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Aramco backs Japan drone start-up

Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has invested USD 14m in Japanese drone maker Terra Drone on the back of a JPY 8bn (USD 62m) Series B round.

  • MENA
  • 26 January 2023
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Bain exits India maritime logistics business to German strategic

Bain Capital has sold its stake in J.M. Baxi Ports & Logistics, an India-based provider of maritime logistics, to Germany-headquartered shipping and container transportation company Hapag-Lloyd for an undisclosed sum.

  • South Asia
  • 26 January 2023
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ResponsAbility hits $173m first close on Asia food fund

Swiss impact investor ResponsAbility has reached a first close of USD 173m for a South and Southeast Asia-focused sustainable food private equity fund. The target is USD 400m.

  • South Asia
  • 26 January 2023
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Deal focus: L Catterton hitches a ride with Tenways

Electric bicycle brand Tenways has built its business on European design capabilities and Asian manufacturing smarts. L Catterton is backing the two-year-old company to become a global leader

  • Europe
  • 18 January 2023
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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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Accel backs India home construction start-up

Accel and fellow US venture firm Celesta Capital have led a USD 10m round for India’s Brick&Bolt, a consumer-facing end-to-end home construction platform.

  • South Asia
  • 12 January 2023
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China's Breton Technology raises $84m

Breton Technology, a China-based manufacturer of new energy mining equipment, has closed an extended Series C round of CNY 579m (USD 84.5m) from a slew of domestic investors.

  • 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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BPEA EQT cancels purchase of Korea's PI Advanced Materials

BPEA EQT – formerly Baring Private Equity Asia – has pulled out of its planned acquisition of a majority stake in Korea-based industrial films producer PI Advanced Materials from Glenwood Private Equity.

  • North Asia
  • 12 December 2022
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Goldman invests in KKR-owned Goodpack as part of refinancing

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has made a structured investment in Goodpack, a Singapore-based container manufacturer controlled by KKR, as part of a broader refinancing transaction.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 09 December 2022
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India agtech start-up DeHaat closes Series E on $60m

DeHaat, which claims to be India’s largest full-stack agricultural technology platform, has closed its Series E round on USD 60m. Sofina and Temasek Holdings were the lead investors.

  • South Asia
  • 02 December 2022
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KKR completes tender for Japan's Hitachi Transport Systems

KKR has completed its tender offer for Hitachi Transport Systems, having secured a 51.1% stake in the third-party logistics (3PL) provider at a valuation of JPY 749.5bn (USD 5.4bn).

  • North Asia
  • 01 December 2022
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China semiconductor equipment player raises $139m

Dongfang Jingyuan Electron (DJEL), a China-based semiconductor equipment and software provider, has raised CNY 1bn (USD 139m) from an investor group that includes Green Pine Capital Partners and CoStone Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 30 November 2022
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Portfolio: Trustar Capital and Trustlink

Through Trustlink, Trustar Capital has successfully executed a buy-and-build strategy in China’s facility management space, using scale and standardisation to win contracts from multinationals

  • Greater China
  • 29 November 2022
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ACE Equity-backed SPAC acquires US electronics player

ACE Convergence Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by Korean PE firm ACE Equity Partners, has completed a merger with US-based electronics manufacturer Tempo Automation. The equity valuation of the business was cut...

  • North Asia
  • 28 November 2022
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Brookfield buys Hong Kong's Trimco from Affinity - update

Affinity Equity Partners has sold Hong Kong-headquartered garment label manufacturer Trimco Group to Brookfield Asset Management, for an enterprise value of USD 850m.

  • Greater China
  • 22 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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China automotive industry supplier Kasco raises $72m

Kasco, a China-based air suspension supplier for passenger vehicles, has closed a Series B round of CNY 510m (USD 72m) led by an investment arm of CRRC Group, China State-Owned Venture Capital Fund, Source Code Capital, and Shenzhen Capital Group.

  • Greater China
  • 15 November 2022
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Glenwood invests $514m in Hanwha's advanced materials unit

Korean carve-out specialist Glenwood Private Equity has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in the advanced materials unit of Hanwha Solutions, a listed subsidiary of Hanwha Group, for an enterprise valuation of KRW 680bn (USD 514.2m).

  • North Asia
  • 14 November 2022
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Carlyle pursues take-private of Japan's Totoku Electric

The board of Japan-based electric wire manufacturer Totoku Electric has endorsed a tender offer from The Carlyle Group that values the company at approximately JPY 38.2bn (USD 261m).

  • North Asia
  • 10 November 2022
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Warburg Pincus, Malabar commit $60m to India wearables brand

Warburg Pincus and Malabar Investments have injected USD 60m into boAT, an India-based manufacturer of wearables and other electronic devices that was previously on track for an IPO.

  • South Asia
  • 01 November 2022
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Roc leads Series B for Australia carbon credits specialist

Australia’s Roc Partners has led a AUD 55m (USD 35.6m) Series B round for local carbon credits platform and sustainability advisory Viridios Group.

  • Australasia
  • 28 October 2022
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Hidden Hill leads $330m round for Geely's China NEV unit

Farizon Auto, a new energy vehicle (NEV) brand under Chinese automaker Geely, has secured USD 300m in pre-Series A funding led by Hidden Hill Capital, a private equity arm of local warehouse operator turned logistics and infrastructure investment manager...

  • Greater China
  • 28 October 2022
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