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LeapFrog eyes February close, claims significant progress on fundraise

Impact investor LeapFrog Investments expects to close its fourth flagship fund in February, with a source close to the situation adding that "a significant share" of the targeted USD 1bn has already been raised.

  • South Asia
  • 05 October 2023
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Indonesia fintech platform Investree gets $231m Series D

Investree Group, operator of a series of lending platforms that target micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Southeast Asia, has raised EUR 220m (USD 231m) in Series D funding.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 05 October 2023
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VC-backed streetwear retailers Kream, Soda to merge

Korean streetwear retailer Kream has paid KRW 97.6bn (USD 72.1m) for a 43.6% stake in Japanese counterpart Soda as part of a merger of the two VC-backed businesses.

  • North Asia
  • 05 October 2023
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Deal focus: Bolttech benefits from running start

Bolttech has pieced together one of the world’s largest digital insurance broking platforms through targeted acquisitions. Now, increased emphasis is attached to expansion from broking into underwriting

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 October 2023
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Taiwan streaming platform set for Singapore SPAC merger

17Live, a VC-backed Taiwan-based streaming platform that previously tried and failed to list in the US, is set to become the first company to list in Singapore through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 October 2023
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Mars Growth Capital launches Asia tech fund

Singapore’s Mars Growth Capital, a tech investor set up in 2021 by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Liquidity Group, has launched its maiden Asia equity fund with an initial USD 500m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 October 2023
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Warburg Pincus backs Asia-US BPO player Everise

Warburg Pincus has agreed to invest an unspecified sum in Asia-US business process outsourcing (BPO) company Everise at a valuation of USD 1bn, facilitating an exit for Everstone Group.

  • North America
  • 04 October 2023
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Deal focus: GPs change channel on content streaming

The Fundamentum Group sees mass-market promise in Indian digital audio platform Kuku FM. It’s targeting a 50% market share by focusing on uniquely local content in vernacular languages

  • South Asia
  • 04 October 2023
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China VC: Amicable divorces

Regulatory pressures are encouraging Chinese VC firms to end longstanding US affiliations, but the impact of impending legislation – even sight unseen – cuts deeper into investor sentiment on China

  • Greater China
  • 04 October 2023
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Brookfield launches $845m India renewables platform

Brookfield Asset Management has launched its second India renewable energy platform in three months, committing USD 845m alongside Axis Energy to the latest venture.

  • South Asia
  • 03 October 2023
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Japan's J-Star exits HR business to Longreach

The Longreach Group has acquired a 100% stake in J-CEP, the holding company of HR services company Aki-Japan, for an undisclosed sum, providing an exit for J-Star.

  • North Asia
  • 03 October 2023
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Bain commits $200m to Vietnam's Masan

Bain Capital has agreed to invest at least USD 200m in Vietnamese conglomerate Masan Group. It is the private equity firm's first investment in Vietnam.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 03 October 2023
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True North agrees $326m India health insurance exit

True North has agreed to sell about 20% of its stake in Indian insurance company Niva Bupa to its UK-based joint venture partner, Bupa, for approximately INR 27bn (USD 326m).

  • South Asia
  • 03 October 2023
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Singapore green hydrogen player gets $115m

Singapore-based InterContinental Energy, a company developing green hydrogen fuel projects in Australia and the Middle East, has raised USD 115m from GIC and specialist investor Hy24.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 29 September 2023
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L Catterton backs beauty industry biotech supplier

L Catterton has led a CNY 200m (USD 27m) Series B round for Trautec, a China-based biotech start-up that develops synthetic proteins used in beauty and healthcare products.

  • Central Asia
  • 29 September 2023
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China's Enflame secures $273m Series D

Shanghai International Group (SIG) – acting through an assortment of investment units – has led a CNY 2bn (USD 273m) Series D round for Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chip designer Enflame Technology.

  • Greater China
  • 29 September 2023
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Bain pursues $147m acquisition of Japan's System Information

Bain Capital has agreed to acquire Tokyo-listed Systems Information (SI&C) via a tender offer that values the software and IT provider at about JPY 22bn (USD 147m).

  • North Asia
  • 28 September 2023
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Australia SaaS platform Neara upsizes Series B

Australia’s Neara, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that helps power companies simulate natural disaster scenarios, has closed a USD 24m Series B round featuring Prosus Ventures.

  • Australasia
  • 28 September 2023
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China healthcare AI start-up Huimei gets $41m Series D

Eastern Bell Capital has led a Series D round of more than CNY 300m (USD 41m) for Huimei Cloud Technology, a China-based provider of artificial intelligence-enabled (AI) software that helps doctors make clinical decisions.

  • Greater China
  • 28 September 2023
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Vertex leads $20m round for India D2C beauty player

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India (VVSEAI), an affiliate of Temasek Holdings-owned Vertex Holdings, has led a USD 20m Series B round for Indian D2C beauty and personal care brand Pilgrim.

  • South Asia
  • 28 September 2023
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PAG to buy cinema business from Chinese property developer

PAG has agreed to acquire Shanghai Xingyi Cinema Management from Hong Kong-listed property developer Seazen for about CNY 1.4bn (USD 187m).

  • Greater China
  • 27 September 2023
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Alibaba confirms Hong Kong IPO plan for logistics unit

Alibaba Group’s logistics unit has filed for an IPO in Hong Kong, potentially creating liquidity events for private equity backers such as Yunfeng Capital, Primavera Capital Group, and Princeville Global, as well as for GIC, Temasek Holdings, and Khazanah...

  • Greater China
  • 27 September 2023
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Deal focus: Riding the wave in India single-speciality hospitals

TPG Capital’s Asia Healthcare Holdings has tapped a rich vein for private equity in acquiring India’s only nephrology and urology hospital. Technological leadership will support expansion

  • South Asia
  • 27 September 2023
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Deal focus: KKR makes an impact with GreenCollar

KKR helped GreenCollar take advantage of carbon credit markets that have become increasingly global and economically viable – and it took dozens of employees along for the ride

  • Australasia
  • 27 September 2023
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