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Quadrant makes partial exit as iSentia IPO raises $264m
Shares in Australian media monitoring company iSentia gained nearly 20% on their trading debut after a A$283.6 million ($264.6 million) IPO facilitated a partial exit by Quadrant Private Equity.
Sequoia leads $100m round for China news app
Toutiao, a Chinese mobile news app operator, has received $100 million in a Series C round of investment led by Sequoia Capital.
Providence to buy Star Group's stake in India shopping JV
Providence Equity Partners has acquired a 50% interest in home-shopping channel Star CJ Network India from Star Group. The business is a joint venture with Korea-based CJ O Shopping.
Charm Communications accepts CMC-backed buyout offer
Chinese advertising agency Charm Communications has accepted a take-private offer from a consortium backed by China Media Capital (CMC) that values the NASDAQ-listed company at around $180 million.
China audio platform Ximalaya raises $11.5m
Ximalaya, a Chinese audio sharing platform, has raised $11.5 million in a Series A round of funding from KPCB, SIG China and Sierra Ventures.
FidelisWorld backs India's Smaaash Entertainment
Sport, media and entertainment-focused GP Fidelis World Asset Management has invested in India's Smaaash Entertainment, a sports-centric digital entertainment complex.
Chinese digital marketing platform AdSame raises $30m
AdSame, a Shanghai-based digital marketing firm, has secured a $30 million Series C round of funding led by Taiwan-based Pacific Venture Partners and Dream Capital Group.
Anthem Asia backs Myanmar PR agency
Anthem Asia, a recently established private equity firm based in Myanmar, has invested in Blink, a PR and digital marketing agency.
TransLink leads $7.1m round to support Kamcord's Asia growth
TransLink Capital has led a $7.1 million Series A round of investment for Kamcord, developer of the mobile gaming platform of the same name.
EQT to sell Taiwan cable TV network to Formosa Plastics
EQT Partners will sell Taiwanese cable TV network Gala Television Corp. to domestic conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group.
Alibaba, Yunfeng invest $1.2b in Youku Tudou
Alibaba Group and Yunfeng Capital will acquire a combined 18.5% stake in Youku Tudou, a US-listed Chinese online video firm, for $1.22 billion.
Japan VCs invest $4m in game developer Aiming
Japanese gaming company Aiming has received a JPY450 million ($4.3 million) round of investment from YJ Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and Mizuho Capital.
PE-backed IMAX, TCL form JV with Wasu Media
IMAX has teamed up with TCL Multimedia Technology to form a joint venture with Wasu Digital Media, a Chinese digital content provider, as part of their home theater initiative.
China’s LeTV launches $160m internet fund
LeTV.com, a Shenzhen-listed online video portal, is seeking to raise up to RMB1 billion ($161 million) for an internet and technology-focused private equity fund .
IMAX serves as real estate proxy
The new century global center in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is the world’s largest freestanding building, nearly three times the size of The Pentagon. The 1.76-million-square-meter facility includes offices, shopping malls, a Mediterranean village and...
EQT plans to exit Taiwan cable TV unit
EQT Partners intends to exit its investment in Taiwan cable TV network Gala TV (GTV) for a reported NT$6 billion ($200 million).
Jack Ma joins $1b investment in VC-backed Wasu Media
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma and several co-investors have agreed to buy a 20% stake in Wasu Media Holdings, a Hangzhou-based digital media operator backed by several VC firms, for RMB6.54 billion ($1.06 billion).
FountainVest, CMC buy 20% stake in IMAX China
FountainVest Partners and CMC Capital Partners have paid $80 million for a 20% stake in movie theater operator IMAX’s China business, with an objective to grow the business and ultimately take it public.
Taiwan's Hon Hai in talks to buy MBK-owned cable TV network – report
Hon Hai Precision Industry, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer best known as Foxconn, is said to be in talks with MBK Partners to buy China Network Systems (CNS).
China online music provider Kuke secures Milestone support
China-focused Milestone Capital has committed a Series A round of funding to Kuke.com, an online music supplier.
SAIF-backed Indian retail platform HomeShop18 files for US IPO
HomeShop18, an Indian television shopping network and online market place backed by SAIF Partners and OCP Asia, has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange.
India film funding: Bollywood bets
The rapid growth of India’s movie industry is drawing in private equity investors looking for exposure all along the value chain. Those unable to stomach the risk will aim for distribution rather than production
China's FunPlus pursues global ambition
Venture Capitalists have bet big on China's gaming industry. According to AVCJ Research, investment reached a record high of $1.6 billion last year, a massive jump on the $127 million committed in 2012. Barely three months into 2014 and gaming deals have...
Callista Capital, RW Media buy stake in India's Abundantia
Singapore-based Callista Capital and strategic investors RW Media have injected an undisclosed sum into Abundantia Entertainment, an independent motion pictures studio in India.