Sectors
SAIF leads $25m round for India's BookMyShow
SAIF India has led a INR1.5 billion ($25 million) round of funding for Bigtree Entertainment, the company behind cinema and events ticketing site BookMyShow.
Permira targets IPO for Japan's Arysta LifeScience – report
Permira is planning to raise $500 million via the US IPO of Japanese agricultural chemical maker Arysta LifeScience.
Singapore's Sova raises $3m seed round
Sova, a Singapore start-up that provides a cloud-based WordPress hosting service, has secured $3 million in seed funding from undisclosed investors.
China vacation rental site raises $100m from VC investors
Venture capital investors have committed $100 million in Series C funding to Tujia.com, a Chinese vacation-rental website. The company has now raised $164 million since inception.
China's CIC to focus on food
China Investment Corporation (CIC), the country’s $650 billion sovereign wealth fund, wants to partner with governments, multilateral organizations and like-minded institutions to invest in agriculture assets.
Tano Capital invests $8.5m in India's Safari Industries
Tano Capital will pay INR498 million ($8.5 million) for a 20% stake in Safari Industries India, a plastic moulded luggage maker, through a preferential allotment of shares.
TA-owned SpeedCast buys PNG communications specialist
SpeedCast, a satellite telecom provider owned by TA Associates, has acquired of wireless and broadband specialist Oceanic Broadband in order to boost its coverage of the natural resources sector.
MSPEA in $293m Korea construction materials carve-out
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) has acquired a construction materials business from a subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group in a deal worth KRW300 billion ($293.4 million), including debt.
SoftBank's VC arm to help Kony expand in Asia
The VC arm of Japan’s SoftBank Corp. has led a $50 million round of funding for US-based Kony with a view to helping the enterprise mobility company expand in Asia.
China's UCloud raises $50m Series B round
UCloud, a China-based cloud services provider, has raised $50 million in a Series B round of funding led by Legend Capital and existing investor Bertelsmann Asia Investments.
Japan renewables: Policy play
Japan’s response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis has been to draw up plans for the world’s biggest alternative energy market. Foreign investors see solar power as the surest route to sustainable returns
VC-backed Xunlei sets terms for $92.5m US IPO
Xunlei, a Chinese file-sharing and download management platform backed by a string of VC firms, is seeking to raise up to $92.5 million through its US IPO.
Quadrant sells Australia pet care business for $192m
Quadrant Private Equity will exit Australian pet supplies business City Farmers after veterinary services provider Greencross agreed to buy the company for A$205 million ($192 million).
Next-owned Hirepool seeks up to $227m in NZ IPO
Hirepool Group - a New-Zealand equipment rental firm owned by Next Capital - is to raise up to NZ$262 million ($227 million) in what is likely to be one of New Zealand's largest listings this year.
Sequoia, TOM Group support HK P2P lender WeLab
Sequoia Capital and Asian billionaire Li Ka-Shing's TOM Group have invested $14 million in WeLab, the start-up behind peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform WeLend.hk, in a Series A round of funding .
Intel Capital leads $16m round for India's Vizury
Intel Capital has led a $16 million Series C round of funding for Indian client relations management (CRM) platform Vizury.
China job site Zhaopin trading strongly after $75.7m US IPO
Chinese recruitment website Zhaopin is trading at around a 17% premium to its IPO price after raising $75.7 million through a US offering and receiving a parallel investment from Apax Partners.
Carlyle-backed China Forestry set for restructuring
China Forestry Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed timber company whose investors include The Carlyle Group, plans to negotiate a debt restructuring with creditors after defaulting on $180 million in senior notes.
TPG, PAG lead $1.2b acquisition of property manager DTZ
TPG Capital and PAG Asia Capital, together with co-investor Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) have agreed to buy DTZ, the property services arm of Australia-listed UGL, for an enterprise valuation of A$1.215 billion ($1.2 billion).
Khosla, Battery lead $9.2m Series B for HackerRank
Khosla Ventures and Battery Ventures have led a $9.2 million Series B round of funding for Indian hacker platform HackerRank.
OPIC backs Quadria healthcare fund, CX India mezzanine vehicle
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has made commitments to Quadria Capital South and Southeast Asia-focused healthcare fund and CX Partners’ India mezzanine fund.
Bain sues Big Four auditor over India kidswear deal
Bain Capital is taking legal action against EY – formerly Ernst & Young – in a US court, alleging that its now worthless investment in India’s Lilliput Kidswear was made on the basis of false financial statements that the accounting firm had audited....
Bain makes partial exit from India's Hero MotoCorp
Bain Capital has made a partial exit of roughly one third of its holding in MotoCorp, India’s largest motorcycle and scooter manufacturer, selling the stake for approximately INR14.8 billion ($248 million).
Tiger Global leads $31m Series D round for India's Freshdeck
Tiger Global Management has led a $31 million Series D round of investment in India's Freshdesk, a provider of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) customer support platform.