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Vertex leads $26.5m Series D for Taiwan’s M17
Vertex Ventures, the VC arm of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, has led a $26.5 million Series D round for Taiwan-based media streaming company M17 Entertainment.
Sunshine Life leads Series C-plus for China's Huisuanzhang
Huisuanzhang, a Chinese finance and tax management software developer, has raised $60 million in an extended Series C round of funding led by Sunshine Insurance Group. Existing investors Gaocheng Capital, Xiaomi and Swift Hover re-upped.
Korea's Kurly raises $164m Series E
Kurly, operator of Korean grocery delivery platform Market Kurly, has raised KRW200 billion ($164 million) Series E round from a group of domestic and international VCs.
Carlyle pursues control of India's SeQuent for $210m
The Carlyle Group has reached agreements that could see it pay INR16.3 billion ($216 million) for up to 74% of Indian animal healthcare services provider SeQuent Scientific.
KDB, K-Growth commit $2b to Korea VC ecosystem
State-owned Korea Development Bank (KDB) and Korea Growth Investment (K-Growth), a fund-of-funds, have jointly committed KRW2.5 trillion ($2 billion) to the local VC ecosystem.
Chinese enterprise start-up WakeData gets $10m Series B
Chinese digital enterprise services provider WakeData has raised $10 million in Series B funding led by Redpoint China Ventures and Sequoia Capital China. Other investors include IDG Capital.
Bain makes $1b bid for Japan care services provider
Bain Capital has submitted a buyout offer for Nichii Gakkan, a Tokyo-listed provider of aged care, childcare and medical support services, that values the company at approximately JPY109.5 billion ($1 billion).
CVC to invest in Indian cancer care chain operator
CVC Capital Partners plans to acquire 36.4% of HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG) in a deal that ultimately could see it assume majority ownership of the Indian cancer care center operator.
SummitView leads $99m round for China's Enflame
Enflame Technology, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer that provides deep learning solutions for data centers, has raised RMB700 million ($99 million) in Series B funding led by Summitview Capital.
Raphael Arndt becomes CEO of Australia's Future Fund
Raphael Arndt has been appointed CEO of Australia’s Future Fund, succeeding David Neal, who departed earlier this year to lead IFM Investors.
PEP looks to cut OPTrust into Zenith Energy deal
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) wants to bring OPTrust into its bid for Australia-listed off-grid power provider Zenith Energy after the Canadian pension fund built up a sizeable position in the company.
Vista Equity to invest $1.5b in Reliance's India app platform
US-based Vista Equity Partners has agreed to invest INR113.67 billion ($1.5 billion) for a stake in Jio Platforms, a holding company for Indian internet and telecom assets, including Reliance Jio Telecom.
China enterprise software: PaaS vs SaaS
Platform-as-a-service has become the flavor of the month in China’s software industry, but there can be a big difference between what start-ups are and what they claim to be
Deal focus: Oriente’s plastic alternative
Well-capitalized though not immune to COVID-19 disruption, Indonesia and Philippines-focused online lender Oriente is waiting for the market to get back to normal
China car trading platform Chehaoduo raises $200m
Chehaoduo, a Chinese online auto services provider that runs used car trading platform Guazi and new car trading platform Maodou, has raised $200 million in an extended Series D round from SoftBank Vision Fund and Sequoia Capital China.
Everstone sells Asia payroll business to US strategic player
India and Southeast Asia-focused private equity firm Everstone Group has agreed to sell Singapore-headquartered human resources software provider Excelity Group to US peer Ceridian. The size of the deal has not been disclosed.
Australia SME lender Judo raises $147m
Judo Bank, a PE-backed start-up that provides loans to Australian small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), has raised A$230 million ($147 million) from existing investors.
Cashlez gains on debut after Indonesia IPO
Indonesian mobile point-of-sale solution provider Cashlez - a portfolio company of Mandiri Venture Capital - traded up on debut following an IDR87.5 billion ($5.7 million) domestic IPO.
Q&A: Viola Ventures' Ronen Nir
Ronen Nir is a general partner at Viola Ventures, an early-stage technology investor under Israel’s Viola Group looking to expand its presence in Asia
China chip maker ASR hits $1.6b valuation at Series D
ASR Microelectronics, a Shanghai-based manufacturer of chips for use in consumer electronics, has closed an extended Series D round of $119 million. The company is now valued at more than $1.6 billion.
China's Kingsoft Cloud files for US IPO
Kingsoft Cloud, China’s largest independent provider of cloud-based IT services, has filed to list in the US. Kingsoft Corporation and Xiaomi, the two largest shareholders, have indicated they will commit $75 million to the offering.
Singapore's RWDC Industries secures $133m Series B
RWDC Industries, a Singapore-based start-up that is developing fully biodegradable alternatives to single-use plastics, has raised $133 million in Series B funding.
Indonesia's GudangAda gets $25m Series A
Indonesian B2B e-commerce platform GudangAda has raised $25.4 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India and Alpha JWC Ventures.
Singapore's Ninja Van raises $279m Series D
GeoPost, a logistics division of French postal services giant La Poste, has led a $279 million Series D round for Singapore last-mile delivery start-up Ninja Van.