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DCM closes China VC Fund at $330m

Technology-focused venture capital firm DCM has closed its latest China-focused fund - DCM Ventures China Fund (DCM VII) - at $330 million, above the initial target of $250 million.

  • Greater China
  • 05 March 2014
VCs keep the faith in Snapdeal

Saama Capital was one of a group of VCs that backed Indian online jewelry store Bluestone.com in early 2012. It is a vertical play in the country's e-commerce industry - targeting a particular market segment - and this might ordinarily have been a turn...

  • Technology
  • 05 March 2014
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China tech M&A: Money to burn

Chinese technology firms are becoming increasingly acquisitive, with certain players snapping up assets within months of going public. What is driving this change?

  • Buyouts
  • 05 March 2014
A story that sells

One of the observation's made in last week's Australia-themed viewpoint was that private equity fundraising tanked in 2013, although there was a caveat.

  • Buyout
  • 05 March 2014
Ventech Capital invests in China's Zhenpu Education

France-based Ventech Capital has provided a Series A round of funding for Beijing-based Zhenpu Education. Details of transaction were not disclosed but the investment size is above $10 million.

  • Greater China
  • 04 March 2014
India VC Nexus raises $110m top-up fund

Indian GP Nexus Venture Partners is raising a $110 million “opportunity fund” focusing on later-stage investments in existing portfolio companies. The vehicle is not open to new LPs and is scheduled to close in March.

  • Fundraising
  • 03 March 2014
China’s online pet store Boqii raises $25m Series B round

Boqii.com, a Chinese social network and e-commerce platform for pet owners, has secured $25 million in Series B funding from an undisclosed US-based investment firm, with participation from existing backer Goldman Sachs.

  • Greater China
  • 03 March 2014
Australia’s Quadrant in $758m quick-fire fundraise

Australian GP Quadrant Private Equity has closed its seventh fund at A$850 million ($758 million) after just over one month in the market. The vehicle was two times oversubscribed with interest from both domestic and offshore investors.

  • Fundraising
  • 03 March 2014
VC-backed Food Runner buys Philippines' City Delivery

Food Runner, a Singapore-based food delivery company backed by Digital Media Partners, has acquired Philippines counterpart City Delivery.

  • Venture
  • 28 February 2014
Qiming leads $15m round for Chinese personal finance app developer

Qiming Venture Partners has led a $15 million round of funding for Hangzhou Wacai Science, a Chinese personal finance management mobile app developer, with participation from IDG Venture Partners and CDH Investments.

  • Greater China
  • 28 February 2014
Carlyle vies with local, Chinese bidders for Transpacific NZ - report

The Carlyle Group is expected to face competition for Transpacific Industries Group's New Zealand waste management unit from a competing bid from a local consortium involving two Maori tribes.

  • Infrastructure
  • 28 February 2014
Bayer buys Legend Capital-backed Dihon Pharma

Bayer has agreed to buy Dihon Pharmaceutical Group, a manufacturer of herbal traditional Chinese medicines (TCM). The acquisition facilitates the exit of Legend Capital, an investor in Dihon since 2010.

  • Greater China
  • 28 February 2014
PE-invested mining services provider enters administration

The Anywhere Group (TAG), an Australian provider of temporary accommodation for the mining sector, has gone into administration owing Singapore-based PE firm Crest Capital Asia A$9.5 million ($8.4 million).

  • Australasia
  • 27 February 2014
EBay leads $134m round for Indian online marketplace Snapdeal

Indian online marketplace Snapdeal has raised a new round of funding worth $133.8 million led by eBay. It comes less than a year after the US e-commerce giant led a $50 million Series C round for the company.

  • Venture
  • 27 February 2014
SIG leads $10m round for China mobile voice search app

SIG has led a Series B round of funding worth nearly $10 million for Mobvoi, a voice-activated mobile search services provider. Sequoia Capital and ZhenFund, which provided the Series A round in 2012, also participated.

  • Venture
  • 27 February 2014
China to see PE fundraising rebound in 2014 – PwC

China is expected to see a significant rebound in private equity fundraising this year in response to the domestic IPO markets re-opening, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC). Meanwhile, renminbi-denominated fundraising will prevail as usual.

  • Greater China
  • 27 February 2014
Scentan invests $75m in SaaS start-up Tradeshift

Tradeshift, a start-up which provides businesses with free payment management tools, has raised $75 million from Singapore-based Scentan Ventures.

  • Venture
  • 26 February 2014
Q&A: HarbourVest's Sebastiaan van den Berg

Sebastiaan van den Berg, managing director and head of Asia at HarbourVest Partners, discusses his expectations for Australian deal flow, best practice for IPO exits, and co-investment opportunities

  • LPs
  • 26 February 2014
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The IT crowd: Australia embraces crowdfunding

Australia has embraced crowdfunding as a supplement to an early-stage traditional VC market that has yet to regain its former strength. Industry participants are seeking differentiation and deregulation

  • Venture
  • 26 February 2014
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Australia distress: Sifting the strain

The low-hanging fruit created by the post-global financial crisis troubles of highly-leveraged Australian companies has mostly been picked. Distress investors are looking in smaller and less obvious places

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 26 February 2014
EQT buys restructured I-Med from hedge fund owners

Australian radiology provider I-Med Network Radiology is being sold by its hedge fund owners to a consortium led by EQT Partners.

  • Australasia
  • 25 February 2014
Ventech invests in China P2P lending platform Jimubox

Ventech Capital, a France-based VC firm, has provided a Series A round of funding for Beijing-based peer-to-peer (P2P) online lending platform Jimubox.com. Transaction details were not disclosed but the investment is worth about $10 million.

  • Greater China
  • 25 February 2014
Kendall Court ends Intrepid’s Indonesia mining nightmare

Kendall Court has acquired Intrepid Mines’ interest in the Tujuh Bukit copper-gold project in Indonesia for $80 million, ending the Australia-listed resources company’s long-running ownership dispute over the asset.

  • Regulation
  • 25 February 2014
CSRC to restructure, introduce private equity department

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is undergoing a restructuring that will see the creation of four divisions to oversee fast-moving markets, including private equity.

  • Greater China
  • 24 February 2014
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