Expansion
Everstone's healthcare platform makes first India investment
Everlife, an Asia healthcare investment platform managed by India’s Everstone Group, has made its first investment in India, committing an undisclosed amount to medical device manufacturer CPC Diagnostics.
Bertelsmann leads $27m round for India's AgroStar
Bertelsmann India Investments has led a $27 million Series C round for AgroStar, an Indian mobile retail platform focused on the agriculture sector.
China investment: Looking up in a downturn
Private equity firms that held back from investing in 2018 as uncertainty gripped China’s economy now see reasons to get busy again. With few macro tailwinds, GPs will be judged on their ability to pick winners
SoftBank to invest $1.6b in China’s Didi Chuxing
SoftBank plans to invest around $1.6 billion in Chinese ride-hailing app operator Didi Chuxing, marking the Japanese internet giant’s third investment in the company.
Hony co-leads $700m round for US-based STX
Hony Capital has co-led a $700 million funding round for US film and TV studio STX Entertainment along with TPG Growth, the mid-market investment platform of TPG Capital.
HSBC, Singtel join $25m round for Singapore's CXA
Singapore-based digital health start-up CXA Group has raised $25 million in funding from a string of strategic backers, including HSBC and the Asia investment arms of Singtel and Sumitomo Corporation.
Chinese O2O retailer raises $59m from Alibaba-backed fund
KK Guan, a China-based online-to-offline (O2O) retailer that mainly sells imported goods, has received RMB400 million ($59 million) in Series C funding led by the Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) Ecosystem Fund, which is backed by Alibaba Group...
Advantech, CMBI lead Series C for China's InventisBio
Advantech Capital and CMB International, an investment unit of China Merchants Bank, have led a $70 million Series C funding round for InventisBio, a Chinese clinical stage biotech company.
CDPQ leads $150m round for China's Mofang Apartment
Mofang Apartment, a Chinese serviced apartment developer backed by Warburg Pincus, has raised a $150 million Series D round led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).
Baidu Capital leads $466m Series C for China’s WM Motor
WM Motor Technology, a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, has raised RMB3 billion ($466 million) in a Series C round of funding led by existing investor Baidu Capital.
Southeast Asia tech: Strategic incursions
Strategic investors are jockeying for position in Southeast Asia's blossoming technology space, hoping to gain a foothold with local start-ups before the market reaches a saturation point
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $1.5b in SE Asia's Grab
Southeast Asian ride-hailing and online-to-offline (O2O) services platform Grab has secured a $1.46 billion investment from SoftBank Vision Fund. The commitment brings the capital raised in its ongoing Series H to over $4.5 billion.
Carlyle, Fosun join $415m round for India's Delhivery
The Carlyle Group and Fosun International have joined a INR29 billion ($415 million) Series F round for Indian e-commerce logistics services provider Delhivery led by SoftBank Vision Fund.
Deal focus: Lalamove brings the Uber effect to logistics
Hong Kong-based online logistics platform Lalamove raises a $300 million Series D round to pursue expansion in Southeast Asia and India
CDPQ to invest $255m in Edelweiss' India NBFC
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has agreed to invest INR18 billion ($255 million) in ECL Finance, a non-banking finance company (NBFC) owned by India’s Edelweiss Group.
Chinese electronic contract services provider raises $59m
Fadada, a China-based electronic contract services provider, has raised RMB389 million ($59 million) in a Series C round of funding led by Tiger Global Management and Tencent Holdings.
Astra commits $100m to Go-Jek's Series F
Astra International, an Indonesian conglomerate that controls the country’s largest automotive distributor, has agreed to invest $100 million in the first tranche of a Series F round for ride-hailing and delivery platform Go-Jek.
Chinese apartment rental service Danke raises $500m
Chinese start-up Danke Apartment, operator of an online platform that connects landlords with long-term rental tenants, has raised $500 million in a Series C round led by Tiger Global Management and Ant Financial.
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $1.5b in China’s Chehaoduo
Chehaoduo, a Chinese online auto services provider that runs consumer-to-consumer (C2C) used car trading platform Guazi and new car trading platform Maodou has raised $1.5 billion from SoftBank Vision Fund.
CDC-backed India renewables platform raises $330m
Ayana Renewable Power, an Indian renewable energy platform managed by CDC Group, has raised $330 million from its parent, along with new investors the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of India (NIIF) and EverSource Capital.
China's Horizon Robotics hits $3b valuation with Series B
Horizon Robotics, a Chinese developer of microprocessors that support machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, has raised $600 million in Series B funding at a valuation of $3 billion.
Chinese chip maker secures $22m Series B
National Chip, a Chinese manufacturer of chips for digital TVs, has raised a RMB150 million ($22 million) Series B round led by China’s State Development & Investment Corporation, with participation from Sinovation Ventures.
Deal focus: Zilingo builds full-service fashion platform
Zilingo has secured $226 million in Series D funding to take its end-to-end online retail service to more small-scale fashion merchants across Southeast Asia
Tiger leads $50m round for China shared kitchen provider
Tiger Global has led a $50 million Series C round for Panda Selected, a Chinese provider of shared kitchen services for food delivery start-ups.