Sectors
Deal focus: Change at the margins for Proterra Asia
Proterra Asia has been investing in food and agriculture across the region for 13 years. This will continue, regardless of tweaks in management entity ownership and fund structure
Deal focus: AGIC eyes beauty with industrial characteristics
Pure Trade runs a network of third-party manufacturers that provide packaging to global beauty brands. AGIC saw an asset that sat neatly in its Asia-Europe industrial supply chain sweet spot
India edtech: Class dismissed
With investment all but evaporated and its champion in a tailspin of bad press, India’s massive online K-12 education space is in an awkward limbo. It’s a welcome correction though
Chinese retailer KK Group files for Hong Kong IPO
KK Group, a Chinese online-to-offline lifestyle retailer that has raised more than USD 400m in venture capital funding, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO.
Australian mining tech start-up Plotlogic raises $28m
Australian mining technology start-up Plotlogic has raised a USD 28m Series B round led by US impact investor Galvanize Climate Solutions and Schneider Electric’s SE Ventures.
RTP leads $17m round for India internet provider
RTP Global has led a USD 17m round for India’s Wiom, a home internet provider for middle and lower-middle-income customers.
Longreach sells Hong Kong medical devices player to Boyu
The Longreach Group has sold Quasar Medical, a Hong Kong-headquartered medical devices manufacturer it has owned since 2019, to Boyu Capital for an undisclosed sum.
PEP raises continuation fund for New Zealand's Up Education
Australia's Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has raised a single-asset continuation fund of approximately AUD 400m (USD 268m) for Up Education, a vocational education business it has held since 2015.
China ride-hailing platform T3 gets $140m Series A extension
T3 Go, a Chinese ride-hailing platform looking to challenge incumbent market leader Didi Chuxing, has raised more than CNY 1bn (USD 140m) in an extended Series A round of funding.
Singapore's Mirxes raises $50m, files for Hong Kong IPO
Singapore-based biotech player Mirxes has raised USD 50m in Series D funding - at a post-money valuation of USD 600m - from the likes of Beijing-based Fupu Capital and Japan's Mitsui & Co, and filed to list in Hong Kong.
US sports, media-focused GP backs Australia's PMY Group
Bluestone Equity Partners, a US private equity firm specialising in sports and media, has made an investment of undisclosed size in Australia’s PMY Group, an IT provider for stadiums and arenas.
Astra leads Series D for Indonesia health-tech player Halodoc
Indonesia-based healthcare technology platform Halodoc has completed its Series D round with USD 100m in commitments. It comes more than two years after the company raised USD 80m in Series C funding.
Olympus part-exits Singapore's Constant Energy via trade sale
Olympus Capital Asia has made a partial exit from Singapore-based renewables platform Constant Energy through a sale to Europe-headquartered Virya Energy.
BPEA EQT completes Vistra, Tricor merger
BPEA EQT has completed the merger of Asia-headquartered corporate services providers Vistra Group and Tricor Group through a transaction that values the combined business at USD 6.5bn.
Hong Kong's Immuno Cure raises $27m
Hong Kong’s Immuno Cure BioTech, a vaccine and antibodies developer focused on cancers, inflammatory and infectious diseases, has raised USD 27m in Series A funding featuring Gobi Partners.
BPEA EQT buys India fertility clinic business
BPEA EQT has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Indira IVF, India’s largest fertility clinic chain, facilitating an exit for minority investor TA Associates.
India's Together seeks $150m for second VC fund
India’s Together Fund, an early-stage VC firm focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and software-as-a-service (SaaS), has reached a first close of undisclosed size on its second fund. The target is $150m.
DCP sells MFS Technology to Chinese strategic for $460m
DCP Capital Partners has agreed to sell MFS Technology, a manufacturer of customised printed circuit boards (PCB) that has a presence across Asia, to Shenzhen-listed Victory Giant Technology for USD 460m.
Australia GP stakes investor Pacific Current gets buyout offer
Pacific Current Group, a listed Australian asset manager that takes economic interests in third-party investment managers, has become the subject of a bidding war between two industry peers.
Singapore's GIC emphasises infrastructure, sustainability
Singapore’s GIC is leaning towards infrastructure and sustainability-related assets as part of efforts to ensure portfolio resilience in the face of continued disruption driven by inflation, chronic geopolitical risk, and rising interest rates.
China’s VectorBuilder becomes unicorn, files for Shanghai IPO
China-based gene delivery technology player VectorBuilder has topped up its Series C round - achieving unicorn status in the process - and filed for an IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market.
Goodwater raises $1b across two funds
Goodwater Capital, a US-based VC firm with a presence in Korea and significant Asia exposure, has raised USD 1bn across two funds. It brings assets under management to USD 3.3bn.
TDK backs India smart factory start-up
TDK Ventures has invested an undisclosed sum in India’s Infinite Uptime in an apparent extension of a Series B round that has raised more than USD 24m to date.
AGIC buys French beauty packaging player
AGIC Capital, a specialist in Asia-Europe cross-border deals, has acquired Pure Trade, a Paris-headquartered packaging supplier to the global beauty industry.