt problem.

  • Greater China
  • 29 January 2018
Chinese financial services platform concludes $63m Series B

Huisuanzhang, a Chinese finance and tax management software developer, has completed a RMB400 million ($63 million) Series B round of funding across two tranches.

  • Greater China
  • 26 January 2018
China's Dianrong raises additional $70m for Series D

Chinese peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Dianrong has raised an additional $70 million in Series D funding, taking the total round to $290 million.

  • Greater China
  • 25 January 2018
China fintech: Follow the consumer
China fintech: Follow the consumer

A crackdown on cash loans has undermined investor confidence in China’s fast-growing online consumer-lending market. However, VC players are confident that start-ups can find other angles

  • Greater China
  • 25 January 2018
GLP leads $36m round for China's Songxiaocai

Warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties (GLP) has led a RMB230 million ($36 million) investment in Songxiaocai, a business-to-business (B2B) platform that provides agricultural wholesale services to Chinese retailers.

  • Greater China
  • 23 January 2018
China's Shunwei Capital appoints new partner

Chris Lai, formerly a venture partner at China-focused Sinovation Ventures, has joined Shunwei Capital Partners, a VC firm set up by Xiaomi founder Lei Jun, as a partner.

  • Greater China
  • 23 January 2018
Joy leads $20m round for Chinese e-commerce site

Joy Capital has led a $20 million round of funding for The Good Stuff, an e-commerce start-up that uses online influencers to sell products.

  • Greater China
  • 22 January 2018
Alibaba's Taiwan fund backs fitness brand

Space Cycle, a boutique fitness studio chain operating in mainland China and Taiwan, has raised a RMB100 million ($15.6 million) Series B round of funding led by Alibaba Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund.

  • Greater China
  • 19 January 2018
Deal focus: VCs see value in secondhand luxury

Chinese online pre-owned luxury goods retailer Xinshang aims for scale with investments from GGV Capital, Joy Capital and Northern Light Venture Capital

  • Greater China
  • 19 January 2018
Deal focus: Black Fish emphasizes focus on fintech

Lightspeed, Morningside, Jafco and Gobi contribute to the first institutional round of funding for Chinese financial technology player Black Fish

  • Greater China
  • 19 January 2018
Fosun Capital leads $80m Series B for China's BingoBox

BingoBox, a Chinese unmanned convenience store operator, has raised an $80 million Series B round of funding led by Fosun Capital. Existing investors Prometheus Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, GGV Capital and Ventech China also took part.

  • Greater China
  • 18 January 2018
Overseas LPs find entering Asia challenging

Overseas institutional LPs – in particular those willing to write larger checks – have found it difficult to access Asia's private equity market, industry participants told the HKVCA Asia Private Equity Forum.

  • Greater China
  • 18 January 2018
China apartment rental firm Ziroom raises $621m

Ziroom, a Chinese apartment rental service provider, has raised a RMB4 billion ($621 million) Series A round of funding led by Warburg Pincus, Sequoia Capital, and Tencent Holdings.

  • Greater China
  • 17 January 2018
China's Bianlifeng acquires VC-backed Lingwa

Bianlifeng, a Chinese PE-backed cashier-free convenience store operator, has acquired a controlling stake in its peer Lingwa. Financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Greater China
  • 16 January 2018
Morningside, Legend lead $112m round for China's Pony.ai

Pony.ai, a China and US-based start-up that develops autonomous driving solutions, has completed a $112 million Series A round of funding jointly led by Morningside Venture Capital and Legend Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 16 January 2018
CICC leads $96m round for Chinese sports site Hupu

Hupu Sports Media, a Chinese language sports information and e-commerce site, has raised a RMB618 million ($96 million) round led by a government-backed fund managed by China International Capital Corporation (CICC).

  • Greater China
  • 15 January 2018
CITIC Capital takes majority control of Harbin Pharmaceutical

CITIC Capital has increased its stake in Harbin Pharmaceutical Group to 60.86%, becoming the controlling shareholder of the Chinese state-backed business in which it has been an investor since 2005.

  • Greater China
  • 12 January 2018
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