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Naspers co-leads $210m round for India's Swiggy

Indian online food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy has raised a $210 million Series G round co-led by South African internet conglomerate Naspers and DST Global that reportedly values it at over $1.2 billion.

  • South Asia
  • 22 June 2018
China's VIPKid raises $500m round

China-based English language learning platform operator VIPKid has received a $500 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital, Tencent Investment, Yunfeng Capital, and Coatue Management.

  • Greater China
  • 22 June 2018
Campbell Lutyens opens Singapore office

Placement agent and secondary transaction advisor Campbell Lutyens has opened a new office in Singapore to support an ongoing Asian expansion agenda.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 June 2018
Amicus invests $10m in India's Wonderchef

Amicus Capital Partners has invested INR700 million ($10.3 million) in Indian cookware and kitchen appliances manufacturer Wonderchef.

  • South Asia
  • 22 June 2018
VCs back $40m round for Korea's Fantom Foundation

Fantom Foundation, a Korean blockchain technology company, has received a $40 million funding round from a number of specialist investors, including US-based 8 Decimal Capital and Singapore’s Link VC.

  • North Asia
  • 22 June 2018
Hong Kong biotech IPOs: Capital injection

The move to allow zero-revenue biotech companies to list in Hong Kong has spurred investor interest in healthcare. But valuations are high and success in this capital-intensive space is by no means guaranteed

  • Greater China
  • 22 June 2018
China cross-border GP AGIC opens London office

AGIC Capital, a private equity firm focused on China-Europe cross-border investments, has opened an office in London to access new investment opportunities and grow its investor base.

  • Europe
  • 21 June 2018
NZ Super names Whineray as new CEO

New Zealand Superannuation (NZ Super) has appointed its CIO Matt Whineray as CEO following a global search process.

  • Australasia
  • 21 June 2018
Japanese LPs emphasize portfolio diversification - AVCJ Forum

Diversification – by vintage, geography, and strategy – is the priority for Japan’s largest institutional investors as they develop their private equity programs, but they accept that portfolio-building can be challenging.

  • North Asia
  • 21 June 2018
Delta Capital closes Myanmar fund at $70m

Delta Capital Myanmar, formerly known as PMM Partners, has achieved a final close of about $70 million for its second private equity fund. The GP was targeting $100 million.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 June 2018
Deal focus: Byton plans China luxury breakthrough

Legend Capital-backed Byton plans to pursue global expansion in the luxury electric car market with the help of a $500 million Series B round

  • Greater China
  • 21 June 2018
PE-backed VCredit raises $152m in HK IPO

VCredit, a Chinese online consumer finance platform with private equity backers including TPG Growth, has raised HK$1.2 billion ($152 million) in its Hong Kong IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 20 June 2018
Macquarie exits 80% stake in Australia wind farm

Macquarie Capital has exited an 80% holding in Australian wind farm project Lal Lal, with Canada-based Northleaf Capital Partners and UK-based Infrared Capital Partners each taking 40% stakes.

  • Australasia
  • 20 June 2018
Ward Ferry, General Atlantic to join $109m round for India's IIFL Wealth

General Atlantic and Hong Kong-based PE firm Ward Ferry have agreed to join a INR7.5 billion ($109 million) investment in IIFL Wealth Management, a subsidiary of India’s IIFL Holdings.

  • South Asia
  • 20 June 2018
Qiming leads $37m round for China's Alpha Biopharma

China’s Qiming Venture Partners has led a $37 million Series A investment in domestic biopharmaceutical start-up Alpha Biopharma.

  • Greater China
  • 20 June 2018
Deal focus: Australia’s Propeller reaches new heights

Australian big data start-up Propeller Aero raises $10 million round aimed at developing its aerial data analytics software

  • Australasia
  • 20 June 2018
LP interview: Cbus' Kristian Fok

Recognizing that strong cash inflows were working against a solely outsourced manager strategy in the alternatives space, Australia’s Cbus picked its key asset classes and devised a direct solution

  • Australasia
  • 20 June 2018
Centurium reaches $1b first close on China fund

Centurium Capital, the private equity firm established by ex-Warburg Pincus China head David Li, has reached a first close on its debut fund of nearly $1 billion.

  • Greater China
  • 20 June 2018
CITIC Capital makes $3.6b bid for China Biologic Products

CITIC Capital has submitted a take-private bid for China Biologic Products that values the US-listed biopharmaceutical developer at approximately $3.65 billion.

  • Greater China
  • 20 June 2018
Korea’s Viva Republica raises $40m

Singapore’s GIC Private and Sequoia Capital China have invested a combined $40 million in Korean financial technology company Viva Republica.

  • North Asia
  • 19 June 2018
CEO of Malaysia's Cradle Fund killed by mobile phone malfunction

Nazrin Hassan, CEO of Cradle Fund, died on June 14 due to blast injuries incurred when his mobile phone exploded, the Malaysian venture capital firm has confirmed.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 June 2018
Creador-backed Vectus files India IPO

Vectus Industries, an India-based maker of water storage and piping products, has filed for an IPO that will provide a full exit for its private equity backer Creador.

  • South Asia
  • 19 June 2018
SeaLink leads $29m round for Indian children’s hospital

SeaLink Capital Partners has led a INR2 billion ($29 million) investment in Indian maternal and pediatric hospital chain Surya Children’s Medicare, providing an exit for OrbiMed Advisors. 

  • South Asia
  • 18 June 2018
Activist investors in Japan: Governance gambit

Japan's governance reforms have given activist investors more leverage over underperforming companies. PE firms are well positioned to offer solutions to these targets in the form of carve-outs, privatizations, or partnerships

  • North Asia
  • 18 June 2018
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