Investments
India's Paragon leads $16.5m round for domestic machinist
Indian private equity firm Paragon Partners has led a INR1.1 billion ($16.5 million) investment in domestic engineering components supplier Maini Precision Products (MMPL).
Navis exits Australia's Worldmark to Quadrant
Navis Capital Partners will complete its exit from WorldMark Group after agreeing to sell the Australia-based after-market car services provider to Quadrant Private Equity. Following the earlier sale of WorldMark’s consulting business, total proceeds...
China's I-Bridge Capital launches Israel pharma JV
Chinese healthcare-focused VC firm I-Bridge Capital has launched a joint venture (JV) with Israeli biopharmaceutical company BioLineRx that will target cross-border penetration of Chinese markets.
China car services platform Ebaoyang raises $23m
Ebaoyang, a Chinese on-demand car maintenance services provider, has received an initial RMB150 million ($23 million) for its Series C round from One Capital and existing investor Source Code Capital. The round has yet to close.
Quadrant buys Australian occupational health specialist
Quadrant Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Injury Treatment, an Australia-based provider of injury prevention and rehabilitation services to employers and insurers, for an undisclosed sum.
China’s KingYee, Quyiyuan raise combined $47m
Chinese mobile healthcare services provider Shanghai KingYee and its independent unit Quyiyuan - which operates a medical services booking app - have raised a combined RMB313 million ($47 million) in their latest rounds of funding.
I Squared's toll road platform buys IL&FS asset for $21m
Cube Highways and Infrastructure, the India toll road and transportation investment platform of I Squared Capital, has bought a toll road asset from IL&FS Transportation Networks for INR1.4 billion ($20.9 million).
Singapore's MC Payments gets $4.4m Series B
Singapore private equity firm ESW Manage has led a S$6 million ($4.4 million) Series B round of funding for domestic financial technology company MC Payment.
IDG-backed group submits revised bid for China's KongZhong
IDG Capital Partners and the chairman of KongZhong Corporation have submitted a revised take-private bid for the US-listed Chinese online game developer worth approximately $338 million.
IFC, SeaLink invest $15m in Indian clinic chain
SeaLink Capital Partners and the International Finance Corporation have committed a INR 1 billion ($14.9 million) Series C round to India-based dialysis clinic chain NephroPlus.
China property financing platform Momfo raises $14m
Gobi Partners and Kaitai Capital have jointly led a RMB95 million ($14 million) Series A round of funding for Momfo, a Chinese property financing platform.
Singapore's EDBI invests US analytics player RetailNext
The investment arm of Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDBI) has made an undisclosed commitment to an Asia Pacific expansion drive by US-based analytics company RetailNext.
Ford leads $24m round for VC-backed India car rental start-up
Ford Motor Company has led a $24 million Series B round of funding for India-based car rental start-up Zoomcar, alongside existing investors Sequoia Capital, Nokia Growth Partners (NGP) and Empire Angels.
Singapore's Coda Payments gets $2m
Singapore-based digital payments services company Coda Payments has closed a $2 million round of funding with participation from Japan’s IMJ Investment Partners.
Size matters: Korea's heavily contested buyouts
Korea has delivered some of Asia's biggest private equity buyout opportunities, but the scarcity of these deals means processes are highly competitive and assets are richly priced
IFC invests $125m in Indian renewable energy platform
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, will invest up to $125 million in Hero Future Energies (HFE), a renewable energy platform based in India.
Korea exits: Seller central
Foreign buyers and restless chaebols could help deliver more exit opportunities for private equity firms in Korea – provided it is the right asset, at the right price, at the right time
Japan's INCJ invests $7m in domestic materials group
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) has committed to invest up to JPY700 million ($7 million) in a fresh round of funding for domestic industrial materials specialist Nakayama Amorphous.
Cross-border consumer: The Korean wave
Driven by the popularity of music, TV dramas and beauty products, Korea’s cultural cachet has never been stronger. PE and strategic investors want to monetize the phenomenon, for as long as it lasts
China’s VIPKID receives investment from Bryant Stibel
VIPKID, an English-language learning platform that connects North American teachers with students in China, has received an undisclosed investment from Bryant Stibel, a new VC firm launched by retired NBA star Kobe Bryant and his partner Jeff Stibel.
Platinum buys Chinese manufacturing business
US-based Platinum Private Equity has agreed to acquire two Chinese manufacturing units from Singapore’s Broadway Industrial Group for S$150 million ($111 million).
Australia's Quadrant buys Goodlife Health Clubs for $198m
Quadrant Private Equity, which recently closed its eighth Australia mid-market fund at $980 million ($754 million), has agreed to buy Ardent Leisure’s Goodlife Health Clubs business for A$260 million.
WestBridge invests $11m in India's La Opala
WestBridge Capital Partners has invested INR77 million ($11 million) in Indian tableware retailer La Opala.
Goldman, EastBridge buy majority stake in Korea’s Happycall
Goldman Sachs and South Korean mid-market focused PE firm EastBridge Partners have agreed to buy a majority stake in Korean cookware and kitchen appliances maker Happycall.