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AGIC acquires European medical supplier, targets China growth

AGIC Capital has acquired 100% of Slovenia-based medical equipment supplier Fotona as part of a plan to expand operations in Asia with an emphasis on China. The deal will facilitate an exit for US private equity firm The Gores Group.

  • Greater China
  • 21 April 2017
Samara acquires India's Sanjay Maintenance

Samara Capital Partners has acquired Indian facilities management company Sanjay Maintenance Services (SMS) for about $20 million.

  • South Asia
  • 21 April 2017
China AI specialist Sense Time gets $60m from Sailing

Sailing Capital has provided $60 million in Series C funding to artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technology start-up Sense Time, less than six months after the Beijing-based company announced its previous round.

  • Greater China
  • 21 April 2017
Creador exits India’s Somany Ceramics for $50m

South and Southeast Asia-focused mid-market GP Creador has fully exited its investment in Indian tile maker Somany Ceramics for INR3.26 billion ($50.4 million).

  • South Asia
  • 21 April 2017
VCs commit $65m to China vaccine developer CanSino Biologics

SDIC Fund Management, a GP under China’s State Development & Investment Corporation, has led a $65 million round of funding for CanSino Biologics, a China-based vaccine developer.

  • Greater China
  • 21 April 2017
Source Code closes third China VC fund at $260m

Source Code Capital, a Chinese VC firm founded by Yi Cao (pictured), a former partner at Sequoia Capital, has closed its third US dollar-denominated technology fund at $260 million.

  • Greater China
  • 21 April 2017
Adveq agrees sale to Schroders

Adveq, a global fund-of-funds that deploys $100-200 million every year in Asia, has agreed to an acquisition by UK-listed asset manager Schroders.

  • Fund-of-funds
  • 21 April 2017
VIG buys Korean used car retailer for $97m

VIG Partners has agreed to acquire 100% of South Korea-based used car retailer and maintenance provider Autoplus for KRW110 billion ($97 million). The plan is to build the business into a local equivalent of CarMax, which is the leading player in the...

  • North Asia
  • 21 April 2017
Antony Leung's New Frontier backs Shenzhen medical group

New Frontier, a private equity firm co-founded by Antony Leung (pictured), formerly Hong Kong's financial secretary, has invested in Best Unimed Medical Group, a Shenzhen-based third-party physicians group.

  • Greater China
  • 20 April 2017
Neuberger Berman launches onshore China unit

Neuberger Berman has established an onshore investment management business in China that is expected to enable the firm to distribute private fund products to local clients.

  • Greater China
  • 20 April 2017
IFC proposes $100m investment in China insurance firm

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, is considering an equity investment of up to RMB690 million ($100 million) in Chinese insurance firm Union Life Insurance.

  • Greater China
  • 20 April 2017
VCs join $400m round for China, US-based EV player

CITIC Securities has led a $400 million funding round - with participation from CDH Investments and National Venture Capital - for China and US-based electric vehicle (EV) supplier Microvast Power Systems.

  • Greater China
  • 20 April 2017
Saratoga's Uno elected deputy governor of Jakarta

Sandiaga Uno, one of the founding partners of Indonesia-focused GP Saratoga Capital, has been elected deputy governor of Jakarta. Uno and his running mate Anies Baswedan (pictured right, with Uno), a former education minister, secured a comprehensive...

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 April 2017
ClearVue raises $362m for China consumer fund

ClearVue Partners has closed its second China consumer-focused fund at $362 million, having received commitments from institutional LPs including several global fast-moving consumer goods companies.

  • Greater China
  • 20 April 2017
Integral closes third Japan mid-market fund at $670m

Integral Group has closed its third Japan mid-market buyout fund at the hard cap of JPY73 billion ($670 million), with domestic LPs accounting for approximately three quarters of the corpus.

  • North Asia
  • 20 April 2017
TCV invests $20m in New Zealand's Xero, Martix part exits

US venture capital firm Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) has invested NZ$28.5 million ($20 million) in New Zealand-listed accounting software company Xero. It will facilitate a partial exit for existing backer Matrix Capital.

  • Australasia
  • 20 April 2017
Addor Capital leads $12m round for China’s Yeecall

Addor Capital has led a $12 million pre-Series B round for Yeecall, a Chinese mobile app that allows users to make free voice and video calls, with participation from existing investors including Sinovation Ventures.

  • Greater China
  • 20 April 2017
Haiyin Capital, NCET2 form Sino-US VC fund

China's Haiyin Capital and the US-based National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) have jointly launched a VC fund to provide capital to start-ups formed at American universities.

  • Greater China
  • 20 April 2017
KWAP joins investor roster for SE Asia telecom spin-out

Malaysia’s public sector pension fund, KWAP, has joined Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) and Khazanah Nasional in backing the spin-out of an infrastructure unit of Southeast Asian telecom company Axiata.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 April 2017
Platinum to buy OfficeMax business in Australia, New Zealand

US-based private equity firm Platinum Equity has agreed to buy business products supplier OfficeMax’s Australia and New Zealand businesses from its owner, US-based Office Depot.

  • Australasia
  • 20 April 2017
PE consortium ups bid for Australia's Tatts

A consortium comprising Morgan Stanley Infrastructure, KKR, First State Super and Macquarie has increased its buyout offer for Australian lottery operator Tatts Group. It now values the company at A$7.6 billion ($5.7 billion).

  • Australasia
  • 19 April 2017
India's PE-backed Capacite files for $62m IPO

Capacite Infraprojects, an Indian construction firm backed by Paragon Partners and NewQuest Capital Partners, has filed for a INR4 billion ($62 million) IPO.

  • South Asia
  • 19 April 2017
Ex-KPCB China executive Wei Zhou launches new VC firm

Wei Zhou (pictured), formerly a managing partner at KPCB China, has launched a new VC firm – China Creation Ventures – and closed his debut renminbi-denominated fund at RMB1.5 billion ($220 million).

  • Greater China
  • 19 April 2017
Hony’s Best Food backs Vietnamese restaurant chain

Best Food Holding, a Hong Kong-listed food and beverage platform established by Hony Capital, has invested an undisclosed sum in Shenzhen Yuepin, a restaurant chain specializing in Vietnamese cuisine.

  • Greater China
  • 18 April 2017
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