Sectors
China's Yunfeng buys German pharma player
China’s Yungfeng Capital has teamed up with Shenzhen-based Hybio Pharmaceutical to acquire diversified German biopharmaceuticals company AMW for an undisclosed sum.
Malaysia's Sunway launches $50m VC fund
Sunway, a Malaysian conglomerate with operations in real estate and construction, has launched a venture capital fund with a view to raising $50 million.
Hong Kong's PE-backed WeLab files for IPO
WeLab, a Hong Kong financial technology provider with backers including Alibaba Group, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional, has filed for an IPO.
China-US tech: The innovation game
The emergence of domestically-developed tech business models in China that can be exported overseas has VC investors hoping the country can become known as an innovator rather than a copycat
C-Bridge hits $400m first close on China healthcare fund
C-Bridge Capital has reached a first close of just over $400 million on its third healthcare fund, which focuses on Chinese pharmaceutical, medical technology and healthcare services companies with proven products and technologies.
Value Partners launches China education PE fund
Hong Kong asset manager Value Partners has launched its first PE program in mainland China with a locally focused education sector fund in partnership with university and technical college operator China Education Group.
Alibaba, Tencent, Vanke join $1.5b round for CMC unit
CMC Inc, a company set up by Chinese media-focused private equity firm CMC Capital Partners to hold assets beyond a 10-year horizon, has raised RMB10 billion ($1.5 billion) in Series A funding.
Vivo, Advantech invest $87m in Sinovac as take-private is abandoned
Vivo Capital and Advantech Capital have committed $86.73 million to Chinese biopharmaceutical player Sinovac Biotech. Both investors were members of a consortium that was bidding to privatize the US-listed company, but that process has been terminated....
Telstra Ventures, HarbourVest partner for tech fund
Telstra Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Australian telecom giant Telstra, has teamed up with Hong Kong’s HarbourVest Partners to create a fund focused on technology companies across Asia Pacific and the US.
Tencent, Sequoia join $80m Series B for Australia's Airwallex
Australian financial technology company Airwallex has closed an $80 million Series B funding round with participation from existing investors Tencent Holdings and Sequoia Capital China.
Milltec, Indiamart file for India IPOs
Indian agricultural processing equipment maker Milltec Machinery and online marketplace Indiamart have filed for IPOs. Milltec’s private equity backer Multiples Alternative Asset Management and Indiamart investors Intel Capital, Accion International and...
Temasek, RRJ to take 49% stake in HNA-owned Gategroup
Temasek Holdings and RRJ Capital have invested an unspecified amount for a significant minority stake in Gategroup, an airline catering provider owned by troubled Chinese conglomerate HNA Group.
Chinese social e-commerce player Pinduoduo files for US IPO
Pinduoduo, a Chinese social e-commerce platform that counts Tencent Holdings and a string of venture capital firms among its investors, has filed for an IPO in the US.
Chinese investors back Indian online marketplace Cashify
Cashify, an Indian online marketplace for used smart phones and electronics, has raised a $12 million funding round led by China-based GPs CDH Investments and Morningside Capital.
Nissan terminates sale of battery business to China's GSR Capital
Nissan Motor has abandoned plans to sell its electric battery operations and production facilities to GSR Capital because the Chinese private equity firm didn’t have sufficient funds to complete the transaction.
Boyu leads $125m round for Singapore's Trax
Boyu Capital has led a $125 million funding round for Trax, a Singapore-headquartered company that has developed computer vision and analytics solutions through which retailers can link sales to in-store and on-shelf positioning.
Unitas agrees $694m sale of Chinese condiments business
Unitas Capital, which is in the process of exiting its remaining investments after abandoning plans to raise a new fund in 2016, has agreed to sell Chinese condiments producer Jiahao Foodstuff to Huabao International Holdings for $694.5 million.
PE-backed BabyTree to list in Hong Kong
BabyTree, a Chinese parent-focused social networking platform that has received backing from the likes of Fosun Group and Alibaba Group, has filed for a Hong Kong listing.
Cancer drug developer Innovent Biologics files for HK IPO
Innovent Biologics, a Chinese drug developer company with a number of PE backers, has filed for an IPO in Hong Kong under recently introduced rules allowing listings by biotech companies with no revenue or profits.
NZ Super buys 27% stake in domestic food player
New Zealand Superannuation (NZ Super) has invested an undisclosed sum to take a 27% holding in New Zealand Gourmet, a company that farms and markets a range of fresh produce.
Google launches Asian games accelerator
Google has launched an accelerator for Southeast Asia, India, and Pakistan that will focus exclusively on video games.
Helion, Kedaara set for partial exits in Indian MFI's IPO
Helion Venture Partners and Kedaara Capital are set to make partial exits in the IPO of Spandana Sphoorty Financial, an Indian microfinance institution (MFI).
Advantage buys China restaurants from Papa John's
Advantage Partners has acquired 34 restaurants in Beijing and Tianjin from Papa John’s International. The investment is being made through the Japanese private equity firm’s $380 million debut Asia fund, which closed in May.
Japan VC: Acorns to oaks
Japan Post Investment Corporation seeks to fill the late-stage investment gap in Japan's venture capital market that local VC investors lack the capacity to address