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India's IVFA backs ISS Hicare buyout

India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA) has partnered with Hicare founder A. Mahendran to acquire the pest control company from Danish multinational ISS Global. The deal, including primary growth capital, is worth INR2.5 billion ($39.7 million) and is expected...

  • South Asia
  • 29 January 2014
Ventureast leads $3m round in med-tech startup

OneBreath, which makes low-cost portable ventilators, has raised $3 million from the Ventureast Tenet Fund, Villgro, former OnMobile COO Rajiv Kuchhal and BVR Mohan Reddy, founder of Infotech Enterprises, among other investors.

  • South Asia
  • 29 January 2014
LP interview: Axiom Asia

Axiom Asia has followed a consistent approach in backing small to mid-market country funds in the Asia Pacific region. Chihtsung Lam, the firm’s co-founder and managing partner, explains the strategy

  • LPs
  • 29 January 2014
Vertex backs FirstCry's O2O e-commerce push

Indian baby and kids-focused e-commerce site FirstCry.com was not the first mover in its segment when it launched in 2010. Kalaari Capital-backed HushBabies and Babyoye, an Accel Partners and Tiger Global portfolio company, were among those already operating...

  • Venture
  • 29 January 2014
Primavera supports $1.9b Shanda Games take-private

Primavera Capital is supporting a buyout of NASDAQ-listed Chinese online game developer and operator Shanda Games that values the company at $1.9 billion. The PE firm is backing controlling shareholder Shanda Interactive Entertainment in the deal.

  • Greater China
  • 28 January 2014
PricePanda gets $3m from Tengelmann for SE Asia expansion

Rocket Internet’s price comparison platform, PricePanda, has raised $3 million from German retailer Tengelmann Group to expand its Southeast Asia footprint. It currently operates in Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 28 January 2014
Blume Ventures leads seed round for India's Turtle Yogi

Blume Ventures has led a seed round of funding for Bangalore-based Turtle Yogi Technologies, which runs cloud-based video calling service 1Click.io. Chennai Angels member R. Narayanan and Shead Holdings are also investors in the round.

  • South Asia
  • 27 January 2014
China's Alibaba Group makes $15 million investment in 1stdibs

Alibaba Group has backed New York-based luxury e-commerce site 1stdibs with a $15 million Series C investment.

  • Greater China
  • 27 January 2014
Indian digital education firm iProf raises $9 million

DMG Information, a division of the UK’s Daily Mail and General Trust, has led a $9 million Series B round of funding in Indian digital education firm iProf. Existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and IDG Ventures also participated.

  • South Asia
  • 24 January 2014
Nexus backs digital security firm Uniken

Nexus Venture Partners has invested a reported INR300 million ($4.8 million) in US enterprise security firm Uniken, which has its innovation center in India.

  • South Asia
  • 24 January 2014
Arun Nanda appointed as 3i India chairman

The UK-based 3i Group has appointed Arun Nanda as non-executive chairman of its Indian operations.

  • South Asia
  • 24 January 2014
Vertex, IDG, SAIF invest $15m in India's FirstCry

Temasek Holdings subsidiary Vertex Venture Management has led a $15 million Series C round of funding in Brainbees Solutions, which runs Indian baby and kids focused e-commerce site FirstCry.com. Existing investors IDG Ventures India and SAIF Partners...

  • South Asia
  • 23 January 2014
Helion, Accel invest a further $1m in MySmartPrice

Helion Venture Partners and Accel Partners have invested $1 million in a Series A round for Indian price comparison website Mysmartprice as the company expands its product categories offering.

  • South Asia
  • 23 January 2014
Everstone-Realterm JV closes second IndoSpace Logistics fund at $330m

Indian industrial real estate and warehousing facilities developer IndoSpace, has closed its second fund at $330 million, exceeding its target size at $300 million. IndoSpace is a joint venture between the Everstone Group and Canada-based Realterm Global....

  • Fundraising
  • 22 January 2014
EQT reaches $1.4b close on mid-market fund

EQT Partners has reached a final close of EUR1.1 billion ($1.48 billion) on its EQT Mid Market fund, which will focus on middle market buyouts and growth equity investments in Greater China, Southeast Asia and Northern Europe.

  • Fundraising
  • 22 January 2014
Nalanda ups stake in Lovable Lingerie

Singapore-based Nalanda Capital has bought a further 3.73% stake in listed Indian undergarment maker Lovable Lingerie, taking its total holding to 8.79%.

  • PIPEs
  • 20 January 2014
Inventus closes Fund II at $106m

Inventus Capital Partners has reached a final close on its second fund at $106 million, exceeding the $100 million target.

  • Fundraising
  • 20 January 2014
Mayfield raises at least $86m for India fund

Mayfield has raised at least $86 million for its second India fund, which was launched a year ago.

  • Fundraising
  • 17 January 2014
IDG, IvyCap back India's FieldEZ Technologies

Bangalore-based FieldEZ Technologies has raised a first round of funding from IDG Ventures and IvyCap Ventures. The amount invested in the workforce management software company was not disclosed.

  • South Asia
  • 17 January 2014
Corruption an opportunity for SE Asia dealmakers

While corruption is pervasive in emerging markets, GPs in Southeast Asia have found ways to profit from the imperfections.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 16 January 2014
Technology Crossover Ventures leads Series B for Australia's Siteminder

Australian hotel booking start-up SiteMinder has raised $30 million in funding led by Palo Alto-based Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV).

  • Australasia
  • 15 January 2014
Helion backs India language localization firm

Pune-based LinguaNext has raised a Series A round of funding from Helion Venture Partners to expand its international business. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

  • South Asia
  • 15 January 2014
India Awards: Venture Capital Deal of the Year – Snapdeal

Having brought in eBay as a financial and a strategic partner for its Series C round, online marketplace Snapdeal continues to invest in its technology with one eye on profitability and ultimately a US IPO

  • Technology
  • 15 January 2014
India Awards: Fundraising of the Year – Kedaara Capital

In India's challenging fundraising environment, GPs – especially first-time fund managers – should expect the marketing process to be difficult and protracted. In 2013, LPs committed just $2.2 billion to domestic managers, down from $2.4 billion the previous...

  • Fundraising
  • 15 January 2014
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