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India's Moonfrog Labs acquired by Swedish gaming studio

Swedish free-to-play gaming studio Stillfront has agreed to acquire 100% of Indian mobile games developer Moonfrog Labs, setting up exits for Tiger Global Management and Sequoia Capital India.

  • South Asia
  • 03 February 2021
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India’s Zetwerk secures $120m Series D

India’s Zetwerk, a marketplace for the outsourcing of small manufacturing jobs, has raised a $120 million Series D round led by US-based Greenoaks Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

  • South Asia
  • 03 February 2021
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CDC expands VC program with South Asia focus

UK development finance institution CDC Group has engaged two venture capital industry veterans as part of a VC program expansion in Africa and South Asia.

  • South Asia
  • 02 February 2021
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AVCJ Awards 2020: Exit of the Year - IPO: SBI Card

The Carlyle Group helps SBI Card win its place in the ongoing rise of digital India before realizing a landmark domestic IPO. Coordination with State Bank of India has been crucial

  • South Asia
  • 02 February 2021
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AVCJ Awards 2020: Deal of the Year - Large Cap: Jio Platforms

Jio Platforms has attracted an array of global investors as its digital ecosystem designs come into focus. L Catterton Asia adds consumer clout to the infrastructural proceedings

  • South Asia
  • 01 February 2021
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Profile: Sarmayacar's Rabeel Warraich

Rabeel Warraich swapped the stability of GIC for the untested waters of early-stage investment in Pakistan. With Sarmayacar about to close the country’s first VC fund, the gamble appears to be paying off

  • South Asia
  • 29 January 2021
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Deal focus: Olympus credit team spins out, gets OMERS backing

Olympus Capital Credit has rebranded as Orion Capital Asia, with OMERS replacing Olympus as the firm’s equity partner. The strategy is unchanged, with COVID-19 helping to drive deal flow

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 28 January 2021
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PE-owned Aadhar Housing Finance files for India IPO

Aadhar Housing Finance, an Indian affordable housing lender acquired by The Blackstone Group in 2019, is looking to raise up to INR73 billion ($1 billion) through a domestic IPO.

  • South Asia
  • 26 January 2021
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Morgan Stanley backs India logistics provider

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Fund has invested INR1.8 billion ($25 million) in Leap India, a supply chain services provider focused on cost reduction through pallet pooling.

  • South Asia
  • 25 January 2021
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4Q analysis: Growth spurt

Technology-enabled businesses in China and India are the beneficiaries of a resurgence in growth capital deal flow; Japan is the sole stand-out in fundraising; IPOs continue to shine as overall exits struggle

  • Greater China
  • 22 January 2021
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COVID-19 changing conduct as much as tech usage

Experiences vary across geographies as Asian GPs adapt to pandemic working conditions. Technology use is up, but the most lasting changes may be more cultural in nature.

  • GPs
  • 21 January 2021
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Salesforce invests $15m in India's Darwinbox

Salesforce Ventures has invested $15 million in Darwinbox as part of the Indian staff management technology provider's latest growth round. It brings funds raised to date to about $35 million.

  • South Asia
  • 20 January 2021
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Prosus leads $30m Series C for India agtech start-up

Prosus Ventures, formerly a VC arm of South African media conglomerate Naspers, has led a $30 million Series C round for Indian agricultural technology provider DeHaat.

  • South Asia
  • 20 January 2021
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Fund focus: Endiya sees India’s early-stage upside

Having scaled up in fund size to $75 million for its second vintage, Endiya Partners is looking for opportunities in an increasingly attractive yet competitive Indian start-up ecosystem

  • South Asia
  • 20 January 2021
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Asia PE investment ends 2020 on a tear

A fourth-quarter surge in growth-stage deal-making took Asia private equity investment to $198.5 billion in 2020, comfortably surpassing the previous year’s total despite the strictures of COVID-19.

  • Expansion
  • 20 January 2021
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Buyouts in 2021: Winners and losers

Asia could prove to be a deal-rich market in 2021, but buyout investors are still figuring out the long-term implications of COVID-19 for companies that cater to changing consumer demands

  • Greater China
  • 13 January 2021
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India's Z3 Partners hits first close on debut VC fund

India venture capital firm Z3 Partners has reached a first close of INR1 billion ($13.6 million) on its debut fund, which will invest in early-stage technology start-ups.

  • South Asia
  • 08 January 2021
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India B2B marketplace Udaan raises $280m

Udaan, an India-based B2B marketplace, has raised $280 million from an investor group that includes existing backers Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tencent Holdings, DST Global, GGV Capital, and Altimeter Capital.

  • South Asia
  • 07 January 2021
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India's Endiya closes second fund at $75m

India’s Endiya Partners has closed its second early-stage venture capital fund with about $75 million in commitments.

  • South Asia
  • 07 January 2021
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Sequoia joins $81m Series C for India’s Cred

Sequoia Capital India has joined an $81 million Series C round for India’s Cred, a credit card rewards start-up also known as Dreamplug Technologies.

  • South Asia
  • 05 January 2021
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Zeitgeist: 2020 in quotes

What industry participants had to say on China IPOs, conducting due diligence on GPs, waiting for distress opportunities, working from home, co-underwriting deals, and sensible recruitment policies

  • Greater China
  • 04 January 2021
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Timeline: 2020 by numbers

A selection of the key fundraising, investment and exit events - presented in chronological order - from the past 12 months

  • Greater China
  • 31 December 2020
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Apax buys software business from India's 3i Infotech

Apax Partners has agreed to acquire the software products business of Indian IT provider 3i Infotech for INR10 billion ($136.6 million). It will be renamed Azentio Software.

  • South Asia
  • 31 December 2020
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Google joins $145m round for India's Glance

Google has joined a $145 million round for Glance, an Indian smart phone services provider specializing in media content that launches on a locked home screen when a handset is illuminated.

  • South Asia
  • 28 December 2020
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