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Shenzhen Capital backs Chinese titanium metal producer

Shenzhen Capital Group has participated in a CNY 2.27bn (USD 321m) funding round for Yunnan National Titanium Metal, a subsidiary of Shenzhen-listed chemicals producer LB Group.

  • Greater China
  • 29 May 2023
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PE-backed CompareAsiaGroup merges with US-listed SPAC

CompareAsiaGroup, an Asia-focused financial products comparison platform also known as MoneyHero Group, has agreed to merge with a US-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) at an enterprise value of approximately USD 342m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 29 May 2023
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VC investors primed for exit with China Youzan reorganisation

Hillhouse Capital and Matrix Partners China are set for liquidity events after China Youzan, an e-commerce software-as-a-service (SaaS) business listed in Hong Kong, agreed to take full control of its key subsidiary for HKD 2.6bn (USD 334.5m).

  • Greater China
  • 25 May 2023
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China generative AI start-up Luchen gets Series A funding

Luchen Technology, a Chinese start-up specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) training, has closed a Series A round amounting to several hundred million renminbi.

  • Greater China
  • 24 May 2023
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Energy transition: An emerging speciality

Kerogen Capital is trying to plot a more nuanced course into energy transition than building renewables. It is one of a growing number of nascent specialists in the space.

  • Industrials
  • 24 May 2023
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Deal focus: Investcorp finds optimal entry point with Jianuo

Investcorp negotiated its debut China control deal in the shadow of COVID-19 but expects to see long-term gains through the target company’s exposure to electric vehicles and renewable energy

  • Greater China
  • 24 May 2023
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Q&A: Gobi Partners’ Thomas Tsao

Thomas Tsao, co-founder of Gobi Partners, on Chinese investors targeting Southeast Asia, the fallout from US-China tensions, fundraising and fund strategy, and what excites him about technology

  • Southeast Asia
  • 23 May 2023
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China EV chassis maker U Power gets Series B funding

U Power, a China-based manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs) and smart EV chassis, has raised several hundreds of millions of renminbi in Series B funding led by Hefei Industry Investment.

  • Greater China
  • 23 May 2023
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China's Biomissile secures $28m Series B

Suzhou-based Biomissile has raised CNY 200m (USD 28m) in a Series B funding round led by Kequan Capital. Existing investor Fosun Health Capital re-upped.

  • Greater China
  • 22 May 2023
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Blackstone buys jewellery certification business, China's Fosun exits

The Blackstone Group has paid USD 569.7m for 100% of Belgium-headquartered jewellery certification business International Gemological Institute (IGI), taking out investors including China’s Fosun Group.

  • Greater China
  • 22 May 2023
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China energy storage player JD Energy raises $100m

Xi’an-based energy storage company JD Energy has raised a CNY 700m (USD 100m) Series B round led by Goldstone Investment, a private investment subsidiary of CITIC Securities.

  • Greater China
  • 19 May 2023
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Alibaba plans IPO for PE-backed logistics unit

Cainiao Smart Logistics Group, the private equity-backed logistics unit of Alibaba Group, will be spun off via an IPO as part of the parent company’s broader restructuring effort.

  • Greater China
  • 19 May 2023
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Qiming hits $930m final close on latest renminbi fund

Qiming Venture Partners has closed its seventh renminbi-denominated fund on CNY 6.5bn (USD 930m), marking what it claims is China's largest local currency fundraise of 2023 to date

  • Greater China
  • 18 May 2023
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China's Drug Farm secures $27m in first tranche of Series C

Drug Farm, a China and US-based developer of treatments for infection and immunological diseases, has raised USD27m in the first tranche of Series C funding led by Shanghai's YD Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 18 May 2023
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China investors see long-term positives in demise of Oppo's chip unit

Investors in China's semiconductor industry expect the closure of local mobile manufacturer Oppo's chip design unit to clear the way for start-ups operating in the space, despite a likely near-term hit to valuations.

  • Greater China
  • 17 May 2023
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Investcorp completes debut China control deal

Investcorp has acquired a controlling stake in China’s Shandong Jianuo Electronics, a components supplier for the electric vehicle (EV) and renewable energy industries, for an undisclosed sum.

  • Greater China
  • 17 May 2023
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South by Southeast: Asia’s next growth engine?

Grouping together markets based on growth and scale is a problematic with South Asia and Southeast Asia as it was with the BRIC economies. But to some extent, investors are buying into the story

  • South Asia
  • 17 May 2023
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Bosch backs China’s AutoCore.ai

Bosch Ventures and Boyuan Capital - both investment units of Germany-headquartered engineering and technology giant Bosch Group - have joined a Series A extension for Chinese automotive systems software supplier AutoCore.ai.

  • Greater China
  • 16 May 2023
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Hong Kong family office SPAC agrees $27bn merger with Vingroup EV unit

A special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) launched by the family office of Lawrence Ho, son of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, has agreed to merge with the electric vehicle (EV) unit of Vietnam’s Vingroup.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 16 May 2023
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China's Coherent Biopharma raises $100m

Chinese cancer-focused biotech developer Coherent Biopharma has raised about USD 100m in Series B funding featuring HM Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 15 May 2023
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Global LPs steer clear of China - Mergermarket Forum

Geopolitical uncertainty is making global institutional investors increasingly risk-off on Asian private equity – and on China in particular – at a time when overallocation issues are already restraining the pace of commitments to the asset class.

  • Greater China
  • 12 May 2023
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China's Pudu Tech raises another tranche of Series C funding

Pudu Tech, a China-based manufacturer of service robots, has raised a fourth tranche of Series C funding amounting to several hundred million renminbi (CNY 100m equates to USD 14m) from local investor Yuedu Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 12 May 2023
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Shunwei commits $29m to China expense management platform

Maycur, a China-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider specialising in corporate expense management, has raised CNY 200m(USD 29m in Series C funding from Shunwei Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 10 May 2023
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China autonomous driving player Mogo raises $84m

Mogo Auto, a Chinese autonomous driving solutions provider, has raised CNY 580m (USD 84m) in a Series C extension featuring Tencent Holdings.

  • Greater China
  • 10 May 2023
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