Media
PE-backed ticketing player falls on debut after $287m HK IPO
Maoyan Entertainment, a Chinese online movie ticketing business backed by Tencent Holdings and several private equity investors, fell on its trading debut in Hong Kong following a HK$2.25 billion ($287.1 million) IPO.
LionRock buys stake in Italian football club Inter Milan
Asian private equity investor LionRock Capital has agreed to buy a minority stake in Italian football club Internazionale Milano (Inter Milan), which has been controlled by Chinese electronics retailer Suning since 2016.
PE-backed Tencent Music gains on US debut
Chinese music streaming platform Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) gained 7.7% on its US trading debut, following a $1.1 billion IPO that facilitated partial exits for several investors.
China's Data Grand raises $23m Series B round
Data Grand, a Chinese natural language processing (NLP) solution developer, has raised RMB160 million ($23.1 million) in a Series B round of funding led by Chenshan Asset Management, an arm of Chinese venture capital firm China Broadband Capital.
VCs commit $15m to Chinese art tuition start-up
Chinese online art tutoring services provider Meishubao has raised $15 million in the third tranche of a Series B round led by BHG Long Hills Capital.
Singapore's One Championship receives $166m Series D
Sequoia Capital has led a $166 million Series D funding round for One Championship, a Singapore-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization that stages tournaments across the region.
China Sports Capital leads $15m round for gaming network
Fighting Esports Group (FEG), a China-based online gaming network, has raised a RMB100 million ($14.5 million) Series A round led by China Sports Capital, a joint venture between Sequoia Capital China and CMC Capital Partners.
PAG-backed Tencent Music files for US IPO
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), one of the world’s largest music streaming services, has filed to list in the US. PAG Asia Capital is among the company’s minority backers.
China sports streaming: Match of the day
Private capital entering China’s sports streaming space is gravitating to platforms backed by the incumbent internet giants. But how long will it be before the big content bets pay off?
Q&A: Emerald Media's Paul Aiello
KKR-backed Emerald Media was formed to invest in Asia’s media landscape, but it has found a growing number of opportunities in technology. Managing Director Paul Aiello discusses how the sectors have grown together
Silver Lake to invest $600m in Wanda-owned cinema chain
Silver Lake has invested $600 million in AMC Entertainment Holdings, a US cinema chain owned by Dalian Wanda Group, a once acquisitive Chinese conglomerate now said to be retreating from overseas markets.
China's Qutoutiao soars on debut after $84m US IPO
Chinese news aggregator app Qutoutiao raised $84 million in a downsized US IPO – continuing a recent trend among Chinese tech start-ups – but then saw its stock price more than double on the first day of trading.
Beijing blockchain gaming platform receives $40m
Cocos-BCX, a Beijing-based blockchain game development platform, has raised $40 million from a group of strategic and VC investors to support its expansion plans.
Chinese AI video platform receives Series C1 funding
Video++, a Chinese artificial intelligence-driven advertising solutions provider that claims to serve 65% of domestic video-streaming sites, has secured a Series C1 round of funding.
Baidu Video secures $100m Series B round
Baidu Video, a Chinese video search and content aggregation platform, has raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Baidu with participation from Jadex Capital, Houze Ruyi and Gfund Management.
Sequoia, CMC fund invests in China's iQiyi Sports
China Sports Capital – a joint venture between Sequoia Capital China and CMC Capital Partners – has invested RMB300 million ($43.8 million) in iQiyi Sports, an online sports media platform.
Orchid, TPG lead $110m Series C for China's Duiba
Orchid Asia and TPG Capital have led a $110 million Series C round for Duiba, a Chinese enterprise services company that specializes in marketing and user engagement programs.
Chinese news aggregator Qutoutiao preps for US offering
Qutoutiao, a Chinese news aggregator app that seeks to differentiate itself from market leader Jinri Toutiao by focusing on entertainment-oriented content, has announced plans to list in the US.
China's PE-backed AsiaInfo files for HK IPO
AsiaInfo Technologies, a Chinese telecommunications software provider backed by a number of private equity firms, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO.
Chinese karaoke equipment supplier gets $29m Series B
Thunder Stone Technology, a Chinese karaoke equipment producer, has received nearly RMB200 million ($29 million) in Series B funding led by China Minsheng Investment Group.
IDG backs Chinese sports video streaming service
IDG Capital and government-backed Huiying Borun Investment have committed RMB500 million ($73 million) to iQiyi Sports, a newly established division of the Chinese video streaming platform that listed in the US earlier this year.
Legend Capital invests in talent agency CAA's China unit
Legend Capital has taken an equity interest in the China unit of Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), having facilitated a merger with Momentum Sports, a sports marketing and consulting business in which it is an investor.
Singapore VC-backed hotel chain gains $15m strategic investment
Zen Rooms, a budget hotel operator and online booking platform based in Singapore, has raised a $15 million from Korean online-to-offline (O2O) local services platform Yanolja.
China tech: Speedy returns
The emergence of a younger generation of Chinese consumers willing to pay for online content and services has shortened the path to profitability - and perhaps to IPO as well - for some start-ups
