Regions
India technology: The Jio effect
Nearly three months have passed since Reliance Industries launched Jio Platforms as a holding company for its digital and telecom businesses. Is it poised to reshape India’s technology landscape?
Sequoia leads $14m Series B for China’s Mech-Mind Robotics
Mech-Mind Robotics, a provider of intelligent solutions for industrial robots, has raised a RMB100 million ($14 million) Series B round led by Sequoia Capital China.
Paragon leads $30m Series B for Indian fintech player
SMEcorner, an Indian online lender to small businesses, has closed a $30 million round comprising equity and debt led by Paragon Partners.
KKR to exit Japan's Pioneer DJ
KKR has agreed to sell its majority stake in AlphaTheta Corporation, a Japanese DJ equipment manufacturer previously known as Pioneer DJ, to domestic photo processing equipment producer Noritsu Koki for JPY35 billion ($324 million). The deal is worth...
India used car dealership raises $43m Series B
Spinny, an online platform for selling used cars, raised $43.7 million in a funding round led by The Fundamentum Partnership, an Indian growth capital VC firm.
Anacacia invests Australian workforce services player
Anacacia Capital has confirmed a “significant” investment in Australian workforce services provider Sureway Employment & Training.
Carlyle to sell Japanese food business Meisui Bijin
The Carlyle Group has agreed to sell full ownership of the maker of Meisui Bijin, a Japanese brand of bean sprouts, to food-focused Shinmei Holdings for an undisclosed sum.
Australia's Business Growth Fund: Policy props
The Australian government has accumulated $365 million for a fund that will support small businesses. Private equity investors are unsure why it’s necessary and how it will be managed
Australia IPOs: Suspicious minds
A handful of bad experiences have made Australia’s public market investors wary of private equity-backed IPOs. This doesn’t mean offerings can’t get done, but the industry must address its profile problem
Chinese insurance tech player raises $14m Series A
Chinese health insurance platform Nuanwa Technology has raised a RMB100 million ($14 million) Series A round led by Longfor Capital, a unit of real estate developer Longfor Group.
Marcus Simpson leaves Australia's QIC to pursue advisory work
Marcus Simpson (pictured) plans to take on independent advisory roles – working with institutional investors that want to build or rebuild private equity programs and with companies looking at taking on private capital – having stepped down as head...
MSPEA leads $23m Series D for India’s Ummeed
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) has led a INR1.6 billion ($23 million) Series D round for Indian low-income home loans provider Ummeed Housing Finance.
Vertex leads $10m round for Indian data services firm
Hasura, a software-as-a-service firm that helps companies improve the data delivery process, has raised $9.9 million in a Series A round led by Vertex Ventures.
Australia PE: Mindful entry
The thinking behind EQT’s decision to open a Sydney office sheds some light on the need among investors to bring more than firepower to a pricey and competitive market
Australia's Anchorage secures cold chain logistics carve-out
Anchorage Capital Partners has agreed a A$100 million ($66 million) carve-out of the refrigerated logistics division of Automotive Holdings Group (AHG), an Australia and New Zealand-based car dealership business.
China's CBC raises healthcare credit fund
CBC Group, a China-focused healthcare investor, has raised a $300 million credit fund that will issue financing to companies backed by royalties, revenue interests, and other cash flows.
VCs invest Philippines digital bank Tonik
Insignia Ventures Partners and Credence Partners are backing a Philippines rollout by Tonik Financial, which claims to be the first digital-only bank in Southeast Asia.
Sequoia, MassMutual back Indian medical imaging player
Qure, an India-based artificial intelligence-enabled medical imaging start-up, has raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India and MassMutual Ventures Southeast Asia.
Toyota leads $462m round for China's Pony.ai
Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous driving technology developer, has raised $462 million in a funding round led by Toyota Motor Corporation.
Deal focus: WayCool Foods pursues scale
WayCool Foods receives $32 million in funding to support an expansion of its agricultural technology proposition that removes middlemen - and boosts efficiency - in food supply chains
AVCJ Awards 2019: Exit of the Year - Large Cap: KCF Technologies
Recognizing strong demand trends for electric vehicle batteries, KKR turned around KCF Technologies within two years before exiting the Korean business with a 6.5x return
Q&A: Adamantem Capital's Anthony Kerwick
Anthony Kerwick, a managing director at Australia’s Adamantem Capital, on the coronavirus impact, helping capital constrained companies, and why he avoids using the term ‘proprietary’
Asia Partners leads $35m round for Hong Kong’s Snapask
Singapore-based Asia Partners has led a $35 million round for Hong Kong online education start-up Snapask. It coincides with the company’s relocation to Singapore.
Warburg Pincus invests in India's Apollo Tyres
Warburg Pincus will invest INR10.8 billion ($150.7 million) in Apollo Tyres, a multinational tire manufacturer headquartered in India.