China Media Capital
CMC raises $950m for third China fund
CMC Capital Partners, a Chinese private equity firm set up by Ruigang Li (pictured), formerly president of Shanghai Media Group (SMG), has closed its third US dollar-denominated fund with more than $950 million in commitments.
China's Qutoutiao raises $100m for e-book app
CMC Capital Partners has led a $100 million Series B round of funding round for Midu, an e-book platform operated by Chinese news aggregator Qutoutiao.
CMC backs Chinese play center operator
CMC Capital Partners has led a Series B round of more than RMB100 million ($15 million) for Neobio, a Chinese operator of children’s play centers.
China risk management specialist Tongdun raises $100m
Tongdun Technology, a Chinese risk control services provider, has raised $100 million in a new round of funding led by CMC Capital, GGV Capital, China Everbright Limited and Guotai Global Investments. Existing investor Cinda Sinorock Capital also participated.
Warburg Pincus leads Series D for China's Gaosi Education
Gaosi Education, which provides tutoring services to schools and other educational institutions in China, has raised $140 million in Series D funding led by Warburg Pincus.
Chinese online K12 education provider raises $350m
Zhangmen, a Chinese online tutoring platform aimed at elementary through high school students, has raised $350 million in the first tranche of a Series E funding round.
PE-backed ticketing player falls on debut after $287m HK IPO
Maoyan Entertainment, a Chinese online movie ticketing business backed by Tencent Holdings and several private equity investors, fell on its trading debut in Hong Kong following a HK$2.25 billion ($287.1 million) IPO.
Tencent invests $318m in recently-listed streaming site Bilibili
Tencent Holdings has agreed to invest $317.6 million in Bilibili, a VC-backed Chinese animation streaming platform that listed on NASDAQ in March.
China sports streaming: Match of the day
Private capital entering China’s sports streaming space is gravitating to platforms backed by the incumbent internet giants. But how long will it be before the big content bets pay off?
China's Liulishuo posts modest gain following $72m US IPO
Liulishuo, a Chinese English language learning app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver customized teaching solutions for adults, ended its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange up 1.2%.
China's Qutoutiao soars on debut after $84m US IPO
Chinese news aggregator app Qutoutiao raised $84 million in a downsized US IPO – continuing a recent trend among Chinese tech start-ups – but then saw its stock price more than double on the first day of trading.
Sequoia, CMC fund invests in China's iQiyi Sports
China Sports Capital – a joint venture between Sequoia Capital China and CMC Capital Partners – has invested RMB300 million ($43.8 million) in iQiyi Sports, an online sports media platform.
China language learning app Liulishuo files for US IPO
Liulishuo, a Chinese English language learning app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver customized teaching solutions for adults, has filed to list in the US.
Chinese news aggregator Qutoutiao preps for US offering
Qutoutiao, a Chinese news aggregator app that seeks to differentiate itself from market leader Jinri Toutiao by focusing on entertainment-oriented content, has announced plans to list in the US.
China's Koala Reading raises $20m Series B round
Beijing Xiangyue Education Technology, operator of the Koala Reading platform that assesses the difficulty of Chinese language texts and helps schools create digital libraries, has received $20 million in Series B funding.
Legend Capital invests in talent agency CAA's China unit
Legend Capital has taken an equity interest in the China unit of Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), having facilitated a merger with Momentum Sports, a sports marketing and consulting business in which it is an investor.
Alibaba, Tencent, Vanke join $1.5b round for CMC unit
CMC Inc, a company set up by Chinese media-focused private equity firm CMC Capital Partners to hold assets beyond a 10-year horizon, has raised RMB10 billion ($1.5 billion) in Series A funding.
Tiger Global leads $70m round for China's Danke Apartment
Tiger Global Management has led a $70 million Series B-plus funding round for Chinese start-up Danke Apartment, operator of an online platform that connects landlords with long-term rental tenants.
Alibaba to acquire China’s Ele.me at $9.5b valuation
Alibaba Group has agreed to acquire all the remaining shares of Ele.me, a Chinese food delivery platform backed by several private equity investors, in a transaction that values the company at $9.5 billion.
China's Bilibili completes $483m US IPO
Bilibili, a VC-backed Chinese animation streaming platform, ended its first day of trading on NASDAQ slightly below its IPO price following a $483 million offering.
Deal focus: Qutoutiao finds its own news angle
With a market focus and a user acquisition mechanism that differentiate it from other Chinese news and video apps, Qutoutiao impressed Tencent Holdings enough to secure a $200 million Series B round
China video-streaming player Bilibili files for US IPO
Bilibili, a China-based video-streaming platform backed by a handful of PE and strategic investors, has filed for an US IPO.
China’s Danke Gongyu raises $100m Series B
CMC Capital Partners and Banyan Capital have jointly led a $100 million Series B round of funding for Danke Gongyu, a China-based start-up that provides apartment rental services.
Sequoia-CMC sports fund backs China’s Supermonkey
Chinese fitness start-up Supermonkey has raised a Series C round of funding led by Jiansheng Sports Fund, a vehicle established by Sequoia Capital China and CMC Holdings.