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Boyu pursues listed Chinese property manager
Boyu Capital is seeking full control of Chinese property management business Jinke Smart Services Group through a cash offer that values the Hong Kong-listed company at HKD 7.83bn (USD 998m).
India mass market: Bharat dreams
A labyrinth of logistical, cultural, competition, and business modelling challenges is curbing private equity appetite for India’s quickly modernising proletariat
Thailand's Line Man Wongnai raises $265m
Thailand’s Line Man Wongnai – a food delivery, taxi, and messaging app – has raised a USD 265m round featuring GIC at a valuation of USD 1bn. It claims to be the largest start-up locally.
EQT exits China packaging business to OTPP
EQT has confirmed the sale of its co-control stake in China-headquartered packaging manufacturing company GPA Global to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) for an undisclosed sum.
Blackbird leads $23m Series B for Australia’s Sonder
Australia’s Blackbird Ventures has led a AUD 35m (USD 23.4m) Series B round for Sonder, a staff and student management app focused on wellbeing and safety.
Global Brain leads $30m Series A for Japan's Josys
Global Brain has led a JPY 4.4bn (USD 30.5m) Series A round for Japanese business automation and IT services platform Josys with plans for an international expansion.
Australia branding platform Outfit acquired by US strategic
Australia’s Outfit, a VC-backed brand management business, has been acquired by Smartsheet, a New York-listed enterprise workflow management platform for an undisclosed sum.
Integral pursues $144m tender for Japan office services business
Integral Corporation has launched a tender offer for Daiohs Corporation, a Tokyo-listed provider of office services – such as coffee machines and water dispensers as well as cleaning services – at a valuation of approximately JPY 20.2bn (USD 144m).
Japan remote workforce player oVice raises $32m
Japan’s oVice, a start-up that provides virtual co-working spaces for remote and hybrid teams, has raised JPY 4.5bn (USD 32.1m) in Series B funding featuring Jafco and Eight Roads Ventures.
Orchestra Private Equity buys Japan scaffolding business
Orchestra Private Equity, which specialises in cross-border transactions involving Korea, Japan, and China, has acquired Japan-based scaffolding provider Stack for an undisclosed sum.
GPs exit Australian quantity surveyor to management
The management team of Australia-based quantity surveyor BMT Tax Depreciation has assumed control of the business, ending a seven-year holding period for private equity backers CHAMP Ventures and Yorkway Equity Partners.
Keppel buys Singapore waste management player 800 Super
Keppel Corporation has purchased a majority interest in Singapore waste management services business 800 Super Holdings, which was delisted in 2019 through a KKR-backed take-private, at a valuation of SGD 380m (USD 273m).
Australia's PEP buys traffic management business
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has acquired a majority stake in Altus Group, which claims to be Australia’s largest provider of traffic management services.
Korea start-up equity management platform raises $11m
QuotaBook, a South Korea-based equity management platform that helps start-ups organise their cap tables, has received USD 11m in the second tranche of a Series A round.
Data centres: Seeking sustainability
With data driving increasing amounts of business activity, companies are paying more attention to energy sourcing and consumption at the facilities tasked with processing this information
Energy start-ups: Disencumbering incumbents
Digital start-ups play a crucial role in energy transition and therefore represent a significant investment opportunity. The best approaches consider human nature and social themes as well as widgets
Singapore crypto risk platform extends Series A to $24m
Singapore’s Merkle Science, a predictive crypto analytics platform, has raised USD 24m in Series A funding led by K3 Ventures, Darrow Holdings, and Beco Capital.
India’s CleverTap raises $105m Series D
India and US-based customer engagement platform CleverTap has raised a USD 105m Series D round led by Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ).
India edtech player UpGrad raises $210m
UpGrad, an India-based education technology company set up by media maven Ronnie Screwvala, has raised USD 210m featuring Temasek Holdings and education-focused private equity firm Kaizen.
Singapore's Capital Square revises StarTek take-private bid
Singapore-based private equity firm Capital Square Partners is continuing its bid to privatise US-listed outsourced customer engagement platform StarTek, having revised its targeted valuation downwards in the wake of market volatility.
India's SquadStack raises $17.5m Series B
India’s SquadStack, a telemarketing technology provider, has raised a INR 1.4bn (USD 17.5m) Series B round led by Bertelsmann India Investments.
Navis exits medical cold chain player to US strategic
Navis Capital Partners has sold 100% of B Medical Systems, a Luxembourg-based biotech cold chain provider with significant Asian operations, at an enterprise value of EUR 460m (USD 469m).
Deal focus: Allegro pumps up in New Zealand
Australia’s Allegro Funds has made its first investment from its largest fund to date, flexing new capacity to invest at scale with petrol station chain Gull New Zealand
J-Star invests in Japanese courier business
Japanese lower middle-market private equity firm J-Star has made an investment of undisclosed size in air cargo transportation and courier services provider Score Japan Holdings.
