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Norwegian climate fund backs India waste-to-energy player

A climate fund set up by Norwegian development finance institution Norfund has invested NOK 600m (USD 60.5m) in Indian solar and waste-to-energy company SEAL.

  • South Asia
  • 17 January 2023
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Bain backs Asia biorefinery platform

Bain Capital Private Equity has confirmed a significant equity commitment to EcoCeres, a Hong Kong-based biorefinery. The size of the investment was not disclosed.

  • Greater China
  • 13 January 2023
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China's Yuze Semiconductor raises $178m

China’s Yuze Semiconductor, a specialist in single-crystal high-efficiency silicon wafers, has raised a CNY 1.2bn (USD 178m) Series B round featuring Goldstone Investment, a PE unit of CITIC Securities.

  • Greater China
  • 13 January 2023
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China gas station, charging pile platform Newlink secures $133m

Newlink Group, the operator of a China-based platform that helps drivers locate the best-value gas stations and charging piles, has raised CNY 900m (USD 133m) through a series of financing rounds involving three subsidiaries.

  • Greater China
  • 12 January 2023
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L Catterton joins round for e-bike player Tenways

Tenways, an electric bicycle manufacturer headquartered in the Netherlands with a strong supply chain in Asia, has raised CNY 300m (USD 44m) in Series A funding, including an extension led by L Catterton.

  • Greater China
  • 11 January 2023
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Nio Capital backs China battery recycling start-up

Nio Capital has led a Series A for China-based battery recycling start-up Ruilong Technology. The company did not disclose the exact size of the round, merely saying it amounted to several hundreds of millions of renminbi.

  • Greater China
  • 11 January 2023
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Cloudview leads $221m round for China solar panel maker

China’s Cloudview Capital has led a CNY 1.5bn (USD 221m) Series B round for Astronergy, a solar panel manufacturer based in Zhejiang province.

  • Greater China
  • 09 January 2023
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Hidden Hill joins $145m round for China's Sany Heavy Truck

Sany Heavy Truck, a subsidiary of Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry focused on developing new energy trucks, has raised nearly CNY 1bn (USD 145m) in Series A funding.

  • Greater China
  • 04 January 2023
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China solar cell manufacturer raises $72m

Temasek Holdings, Sequoia Capital China, and IDG Capital have led a CNY500m (USD 72m) Series B investment in Chinese solar cell manufacturer GCL Photoelectric Materials.

  • Greater China
  • 15 December 2022
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China's InnoVision seeks $250m for third fund

InnoVision Capital, a Chinese private equity firm founded by Lane Zhao, who was one of the original members of KKR’s China team, is targeting USD 250m for its third fund and first US dollar-denominated vehicle.

  • Greater China
  • 06 December 2022
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Qualcomm backs India EV maker Ultraviolette

Qualcomm Ventures and Lingotto, the largest shareholder in Ferrari, have invested in India’s Ultraviolette Automotive, an electric vehicle maker focused on two-wheelers.

  • South Asia
  • 24 November 2022
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Tread more cautiously in PE-infra overlap – AVCJ Forum

Investors are increasingly challenged to reconcile a vanishing divide between some infrastructure and PE strategies, the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum heard.

  • Infrastructure
  • 18 November 2022
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Australia cultured meat start-up gets $49m Series A

Blackbird and Prosperity7 Ventures, a unit of Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco, have led a USD 49.2m Series A round for Australian cell-cultured meat company Vow.

  • Australasia
  • 16 November 2022
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Wavemaker hits first close on SE Asia climate fund

Singapore’s Wavemaker Partners has hit a first close of USD 13m on its debut impact fund, which focuses on climate themes in Southeast Asia. The target is USD 25m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 14 November 2022
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China battery maker WeLion secures $207m Series D

Beijing WeLion New Energy Technology, a China-based manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, has raised CNY 1.5bn (USD 207m) in Series D funding led by Chengtong State-Owned Enterprises Mixed Ownership Reform Fund.

  • Greater China
  • 09 November 2022
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GEF Capital backs India EV components supplier Electra EV

GEF Capital Partners, a spinout from Global Environment Fund, has invested USD 25m in Electra EV, an India-based electric vehicle (EV) components manufacturer controlled by Ratan Tata.

  • South Asia
  • 08 November 2022
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Australia recycling start-up Samsara Eco raises $34m

Samsara Eco, an Australia-based start-up that has developed enzymes capable of breaking down plastics into their core molecules so they can be reconstituted in new items, has raised AUD 54m (USD 34.6m) in Series A funding.

  • Australasia
  • 02 November 2022
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Axiom, Pavilion back Japan climate tech start-up Asuene

Axiom Asia and Temasek Holdings-controlled Pavilion Capital have joined a USD 20m Series B round for Asuene, a Japan-based climate technology start-up that helps companies track carbon emissions.

  • North Asia
  • 28 October 2022
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CDPQ invests $474m in Japan energy programme

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) has committed JPY 70bn (USD 474m) to a Japanese energy transition programme led by local renewables developer Shizen Energy.

  • North Asia
  • 26 October 2022
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Indonesia solar start-up raises $33m Series A

Indonesia’s Xurya, a solar power rental and installation start-up, has lifted its Series A round to USD 33m with new commitments from Mitsui & Co and local property conglomerate Surya Semesta Internusa.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 October 2022
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India's Ather Energy adds $50m to Series E

India’s Ather Energy, a two-wheel electric vehicle (EV) brand, has raised about USD 50m from existing investors, extending its Series E round to around USD 178m.

  • South Asia
  • 20 October 2022
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Proterra backs Singapore biodiesel player

Specialist food and agriculture investor Proterra Investment Partners has agreed to invest in Aperion Bioenergy, a Singapore-based bioenergy producer that sources used cooking oil for feedstocks.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 07 October 2022
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Brookfield commits $500m to carbon recycling specialist LanzaTech

Brookfield Renewable, a business controlled by Brookfield Asset Management, has agreed to invest USD 500m in LanzaTech, a US carbon recycling specialist with a significant Asia presence.

  • North America
  • 05 October 2022
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China silicon supplier Lihao gets $305m Series B

Lihao Semiconductor, a China-based supplier of silicon materials used in solar panels, has raised CNY 2.2bn (USD 305m) in Series B funding from an investor group featuring Oceanpine Capital, V Fund, and Harvest Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 29 September 2022
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