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2022 in review: End of the party?

Fundraising favours the few; deployment becomes progressively slower as investors agonise about valuations, macro prospects, and financing costs; sponsor-to-sponsor deals prop up exits

  • Greater China
  • 14 December 2022
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New Zealand's Partly gets $21m Series A

New Zealand’s Partly, a company that uses big data to source replacement parts for the global automotive industry, has raised a NZD 37m (USD 21m) Series A round led by UK-based Octopus Ventures.

  • Australasia
  • 14 December 2022
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Australia's Potentia pursues two technology take-privates

Australia-based specialist B2B technology investor Potentia Capital appears to be continuing its pursuit of two listed companies – Nitro Software and Tyro Payments – despite several rejections.

  • Australasia
  • 13 December 2022
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China semiconductor player Eswin Material raises $576m

Eswin Material, the integrated circuit manufacturing unit of Eswin Technology Group, has raised CNY 4bn(USD 576m)in Series C funding led by the New Materials Fund of China National Building Material.

  • Greater China
  • 13 December 2022
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Korea's Google-backed Mathpresso raises $70m

Seoul-based education technology start-up Mathpresso has closed its Series C round on USD 70m following an investment of undisclosed size last year from Google.

  • North Asia
  • 13 December 2022
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Korea's Bespin Global gets $100m Series D

Korea-headquartered cloud services company Bespin Global has raised a USD 100m Series D round led by a unit of Emirates Telecoms Group.

  • North Asia
  • 13 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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BPEA EQT cancels purchase of Korea's PI Advanced Materials

BPEA EQT – formerly Baring Private Equity Asia – has pulled out of its planned acquisition of a majority stake in Korea-based industrial films producer PI Advanced Materials from Glenwood Private Equity.

  • North Asia
  • 12 December 2022
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Hillhouse buys Australia CRO George Clinical

Hillhouse Capital has agreed to buy George Clinical, an Australia-based clinical research organisation (CRO) with a global footprint, for an undisclosed sum.

  • Australasia
  • 12 December 2022
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China medical devices manufacturer LavaMed raises $40m

SuZhou LavaMed, a China-based medical devices manufacturer, has raised USD 40m in angel and Series A funding from Zhejiang Silk Road Fund, Junshang Capital, and Lilly Asia Ventures (LAV).

  • Greater China
  • 09 December 2022
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Goldman invests in KKR-owned Goodpack as part of refinancing

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has made a structured investment in Goodpack, a Singapore-based container manufacturer controlled by KKR, as part of a broader refinancing transaction.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 09 December 2022
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Japan's Sparx leads $50m round for Singapore IoT start-up

Japan’s Sparx Group has led an investment in Singapore-based internet-of-things (IoT) developer UnaBiz. It completes a USD 50m Series B round that started in October last year.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 09 December 2022
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Hong Kong’s E15 VC raises $61m for third fund

Hong Kong’s E15 VC has hit a first close of USD 60.75m on its third global deep tech fund with an anchor investment from existing cornerstone LP Sun Hung Kai & Co (SHK).

  • Greater China
  • 09 December 2022
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Square Peg, Wellington back Australia's Rokt at $2.4b valuation

Square Peg Capital and Wellington Management have led a AUD 750m (USD 501m) investment in Australian e-commerce marketing technology provider Rokt at a valuation of USD 2.4bn.

  • Australasia
  • 08 December 2022
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KKR-backed EQuest buys Vietnam school operator

EQuest Education, a Vietnam-based operator of bilingual schools backed by KKR, has acquired a controlling interest in industry peer Khoi Nguyen Education Group (KNE).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 December 2022
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Thoma Bravo raises $32b for deployment in software

Thoma Bravo, a specialist investor in software companies, has closed its latest set of buyout funds with more than USD 32.4bn in commitments. This compares to USD 22.8bn in the previous vintage.

  • North America
  • 08 December 2022
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Australian needle-free vaccine start-up raises $23m

OneVentures and UniQuest have led a AUD 34m (USD 23m) funding round for Vaxxas, an Australia-based biotechnology company running clinical programmes that include a needle-free COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

  • Australasia
  • 07 December 2022
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Temasek, A91, Kae back $135m round for India's HealthKart

Temasek Holdings, A91 Partners, and Kae Capital have invested USD 135m in Indian omnichannel wellness products retailer HealthKart.

  • South Asia
  • 07 December 2022
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Deal focus: Prosperity7 widens mandate with Australia’s Vow

Prosperity7 Ventures has well and truly escaped its energy sector roots, leading a hefty early-stage round for Australia’s Vow, a company making cell-cultured meat with a twist

  • Australasia
  • 06 December 2022
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Deal focus: Ruiyun heats up China’s cold chain industry

Ruiyun Cold Chain will use its pre-Series A funding to continue industry consolidation efforts, build out full-truckload and less-than-truckload services, and develop a tech platform that does more than matchmake

  • Greater China
  • 06 December 2022
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China CRO Safe Pharma gets $71m Series D

Safe Pharmaceutical Research Institute, a Beijing-based clinic research organization (CRO) focused on novel drugs, has raised a CNY500m (USD 71m) Series D round led by SDIC Venture Capital and China State-owned Venture Capital Fund.

  • Greater China
  • 06 December 2022
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Carlyle sells Japanese snacks maker to D Capital

The Carlyle Group has exited its 100% stake in Japanese snack maker Oyatsu Company for an undisclosed sum to D Capital after a more than eight-year hold.

  • North Asia
  • 06 December 2022
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China's InnoVision seeks $250m for third fund

InnoVision Capital, a Chinese private equity firm founded by Lane Zhao, who was one of the original members of KKR’s China team, is targeting USD 250m for its third fund and first US dollar-denominated vehicle.

  • Greater China
  • 06 December 2022
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TPG exits Sri Lanka's Union Bank of Colombo

TPG Capital has agreed to exit Union Bank of Colombo (UBC), a Sri Lanka-based lender it has held since 2014, to a Singapore-registered company of unspecified ownership.

  • South Asia
  • 06 December 2022
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