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Wanda, Tencent, CITIC Capital join $967m round for China travel site
Wanda Group, Tencent Holdings and CITIC Capital have participated in a RMB6 billion ($967 million) financing round for Tongcheng Network Technology, a VC-backed Chinese online travel agency.
Amazon leads $60m round for India's BankBazaar
Amazon India has led a INR3.75 billion ($60 million) Series C round for Indian financial marketplace BankBazaar.com, with participation from Fidelity Growth Partners and Mousse Partners, along with existing investors Sequoia Capital and Walden International....
Australia's PE-owned GenesisCare to buy Cancer Partners UK
Australian cancer and cardiovascular treatment provider GenesisCare, which is owned by KKR, has bought cancer center manager Cancer Partners UK from its private equity backer, Apposite Capital.
Ratan Tata joins Jungle Ventures as special advisor
Ratan Tata - chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, holding company for India conglomerate Tata Group - has joined Singapore-based early-stage investor Jungle Ventures as a special advisor.
SAIF commits $5m in Series A funding to India's Zoomo
SAIF Partners has led a $5 million Series A round of funding for YoungMonk Technologies, the start-up behind peer-to-peer (P2P) used car marketplace Zoomo.
Warburg Pincus joins $250m round for China chauffeured car service
Warburg Pincus and Legend Capital are participating alongside Chinese car hire firm China Auto Rental (CAR) in a $250 million investment in Ucar, a China-based chauffeured car service provider.
IDG, DCM, NLVC commit $100m to China mobile office platform
IDG Capital Partners, DCM and Northern Light Venture Capital (NLVC) have participated in a $100 million Series D round of funding for Fxiaoke.com, a Chinese cloud-based mobile business management application.
Ratan Tata backs India taxi platform Ola
Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Group holding company Tata Sons, has invested an undisclosed amount in India taxi-booking platform Ola.
DST executive joins China's Xiaomi as CFO
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has appointed Shou Zi Chew, formerly a partner at DST Global, as its chief financial officer.
New Horizon, Addor Capital back China rural e-commerce play
New Horizon Capital and Addor Capital, a PE firm under Govtor Capital, have participated in a RMB500 million ($81 million) Series A round of financing for Huitongda, an online home appliance retailer that focuses on China’s rural areas.
IFC, Axon, Intel Capital commit $13.5m to India's NxtGen
IT infrastructure services provider NxtGen Technology has raised $13.5 million in Series B funding from International Finance Corporation (IFC), Axon Partners Group and Intel Capital.
Korean restaurant site MangoPlate raises $6.1m
South Korean restaurant discovery platform MangoPlate has raised $6.1 million from a group of corporate VC backers including Qualcomm Ventures, SoftBank Ventures Korea, and Yahoo Japan's YJ Capital.
IDG backs take-private bid for China's KongZhong
IDG Capital Partners and the chairman and CEO of online game developer KongZhong Corporation have submitted a take-private bid for the company. It values the business at approximately $388 million.
Qiming promotes William Hu to managing partner
China VC firm Qiming Venture Partners has promoted healthcare specialist William Hu to managing partner with immediate effect.
TA invests in India's Atria, IVFA rolls over stake
TA Associates will join India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA) to buy about 95% of Indian broadband service provider Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT). IVFA's India Value Fund III, ACT's current majority shareholder, will exit most of its stake and roll...
VC-backed Housing.com fires controversial CEO
Rahul Yadav, the controversial CEO of VC-backed Indian property portal Housing.com, has been ousted from the company.
Late-stage tech: Hedging bets in India
Everyone is trying to get of the piece of tech story in India and US hedge funds are not different, but what will their entry into the early stage rounds mean for the broader venture capital industry
China tech: From Beijing to the Bay Area
Chinese technology companies are becoming more interested in backing US start-ups, with some groups even building local teams in Silicon Valley. What does this mean for the start-up community?
Bain to sell electronic connectors maker FCI Asia for $1.28b
Bain Capital has agreed to sell FCI Asia, which manufacturers connectors used in electronics, data storage and telecommunications, to US-headquartered industry peer Amphenol for $1.28 billion.
Canada's Ivanhoe, CBRE in Chinese warehouse play
Ivanhoé Cambridge, a real estate investment arm of Canada's pension fund the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), has partnered with CBRE Global Investment Partners to invest in Logos China Logistics Clubs, a Chinese warehouse developer and...
Novartis buys VC-backed Australian drug developer Spinifex
Australian life sciences specialists Brandon Capital Partners and GBS Ventures will exit local drug developer Spinifex Pharmaceuticals after Novartis agreed to buy the business for $200 million in cash plus unspecified earn-outs.
Cathay Capital invests in French marine service provider SeaOwl
Cathay Capital Private Equity has invested in SeaOwl, a French-based marine management service provider.
NSI Ventures, F&H lead $8m round for Singapore's Chope
NSI Ventures, the VC unit of Northstar Group, and consumer and technology sector-focused investor F&H Fund Management have led an $8 million round for Singapore online restaurant platform Chope.
Carlyle growth fund to invest $115m in China's JIC Leasing
The Carlyle Group has agreed to commit $115 million from its growth fund to JIC Leasing, the equipment leasing subsidiary of China Jianyin Investment.