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xiaodan-liu-firstred
Fund focus: Firstred's advisory angle

Firstred Capital has already completed six deals from its debut fund, making commitments that are flexible in structure to Chinese companies that need its M&A expertise

  • Greater China
  • 22 January 2021
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4Q analysis: Growth spurt

Technology-enabled businesses in China and India are the beneficiaries of a resurgence in growth capital deal flow; Japan is the sole stand-out in fundraising; IPOs continue to shine as overall exits struggle

  • Greater China
  • 22 January 2021
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Chinese financial education start-up raises $100m

Erwan Technology, a China-based wealth management education platform, has secured nearly $100 million in funding across Series D and E rounds.

  • Greater China
  • 22 January 2021
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Investors question eligibility for HK carried interest tax concession

Fund-of-funds and family offices could be excluded from Hong Kong’s proposed carried interest tax concession, industry participants have warned.

  • Greater China
  • 22 January 2021
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Singapore's iStox raises $50m Series A

A group of Japanese VC investors has backed a $50 million Series A round for Singapore’s iStox, a digital securities platform that deals in private markets.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 January 2021
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Dimension leads $48m round for Japan's Nyle

Japanese VC firm Dimension has led a JPY5 billion ($48.3 million) round for local digital marketing and mobile media business Nyle.

  • North Asia
  • 22 January 2021
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Riverside to buy Australian insurance broker

The Riverside Group has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Australian disability insurance broker Altius from Sydney-listed AUB Group for A$57 million ($44.3 million) in cash.

  • Australasia
  • 22 January 2021
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AVCJ Awards 2020: Fundraising of the Year - Mid Cap: Ascendent Capital Partners

A $500 million investment in Wumart is the exception rather than the rule for Ascendent Capital Partners’ third China fund, but the digital transformation theme is a constant

  • Greater China
  • 22 January 2021
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China's BangEr Orthopedic raises $46m

Chinese hospital chain operator BangEr Orthopedic has raised a RMB300 million ($46 million) Series D round led by Fortune Capital and Cenova Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 21 January 2021
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Novo Tellus closes second Southeast Asia fund at $250m

Although its second fund is considerably larger than its first, Novo Tellus Capital Partners expects to target the same kind of Southeast Asian industrial technology businesses that have succession and expansion issues

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 January 2021
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Tower Capital hits first close on Southeast Asia fund

Tower Capital, a Singapore-based GP that previously operated on a deal-by-deal basis, has achieved a first close of approximately $250 million on its first Southeast Asia-focused private equity fund.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 January 2021
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Sinovation sharpens focus on healthcare-plus-AI

Healthcare, rather than “rocket science,” represents the biggest opportunity for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, according to Kai-Fu Lee, chairman and CEO of China’s Sinovation Ventures.

  • Greater China
  • 21 January 2021
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COVID-19 changing conduct as much as tech usage

Experiences vary across geographies as Asian GPs adapt to pandemic working conditions. Technology use is up, but the most lasting changes may be more cultural in nature.

  • GPs
  • 21 January 2021
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AVCJ Awards 2020: Deal of the Year - Small Cap: TaniGroup

Openspace Ventures played a key role in helping Indonesian agriculture technology start-up TaniGroup achieve critical mass as COVID-19 weeded out much of the competition

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 January 2021
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Deal focus: Monetizing mice

ORI Capital’s 2.8x return on its investment in Kymab was in part based on helping the company make the transition from antibody-based discovery platform to drug development engine

  • Greater China
  • 20 January 2021
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Salesforce invests $15m in India's Darwinbox

Salesforce Ventures has invested $15 million in Darwinbox as part of the Indian staff management technology provider's latest growth round. It brings funds raised to date to about $35 million.

  • South Asia
  • 20 January 2021
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Prosus leads $30m Series C for India agtech start-up

Prosus Ventures, formerly a VC arm of South African media conglomerate Naspers, has led a $30 million Series C round for Indian agricultural technology provider DeHaat.

  • South Asia
  • 20 January 2021
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Fund focus: Endiya sees India’s early-stage upside

Having scaled up in fund size to $75 million for its second vintage, Endiya Partners is looking for opportunities in an increasingly attractive yet competitive Indian start-up ecosystem

  • South Asia
  • 20 January 2021
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Monument Group recruits Japan representative

Placement agent Monument Group has appointed Hiroshi Nishimuro, formerly of Morgan Stanley, as its Japan representative to lead fundraising efforts and manage GP relationships in the country.

  • North Asia
  • 20 January 2021
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Asia PE investment ends 2020 on a tear

A fourth-quarter surge in growth-stage deal-making took Asia private equity investment to $198.5 billion in 2020, comfortably surpassing the previous year’s total despite the strictures of COVID-19.

  • Expansion
  • 20 January 2021
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  • Region
  • 20 January 2021
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AVCJ Awards 2020: Operational Value Add: TEG

Affinity Equity Partners turned TEG from a ticketing business into a broad-based live events promoter, while simultaneously taking it from Australia-centric to global

  • Australasia
  • 20 January 2021
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Hillhouse founder bullish on China life sciences

Lei Zhang, founder and CEO of Hillhouse Capital, emphasized the opportunities at the nexus of life sciences and artificial intelligence-enabled supercomputing, while describing his firm as “probably the largest investor in healthcare in China.”

  • Greater China
  • 19 January 2021
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Lake Bleu raises $560m for Asia pre-IPO healthcare fund

Lake Bleu Capital, a Hong Kong-based private equity investor focused on healthcare, has raised $560 million for a pre-IPO fund targeting Asia with an emphasis on Greater China.

  • Greater China
  • 19 January 2021
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