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China EV battery solutions provider raises $229m
Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery (EVB), a subsidiary of lithium-ion battery maker Sunwoda Electronic, has raised a CNY 1.65bn (USD 229m) Series B round from domestic investors.
China energy storage player Hithium gets $276m Series B
Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology, a China-based battery manufacturer, has secured CNY 2bn (USD 276m) in Series B funding led by ABC International.
China satellite player Galaxy Space achieves unicorn status
Galaxy Space, a China-based satellite developer, has raised a new funding round led by CCB International at a post-investment valuation of CNY 11bn (USD 1.6bn).
Baidu-backed autonomous truck developer raises $67m
DeepWay, an intelligent driving solutions provider for trucks established by Baidu, has raised a Series A round of CNY 460m (USD 67m) led by Qiming Venture Partners.
China game engine developer Cocos raises $50m
Cocos Technology, a China-based game engine developer, has raised USD 50m in Series B round from CCB Trust, GGV Capital, and voice and video communication platform Agora.
Oriza raises $660m for China semiconductor fund
Oriza Puhua, a China semiconductor-focused strategy under Oriza Holdings, has raised CNY 4.2bn (USD 660m) for its third renminbi-denominated fund.
China's WuXi Diagnostics raises $150m
WuXi Diagnostics, a joint venture China diagnostics business set up by Hong Kong-listed pharmaceutical outsourcing giant WuXi AppTec and US-based Mayo Clinic has completed a $150 million Series B funding round.
China EV maker WM Motor gets $1.7b in debt financing
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer WM Motor has secured RMB11.5 billion ($1.78 billion) in debt from domestic banks. It follows a RMB10 billion equity funding round featuring several government investors.
China gas station location platform Newlink raises $100m
Newlink Group, operator of a platform that helps drivers in China locate the best value gas stations, has raised $100 million in funding led by CMB International. Other investors include Hongtai Capital, Joy Capital and Nio Capital.
China biotech player Genecast raises $149m Series E
Genecast Biotechnology, a Chinese gene sequencing and precision diagnostics company, has closed a RMB1 billion ($149 million) Series E funding round led by China Structural Reform Fund.
BOC leads Series B-plus for Chinese AI player Shukun
Shukun, a Chinese start-up that develops artificial intelligence (AI) technology used in the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases, has raised RMB200 million ($28 million) in an extended Series B round led by BOC International and CCB International.
Chinese antibody drug developer raises $150m
Akeso Biopharma, a Chinese biotech company specializing in antibody drugs, has raised a $150 million Series D round led by Loyal Valley Capital and Sino Biopharm.
Qiming, Sequoia-backed CooTek files for US IPO
CooTek, a Chinese company that also goes by the name of Chubao and is best-known for the TouchPal smart phone keyboard, is seeking to go public in the US.
Goldman, Alibaba lead $600m round for China's Suning Sports
Goldman Sachs and Alibaba Group have led a $600 million Series A round of funding for the sports unit of Chinese electronics retailer Suning, which holds the domestic media rights to a range of sporting competitions. The deal values the business at more...
Temasek generates $2.5b from China banks sell down
Temasek Holdings has sold down $2.48 billion of shares in Bank of China (BoC) and China Construction Bank (CCB). It comes less than a month after the Singapore sovereign wealth fund picked up a $2.3 billion stake in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China...
CITIC Capital in $1.6bn Cinda deal
CITIC Capital, alongside Standard Chartered and UBS, has reportedly been approved to be a strategic investor in China Cinda Asset Management Co., which will also receive a capital injection from China’s national pension fund. The total investment will...
Mehta leaves CCB to establish PE firm
Mickey Mehta, the assistant general manager and head of corporate banking and structured finance at China Construction Bank's (CCB) Hong Kong unit, has left to start his own private equity firm.
KKR-backed Tianrui raises $124m in Hong Kong IPO
China Tianrui Group Cement, a portfolio company of private equity giant KKR, has raised HK$966.2 million ($124 million) through an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Temasek confirms increase in CCB holding
Temasek Holdings announced Monday that it has increased its holding in China Construction Bank (CCB) to 9.42% from 8.10%. The transaction, disclosed in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, took place on November 11, around the time that Bank of...
CIC’s Central Huijin boosts China bank stakes
Central Huijin Investment, the unit of China Investment Corp. (CIC) responsible for holdings in the country’s major state-owned banks, has been buying shares in these lenders to boost valuations. It took similar action in September 2008 as credit markets...
BofA sold CCB stake to Chinese consortium
China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the National Social Security Fund and CITIC Securities have emerged as the buyers of the 5% stake in China Construction Bank (CCB) sold by Bank of America (BofA) for $8.3 billion, the Financial Times...
Bank of America raises $8.3b in partial exit from CCB
Bank of America (BofA) on Monday sold about half its 10% holding in China Construction Bank (CCB), raising $8.3 billion. The lender, which is in the process of shedding non-core assets and boosting its tier-one capital, sold 13.1 billion shares to group...
Bank of America expected to exit over half its CCB stake this week
Bank of America (BofA) is on course to sell more than half its stake in China Construction Bank (CCB) for up to $10 billion this week. A consortium of Asian and Middle East sovereign wealth funds as well as several private equity firms are in negotiations...
BofAML to retain at least 5% of its CCB holding
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) has agreed to extend its partnership with China Construction Bank (CCB) until the at least the end of 2012. Zhang Jianguo, president of CCB, said the US bank, which currently has a 10% stake in the Chinese lender,...