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China-India tech investments: A running start
The past 12 months has seen a long-expected surge of investments into India’s technology sector by Chinese financial and strategic investors. They are providing a significant boost to the local market
China video-streaming player Bilibili files for US IPO
Bilibili, a China-based video-streaming platform backed by a handful of PE and strategic investors, has filed for an US IPO.
Matrix backs China consumer-focused genetic testing player
Matrix Partners China has led a RMB100 million ($15.8 million) round for 23Mofang, a Chinese genetic testing services provider.
Australia's Blue Sky raises $78m
Australia-listed private equity firm Blue Sky Alternative Investments has raised A$100 million ($78 million) through the sale of new shares.
Cisco invests in IDG's latest India venture fund
Cisco Investments, the VC arm of US technology giant Cisco, has committed an undisclosed amount to the third fund of IDG Ventures India.
Q&A: Ocean Link's Tony Jiang
Tony Jiang spent a decade at The Carlyle Group before co-founding Ocean Link, China’s first travel and tourism-focused PE firm. He shares his thoughts on the rise sector specialization
Strategic players in China's tech space: The upstarts
A new generation of Chinese technology companies, led by Toutiao, Meituan-Dianping and Didi Chuxing, is challenging the incumbent giants. It is the inevitable consequence of a more complex environment
China buyouts: Responsible owners
From privatizations to succession planning to corporate carve-outs, China-focused GPs are seeing an increasing number of control buyout opportunities. But are they positioned to take full advantage?
India's NestAway gets $61m Series D
NestAway, a VC-backed Indian IT start-up focused on the local home rental market, has raised a INR4 billion ($61.4 million) Series D funding round with participation from Goldman Sachs.
Q&A: Dianrong's Soul Htite
Soul Htite, executive chairman of China’s Dianrong and a veteran of the US financial services market, contemplates peer-to-peer (P2P) lending opportunities after raising $70 million from Japan’s Orix Asia Capital and CITIC Securities-owned CLSA
HarbourVest adds managing director in Hong Kong
HarbourVest Partners has promoted Till Burges, who covers primary investments out of the firm’s Hong Kong office, to managing director.
HDFC joins Series C for India's MedGenome
Indian listed financial institution HDFC has joined the Series C round for MedGenome, an India and US-based company focused on molecular biology research and diagnostics.
TA-backed TCNS files for India IPO
Indian women’s apparel retailer TCNS Clothing has filed for an IPO that will provide a partial exit for private equity investor TA Associates.
LPs open-minded on multi-product managers - AVCJ Forum
The perception that private equity firms introducing additional strategies will boost their fee income but at the expense of overall returns is unfounded, provided expansion is conducted thoughtfully and alignment of interest is maintained.
Demonetization drives surge in Indian fintech investment
India’s demonetization policy has been the principal driver for a surge in financial technology investment in the country, according to research by Accenture and CB Insights.
China credit assessment player gets $160m Series D
Chinese financial technology company Wecash has closed a $160 million Series D round led by Orix Asia Capital and Hong Kong-based property investment and development firm SEA Group.
Toyota launches $2.8b car technology investment program
Toyota Group has confirmed it will establish a Tokyo-based investment program that will commit more than JPY300 billion ($2.8 billion) to autonomous driving development.
TA Associates completes exit from Australia's SpeedCast
TA Associates has made a full exit from SpeedCast, the satellite telecommunications provider it acquired in 2012 and listed in Australia two years later.
Indonesia's Go-Jek secures $1.5b Series E round
Indonesian ride-hailing and delivery platform Go-Jek has closed its Series E round at $1.5 billion with contributions from the likes of Tencent Holdings, JD.com, Meituan-Dianping, Google, Temasek Holdings, BlackRock, and Samsung Venture Investment.
Samena, Cenova in $83m round for Hong Kong's Virtus Medical
Virtus Medical Holdings, a Hong Kong-based private medical services provider, has raised an $83 million round of funding from Samena Capital and Cenova Capital.
Tencent leads $818m round for China's Chehaoduo
Chehaoduo, a Chinese online auto services provider that runs consumer-to-consumer (C2C) used car trading platform Guazi, has raised $818 million in a Series C round of funding led by Tencent Holdings.
Clearwater acquired by listed Canadian asset manager
Canadian asset manager Fiera Capital Corporation has acquired Hong Kong-based credit and special situations investor Clearwater Capital Partners.
CLSA buys Japanese beauty salon chain
CLSA Capital Partners (CLSA CP) has agreed to invest at least JPY10 billion ($94.3 million) to take a majority stake in Japanese beauty salon operator Agu Group. It is the firm’s second acquisition in the country this week.
Alteria reaches first close on India venture debt fund
Alteria Capital, an Indian venture debt firm established by InnoVen Capital co-founders Vinod Murali and Ajay Hattangdi, has reached a first close of INR3.6 billion ($54.6 million) for its debut fund.