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Sequoia leads $100m round for Korean e-commerce platform
South Korean e-commerce platform Coupang has raised a $100 million round of funding led by Sequoia Capital that is said to value the company at more than $1 billion.
Softbank invests in Chinese P2P site Edai
Softbank China Venture Capital (SBCVC) has committed a Series A round of funding for Chinese peer-to-peer lending (P2P) platform Edai.com.
3i exits auto parts firm to Chinese buyer, nets 2x return
3i has sold Hilite International, a German suppler of auto engine and transmission parts, to China's AVIC Electromechanical Systems for EUR473 million ($643.8 million), generating a 2.1x return.
China to ease curbs on foreign investment in hospitals
China is to relax limits on foreign investment in joint-venture (JV) hospitals as part of efforts to deepen its healthcare reform.
AIP Japan to launch $300m healthcare focused fund
Asia Investment Partners (AIP) Japan is launching its sixth healthcare-focused fund, which will specifically target the elderly care home segment.
Mobile app analytics firm App Annie raises $17m from VCs
Mobile app analytics platform App Annie has raised $17 million in new funding from existing investors IDG Capital Partners, Greycroft Partners and Sequoia Capital.
China’s Alibaba to buy 10% stake in Singapore Post
Alibaba Group has agreed to buy a 10.35% stake in Singapore Post (SingPost) for S$312.5 million ($249 million), becoming the second-largest shareholder in the national postal service provider.
PE-backed Café Coffee Day eyes $1b India IPO - report
Café Coffee Day - the Indian café chain backed by KKR, Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE)and New Silk Route Advisors (NSR) - is said to be considering an IPO next year.
Clearwater sells jack-up rig to Middle East buyer
Asia special situations investor Clearwater Capital Partners has sold a jack-up rig built in a Singapore shipyard to a drilling services partnership between the Saudi Arabian government and Schlumberger.
Accel-backed India medical advisory service bought by Ebix
Healthcare Magic, an India-based medical advisory service that won early backing from Accel Partners, has been acquired by NASDAQ-listed on-demand software and e-commerce services provider Ebix.
Hony completes $569m sell down of CSPC Pharma
Hony Capital has made a partial exit from Chinese generic drugs maker CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, generating HK$4.41 billion ($569 million).
KKR agrees $1.1b deal for Singapore's Goodpack
KKR has agreed to buy Goodpack, the world’s largest manufacturer of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), for S$1.4 billion ($1.1 billion). It plans to delist the company from the Singapore exchange.
Charm Communications accepts CMC-backed buyout offer
Chinese advertising agency Charm Communications has accepted a take-private offer from a consortium backed by China Media Capital (CMC) that values the NASDAQ-listed company at around $180 million.
PEP exits Australia's Peters Ice Cream to UK's R&R
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has exited Australia's Peters Ice Cream to PE-backed UK ice cream company R&R.
Japan Industrial Solutions invests $98m in Unitika
Turnaround specialist Japan Industrial Solutions (JIS) has agreed to acquire a stake in listed textiles manufacturer Unitika for JPY10 billion ($98 million).
SIG commits $20m to China discount site 51Fanli
SIG China has committed $20 million in a Series B round of funding to 51Fanli, a Shanghai-based online discount aggregation site.
Apax benefits from Bright Food’s ambition
Apax Partners' 6x return on its investment in Israel-based Tnuva Food Industries has been hard earned.
India e-commerce: Arms race
Chinese online retailer JD.com's US IPO was preceded by a three-year period in which it raised $1.7 billion from private equity and venture capital investors. This faith has, so far, paid off, with $1.8 billion raised through the IPO – allowing partial...
Yunfeng raises more than $1b for China fund
Yunfeng Capital, a Chinese PE firm set up by Jack Ma and David Yu, founders of Alibaba Group and Target Media, respectively, has reached a final close of around $1.1 billion on its second fund.
DST leads $210m round for India's Flipkart
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has raised a $210 million round of funding led by Russian investor DST Global.
IMC PE unit invests in Singapore's Q&M Dental
Heritas Helios Investments (HHI), a healthcare PE fund seeded by Singaporean conglomerate IMC, has acquired a 10% stake in Q&M Dental Group from existing shareholders for S$30 million ($24 million).
Japan's INCJ joins $8.2m deal for TB vaccine developer
The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan has made a joint investment with Osaka-based Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma and Japan BCG Laboratory in Create Vaccine Company, which is developing a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine.
Standard Chartered commits $50m to Indonesia hospital business
Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) has agreed to invest up to $50 million to support an Indonesian healthcare business being developed by domestic media giant Emtek Group.
IFC commits $147m to India's Jubilant Pharma
International Finance Corporation (IFC) has completed one of its largest investments in India’s healthcare sector, committing $147.5 million to Jubilant Pharma.