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Deal focus: Evermos extends impact to social commerce

Indonesia’s Evermos has more than doubled its total funding as investors see promise in a social commerce model that prioritises cottage industries and underemployed women

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 June 2023
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Praxis invests $170m in Korea's Beyond Music

Korean private equity firm Praxis Capital has led a USD 170m investment in local music rights investment and management company Beyond Music.

  • North Asia
  • 06 June 2023
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Indonesia e-commerce player Evermos gets $39m Series C

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has led a USD 39m Series C round for Evermos, an Indonesian social commerce platform that positions itself as an impact play.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 29 May 2023
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Singapore's BandLab raises $25m

Singapore-based social music creation platform BandLab has raised USD 25m from Cercano Management, formerly Vulcan Capital, a vehicle established by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 24 May 2023
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Australia cybersecurity start-up raises $20m

Australian cybersecurity start-up Fivecast has closed a USD 20m Series A round led by Ten Eleven Ventures, a US-based specialist in cybersecurity.

  • Australasia
  • 12 April 2023
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Deal focus: Hong Kong’s Gryfyn issues web3 passport

Gryfyn, the latest project from Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands, has attracted several VC investors, most of which are not existing backers of its parent. The mission is simple: expand the metaverse

  • Greater China
  • 04 April 2023
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D Capital agrees Japan digital marketing carve-out

Japanese mid-market private equity firm D Capital has agreed to buy the local operations of Catalina, a US-headquartered digital marketing company undergoing its second restructuring in four years.

  • North Asia
  • 30 March 2023
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Polaris picks up Japan advertising, recruitment assets

Polaris Capital Group has acquired Sendenkaigi, which claims to be Japan’s leading publisher of marketing and communications-related content, as well as its recruitment-focused subsidiary.

  • North Asia
  • 23 March 2023
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Deal focus: K-wave media savvy explores new markets

Korean audience interaction technology provider Bemyfriends hopes a sizeable Series A round led by Cleveland Avenue, a lifestyle-focused VC firm in the US, will jumpstart a global expansion

  • North Asia
  • 14 March 2023
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Korea audience engagement platform Bemyfriends gets $29m

Korea’s Bemyfriends, an audience engagement platform for brands and creators, has raised USD 29m in Series A funding, with the latest tranche provided by US-based VC firm Cleveland Avenue.

  • North Asia
  • 09 March 2023
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Deal focus: Digital marketing piggybacks e-commerce boom

Malaysian digital marketing specialist Involve Asia is making hay as regional e-commerce shows no signs of slowing. Fresh VC support will guide inorganic expansion amidst erratically trendy user behaviour

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 March 2023
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US investor secures control option for Melbourne football club

Shareholders in Australian football club Melbourne Victory have approved a proposal that allows US-based investor 777 Partners to take a majority stake.

  • Australasia
  • 03 February 2023
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Japan's JGIA targets Wow World take-private

Japan Growth Investments Alliance (JGIA) has won board approval from Tokyo-listed Wow World Group for a take-private that values the business communications technology provider at JPY 6bn (USD 46.4m).

  • North Asia
  • 01 February 2023
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IMM commits $121m to Korea cloud business

IMM Investment is providing KRW 150bn (USD 121m) in Series A funding for Korean cloud computing business NHN Cloud at a valuation of KRW 1trn.

  • North Asia
  • 30 January 2023
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Bain targets $236m buyout of Japan's Impact HD

A Bain Capital-backed take-private of Japanese one-stop field marketing services provider Impact HD, which values the company at approximately JPY 30.7bn (USD 236.3m), has won board support.

  • North Asia
  • 30 January 2023
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GIC, PIF invest $924m in Korea's Kakao Entertainment

Singapore’s GIC and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) have agreed to invest a combined KRW 1.15trn (USD 924m) in Korean internet giant Kakao’s entertainment division.

  • North Asia
  • 13 January 2023
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PAG invests $500m in China's iQiyi

PAG has invested USD 500m in China-based online video streaming platform iQiyi through a private placement of senior convertible notes.

  • Greater China
  • 06 January 2023
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Asian basketball league secures Series C funding

East Asia Super League (EASL), a basketball league featuring teams from Greater China, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines, has raised USD 40m as part of a yet-to-close Series C funding round.

  • Australasia
  • 30 December 2022
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Winter Capital leads $22.5m Series A for India's Uolo

Dubai-based Winter Capital has led a USD 22.5m Series A round for Indian education technology platform Uolo with support from local investor Blume Ventures.

  • South Asia
  • 12 December 2022
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East leads $13m round for Indonesia's TipTip

East Ventures has led a USD 13m Series A round for Indonesia’s TipTip, a marketplace that connects digital media content creators and their fans.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 29 November 2022
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China's CMC trims stake in City Football Group

China-based CMC Capital has exited the bulk of its remaining stake in City Football Group (CFG), a series of football clubs built around the Manchester City brand, with CMC founder Ruigang Li vacating his seat on the company’s board.

  • Greater China
  • 28 November 2022
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65 Equity invests $107m in Singapore's Cityneon

Temasek Holdings-backed 65 Equity Partners has invested SGD 150m (USD 107m) in Singapore’s Cityneon, a company that markets entertainment brands by staging elaborate events, displays, and exhibitions.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 October 2022
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Deal focus: Gamurs gears up for M&A boom

Gamurs claims to have carved a niche as the largest gaming news publisher in the English-speaking world on the back of 39 acquisitions in seven years. Its Series A will go towards more purchases

  • Australasia
  • 26 October 2022
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Deal focus: Fortitude rings in 9x return on Shopper

Shopping mall-focused digital advertising business Shopper Media Group rode out Australia’s lockdown woes to seal a sale to Woolworths, with Fortitude Investment Partners getting a 9x return

  • Australasia
  • 19 October 2022
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