Expansion
Southeast Asia's Zilingo raises $54m Series C round
Zilingo, an online fashion marketplace focused on Southeast Asia, has raised a $54 million Series C round led by Burda Principal Investments, Sequoia Capital India and Sofina.
CICC commits $286m to China's Concord Medical
CICC Capital, the private equity arm of China International Capital Corp, has agreed to invest up to RMB1.8 billion ($286 million) in an onshore subsidiary of Concord Medical, a US-listed healthcare business that abandoned a management-led privatization...
SoftBank, Alibaba invest $445m in India's Paytm
SoftBank Group and Alibaba Group have invested $445 million in Paytm Mall, the e-commerce arm of Indian online payments platform Paytm.
Temasek, Sailing lead $114m round for Impossible Foods
Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and China’s Sailing Capital have led a $114 million round for Impossible Foods, a US-based vegetarian food technology company currently expanding into Asia.
ChrysCapital leads $55m round for Indian education NBFC
ChrysCapital has led a INR3.5 billion ($55 million) Series C round for Varthana, an education-focused non-banking finance company (NBFC) based in India.
Tencent leads $80m round for China's Miaoshou Doctor
Tencent Holdings has led a RMB500 million ($80 million) Series C round for Miaoshou Doctor, a China-based healthcare services provider.
Sequoia leads $50m round for China's Adagene
Sequoia Capital China has led an oversubscribed $50 million Series C funding round for Chinese biotechnology company Adagene.
China's Hua Medicine gets $117m
Hua Medicine, a Chinese clinical-stage biotechnology company, has closed a combined Series D and Series E funding round at $117.4 million with support from a group of VCs.
Asia education: School's in
Education has emerged as the latest hot sector for private equity in Asia on the back of opportunities created by rising incomes and regulatory change. But higher valuations mean more pressure to deliver
KKR media platform invests $80m in Singapore's GSC
Emerald Media, a pan-Asian media and entertainment platform backed by KKR, has invested $80 million in Global Sports Commerce (GSC), a Singapore-based sports technology and management business that has worked with groups such as the English Premier League...
Chinese computer rental start-up gets $32m Series C
Source Code Capital has led a $32 million Series C round of funding for Edianzu, a Chinese start-up that rents out computers and other office equipment to corporate customers.
ADV invests $105m in India's Feedback Infra
ADV Partners has invested INR6.85 billion ($105 million) in Indian infrastructure project advisory firm Feedback Infra.
Insight leads $18m round for India's Chargebee
Insight Venture Partners has led an $18 million Series C funding round for US and India-based financial technology company Chargebee.
Impact agenda: Attracting institutional capital
Global PE firms are launching impact funds tailored to appeal to institutional investors that have so far largely ignored the space. There will be growing pains, but the benefits should be wide-ranging
Temasek leads $250m round for China's Sunny Education
Sunny Education, a China-based K-12 online education platform which operates under the 17zuoye brand, has raised $250 million in a Series E round led by existing investor Temasek Holdings.
Orchid leads $65m round for Chinese wedding platform
Hunliji, a China-based online wedding services provider, has raised $65 million in a Series C round of funding led by Orchid Asia Group.
Asia GPs must spend more time, effort extracting value - survey
Asian PE investors must accustom themselves to longer holding periods and more aggressive value creation initiatives if they are to achieve their target returns in a pricey market, according to Bain & Company.
Chinese tech firms target overseas expansion – AVCJ Forum
More Chinese technology companies have developed capabilities to expand overseas with a view to acquiring new customers that can support growth and strengthen their leading positions at home, industry participants told in AVCJ China Forum.
China leads the world in internet technology - AVCJ Forum
Mobile payment represents a “big inflection point between China and the rest of the world,” underlining how the country has become a leader in technology, according to Victor Koo, founder of video streaming platform Youku.
Deal focus: Electrify's energy vision switches on VCs
Asian VCs lead a $30 million initial coin offering for Singapore-based blockchain-enabled power marketplace Electrify
Investors advise caution in face of crazy valuations - AVCJ Forum
The current climate of “crazy valuations” globally – and particularly in China’s internet space – cannot be sustained indefinitely and prudent investors should ensure portfolio companies are well capitalized in anticipation of a downturn, the AVCJ China...
Deal focus: Shunwei backs scalable home design model
Kujiale raises $100 million in Series D funding to grow its China-focused online home design tool
Actis leads $82m round for India's Pine Labs
Emerging markets-focused private equity firm Actis has led an $82 million funding round for Indian financial technology company Pine Labs.
Alibaba leads $866m round for China's Ofo
Chinese bike-sharing start-up Ofo has raised $866 million in a new funding round – comprising equity and debt – led by existing investor Alibaba Group. It is said to be the largest round raised by a bike-sharing company to date.