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New Zealand's Farm Venture launches $109m agri fund
Farm Venture, a farm property investment and operations management business based in New Zealand, has launched an agribusiness fund that aims to raise NZ$150 million ($109 million).
China's Meiliche Jinrong raises another $38m
Meiliche Jinrong, the online auto finance unit of Chinese consumer loans site Meili Jinrong, has raised an additional RMB239 million ($37.88 million) for its Series B round.
Singapore's Pavilion commits $50m to education fund
Pavilion Capital, a private equity unit of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, has agreed to invest $50 million in an education fund that will support various country-specific preschool acquisition programs.
Everstone-backed Crystal files for India IPO
Crystal Crop Protection, an India-based agricultural chemicals producer, has filed for an IPO that will provide an exit for its private equity backer Everstone Capital.
TPG, CX exit India's Healthium to Apax
Apax Partners has acquired Indian medical devices supplier Healthium Medtech, facilitating exits for TPG Growth and CX Partners.
Australia's Colinton Capital secures debut deal
Colinton Capital Partners, a private equity firm established by Simon Moore, formerly Australia head at The Carlyle Group, has agreed to buy marine engineering business AMS Group.
China's PE-backed Liepin files for Hong Kong IPO
Wise Talent Information Technology, a PE-backed company that operates Chinese online recruitment services platform Leipin, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO.
MBK, Baring Asia agree $937m take-private for China's eHi
A consortium including MBK Partners and Baring Private Equity Asia has agreed to buy US-listed eHi Car Services, China’s second-largest car rental services business, for an enterprise valuation of $937.5 million.
Dymon exits Southeast Asia engineering services business
Dymon Asia Private Equity has exited Wah Loon Engineering, which provides engineering services for air conditioning, ventilation, fire protection and electrical systems in Singapore and Malaysia, to France-based Vinci Energies.
IMM invests $56m in Korea's Socar
IMM Private Equity has committed KRW60 billion ($56 million) to Socar, a car sharing company based in South Korea.
Southeast Asia's Zilingo raises $54m Series C round
Zilingo, an online fashion marketplace focused on Southeast Asia, has raised a $54 million Series C round led by Burda Principal Investments, Sequoia Capital India and Sofina.
Australia's Blackbird raises $173m for third fund
Australian venture capital firm Blackbird Ventures has reached a first close of A$225 million ($173 million) on its third fund - including a commitment from Future Fund, the country's sovereign wealth fund.
Ryan Shelswell to replace Chris Heine as ICG's Asia head
Ryan Shelswell has been named head of Asia Pacific at Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), succeeding Chris Heine, who will retire from the company.
CHAMP sells Australia's Accolade Wines to Carlyle
CHAMP Private Equity has agreed to sell Accolade Wines, which over the course of seven years it has turned into Australia’s largest wine producer, to The Carlyle Group for A$1 billion ($770 million).
CICC commits $286m to China's Concord Medical
CICC Capital, the private equity arm of China International Capital Corp, has agreed to invest up to RMB1.8 billion ($286 million) in an onshore subsidiary of Concord Medical, a US-listed healthcare business that abandoned a management-led privatization...
Riverside secures exits in New Zealand, Australia
The Riverside Company has sold New Zealand-based animal health devices manufacturer Simcro, along with Work Health Group, an occupational rehabilitation services provider in Australia.
PE-owned Qualitas Medical targets Singapore IPO
Southern Capital Group is making another attempt to list Qualitas Medical, its Malaysia-based healthcare services provider, on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Partners Group is also an investor in the business.
China's Meituan-Dianping acquires PE-backed Mobike
Meituan-Dianping, China’s largest online-to-offline (O2O) local services platform, has agreed to buy full control of bike-sharing company Mobike. Both companies are backed by Tencent Holdings and have received substantial private equity funding.
China's CMAB Biopharma gets $34m Series B
CD Capital, a Chinese healthcare-focused VC also known as CDBI Partners, has led a $34 million Series B round for CMAB Biopharma, a manufacturing services provider for biologic product developers.
China's Source Code hires former Commonfund Asia head
Jireh Li, formerly chief representative for Asia at US-based fund-of-funds Commonfund Capital, has joined Chinese venture capital firm Source Code Capital as an executive director.
Qiming appoints Steven Hu as partner
Qiming Venture Partners has rehired a former partner, Steven Hu (pictured), as a partner focused on investment in the internet and consumer sectors.
SoftBank, Alibaba invest $445m in India's Paytm
SoftBank Group and Alibaba Group have invested $445 million in Paytm Mall, the e-commerce arm of Indian online payments platform Paytm.
Temasek, Sailing lead $114m round for Impossible Foods
Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and China’s Sailing Capital have led a $114 million round for Impossible Foods, a US-based vegetarian food technology company currently expanding into Asia.
ChrysCapital leads $55m round for Indian education NBFC
ChrysCapital has led a INR3.5 billion ($55 million) Series C round for Varthana, an education-focused non-banking finance company (NBFC) based in India.