Articles by Winnie Liu
L Capital Asia invests $100m in China mall operator Sasseur
L Capital Asia, a PE firm sponsored by luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, has invested more than $100 million in a second round of funding for Sasseur Group, a Chinese outlet shopping mall developer.
Capital Today, New Horizon lead $100m round for Beibei
Capital Today and New Horizon Capital have led a $100 million Series C round for Beibei.com, a Chinese online discount retail platform for maternity and baby products. Existing investors Banyan Capital and IDG Capital Partners also participated.
Bain completes exit from China's Gome
Bain Capital has made a full exit from Chinese retailer Gome Electrical Appliances Holding after selling its remaining shares for about HK$1.06 billion ($137 million).
Talent shortages, financing issues hinder China buyouts
Buyout transaction value in China is 10 times larger than nine years ago, but executing deals is still challenging in terms of getting financing and placing the right operational expertise with portfolio companies.
China taxi-booking apps: Road war
High-powered alliances are forming in China’s mobile taxi-booking space around Kuaidi Dache and Didi Dache as part the ongoing battle between the big internet companies. What does it mean for VC investors?
JD Capital invests in China online finance site 91Wutong
China-focused PE fund manager JD Capital, Tongxin Securities Direct Investment and Shenzhen Jidi Xintian Venture Capital have invested in a Series A round of funding for 91Wutong, a Chinese online finance platform.
Carlyle-backed Meinian Onehealth invests in rival Ciming Health
Meinian Onehealth Healthcare, China’s largest private provider of healthcare check-up services and a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, has invested in industry rival Ciming Health Checkup Management Group.
VC-backed China group-buying site Meituan raises $700m
Meituan.com, a Chinese group-buying site backed by Alibaba Group and several venture capital firms, has raised $700 million in a new funding round from undisclosed investors.
Vision Knight loses managing partner Pak-Seng Lai
Pak-Seng Lai, a Hong Kong-based managing partner at Vision Knight Capital, will leave the China-focused private equity firm by the end of this month.
China creates $6.5b VC fund to support start-ups
China has launched a government-guided venture capital fund worth RMB40 billion ($6.5 billion) to support start-ups in emerging industries.
CIC's Olivia Ouyang joins OTPP
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has hired Olivia Ouyang, formerly managing director and head of emerging markets at China Investment Corp. (CIC), as a Hong Kong-based director of funds and co-investments.
Alibaba buys majority stake in VC-backed AdChina
Alibaba Group has purchased a controlling stake in AdChina, a digital advertising technology firm that previously received funding from several VC investors.
Tiger Global invests in China P2P online lending site Dianrong
Tiger Global Management has invested an undisclosed sum in Dianrong.com, a Chinese VC-backed peer-to-peer (P2P) online lending service platform.
Yunfeng joins $1.6b deal for China drug maker Baiyunshan
Yunfeng Capital and other investors have agreed to invest up to RMB10 billion ($1.6 billion) in Chinese drug maker Guangzhou Baiyushan Pharmaceutical Holdings.
VC-backed 51Talk acquires education counterpart 91Waijiao
51Talk.com, a Chinese online English-learning platform backed by several VC investors, has acquired industry peer 91Waijiao.com for an undisclosed sum.
China online payment site Aixuedai raises $40m Series A round
Aixuedai, a Chinese online payment platform that finances purchases of consumer electronics, has completed a $40 million Series A round of funding.
JD, Tencent invest $1.55b in Chinese online auto platform
Chinese online retailer JD.com and its investor Tencent Holdings have formed strategic partnership with Bitauto, committing $1.55 billion in the auto e-commerce operator and its investment unit.
Hony scraps plan to purchase Chongqing hotpot chain
Hony Capital has abandoned its plan to buy Chongqing Cygnet Hotpot, a Chinese hotpot restaurant chain backed by Sequoia Capital and SIG Asia.
Ally Bridge leads $25m round for Shanghai Hua Medicine
Ally Bridge Group, a healthcare-focused PE firm, has led a $25 million Series B round of funding for Hua Medicine, a Shanghai-based clinical-stage biotech company.
China food delivery app Line0 raises $30m
Chinese food delivery mobile app Line0 has completed a Series B round of funding worth $30 million, led by Tencent Holdings. Existing investors Sequoia Capital and Gobi Partners also participated.
BAI invests in China mobile advertising solutions provider
Bertelsmann Asia Investments (BAI), an investment arm of German media giant Bertelsmann, has committed $10 million in Series A funding to OptAim, a Chinese mobile marketing solution provider.
IDG, Vertex lead $52.5m round for NetDragon's online education unit
Best Assistant Education, an online education unit of China games developer NetDragon Websoft, has raised a $52.5 million Series A round led by IDG Capital Partners, Temasek Holdings-owned Vertex Venture and Shenzhen-listed animation producer Alpha Animation....
Sun Life Everbright, other Chinese insurers to launch PE fund
Sun Life Everbright Asset Management, an asset management arm of Sun Life Everbright Life Insurance, has launched a private equity fund alongside with other five Chinese insurers.
NZ Super, Infratil target aged care integration
Morrison & Co, an investment manager of New Zealand-listed infrastructure fund Infratil, has been looking into Australian retirement village space for a while. In early 2014, it approached RetireAustralia, the country’s fourth-largest player, as a potential...