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Vintage update: India 2011-2013

A selection of India-based assets that remain in the portfolios of Accel Partners, Aditya Birla Private Equity, BanyanTree Finance Private, Faering Capital, and Helion Venture Partners

  • South Asia
  • 16 February 2021
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India's KreditBee secures $75m Series C

Premji Invest, Mirae Asset Capital, Alpine Capital and Arkam Ventures have contributed $75 million in Series C funding for Indian financial technology start-up KreditBee.

  • South Asia
  • 16 February 2021
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China EV maker WM Motor gets $1.7b in debt financing

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer WM Motor has secured RMB11.5 billion ($1.78 billion) in debt from domestic banks. It follows a RMB10 billion equity funding round featuring several government investors.

  • Greater China
  • 11 February 2021
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New Frontier to privatize US-listed China hospital business

The New Frontier Group-led consortium that acquired Chinese hospital operator United Family Healthcare (UFH) through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in 2019 is now looking to take the US-listed business private at a valuation of around $1.6...

  • Greater China
  • 11 February 2021
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Carlyle abandons pursuit of Japan Asia Group

The Carlyle Group and the chairman of Japan Asia Group (JAG) have abandoned their bid for the company after a tender offer failed to generate sufficient shareholder support.

  • North Asia
  • 11 February 2021
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China's Meishubao gets $40m Series D extension

Meishubao, a China-based online art education platform, has completed a Series D extension of more than $40 million that takes the overall funding round past $250 million.

  • Greater China
  • 11 February 2021
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India SaaS: Global first

India’s enterprise software start-ups have traditionally ceded the spotlight to their consumer-facing peers, primarily because of their outlook – and their VC backers – are US-oriented. That is now changing

  • South Asia
  • 10 February 2021
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Sequoia, Tencent lead Series E for China’s Miaoshou Doctor

Beijing Yuanxin Technology, operator of China-based online healthcare services platform Miaoshou Doctor, has raised RMB3 billion ($466 million) in Series E funding led by Sequoia Capital China and Tencent Holdings.

  • Greater China
  • 10 February 2021
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Indian news app Dailyhunt raises $100m

Indian news app Dailyhunt has raised $100 million led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Glade Brook Capital Partners. It extends a $102 million Series H round last year featuring Google.

  • South Asia
  • 10 February 2021
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Match buys VC-backed Korean social platform for $1.7b

Hyperconnect, a Korean social media platform backed by Altos Ventures and SoftBank Ventures Korea, has agreed to an acquisition by online dating giant Match Group for $1.73 billion in cash and stock.

  • North Asia
  • 10 February 2021
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MBK targets $639m acquisition of Japan aged care business

MBK Partners has joined the list of private equity firms pursuing deals in Japan’s aged care and healthcare space, having launched a tender offer for Tsukui Holdings Corporation at a valuation of JPY66.9 billion ($639 million).

  • North Asia
  • 09 February 2021
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Advent buys majority stake in India's ZCL, MSPEA exits

Advent International has agreed to acquire Indian pharmaceuticals supplier ZCL Chemicals, setting up a minority exit for Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA).

  • South Asia
  • 09 February 2021
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Brunei, CPE join Series C extension for China's Pony.ai

Chinese autonomous driving technology supplier Pony.ai has secured a Series C extension of $100 million featuring new investors Brunei Investment Agency and CPE. It takes the company’s total funding to date past $1.1 billion.

  • Greater China
  • 09 February 2021
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China robotics: Automation nation

China is a global leader in robot manufacturing, but only in areas characterized by high volumes and low technology value. Can more start-ups climb from medium-tech to hard-tech?

  • Greater China
  • 08 February 2021
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China vocational education provider gets $390m Series A

Fenbi, a China-based vocational education platform, has raised $390 million in a Series A round led by IDG Capital and Trustbridge Partners. Hony Capital also took part.

  • Greater China
  • 08 February 2021
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MIRA makes $2.6b bid for Australia's Vocus

Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets (MIRA) has offered to acquire Australian broadband internet provider Vocus Group for about A$3.4 billion ($2.6 billion). It follows a string of abandoned bids.

  • Australasia
  • 08 February 2021
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AVCJ Awards 2020: Special Achievement: Lip-Bu Tan

Recognized as one of the pioneers of venture capital in Asia, Walden International’s Lip-Bu Tan still gets a kick out of leveraging his years of experience to help nascent start-ups

  • Greater China
  • 08 February 2021
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Deal focus: Opportunity knocks in Japan's pricey auto space

Dream Incubator's VC arm started tracking Nyle after the Japanese online media start-up made a timely pivot into car leasing. It led to a JPY5 billion ($48.3 million) funding round

  • North Asia
  • 05 February 2021
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CDH exits Singapore equipment rental business

Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation has acquired Singapore-based construction equipment rental business Aver Asia, facilitating a full exit for CDH Investments.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 05 February 2021
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Indigenous New Zealand LP backs pathology business

Te Puia Tapapa (TPT), a PE investor serving New Zealand indigenous groups, has backed a pathology business owned by New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP).

  • Australasia
  • 05 February 2021
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Fund focus: TR raises $350m for China-heavy secondaries strategy

Having closed its fourth fund at the hard cap of $350 million, Asia secondaries specialist TR Capital expects to go deep into China fund restructurings, taking out renminbi investors onshore and offshore

  • Fundraising
  • 05 February 2021
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India gaming platform MPL gets $95m Series D

Mobile Premier League (MPL), an Indian mobile gaming platform that matches users for competitive play, has raised a $95 million Series D round at a post-money valuation of $945 million.

  • South Asia
  • 05 February 2021
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Carlyle, Brighton Park invest $200m in India's Indegene

The Carlyle Group and US GP Brighton Park Capital have committed a combined $200 million to Indegene, an Indian technology provider for the healthcare and life sciences industries.

  • South Asia
  • 04 February 2021
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Tencent leads Series C for China gene sequencing player

Guangzhou-based precision diagnosis and gene sequencing company Vision Medicals has raised RMB200 million ($31 million) in Series C funding led by Tencent Holdings.

  • Greater China
  • 04 February 2021
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