China
Q&A: Qiming Venture Partners' Gary Rieschel
Gary Rieschel, founding managing partner at Qiming Venture Partners, got his first taste of China VC while working for SoftBank in the 1990s. He recollected to AVCJ how the industry made its mark on a global scale
China's Bytedance to acquire VC-backed Musical.ly
Beijing Bytedance Technology, the parent company of Chinese news aggregator Toutiao, has agreed to acquire Musical.ly, a VC-backed short video social networking platform.
NewQuest joins $31m round for China video cloud player
Asia-dedicated secondaries investor NewQuest Capital Partners has participated in a RMB208 million ($31 million) Series C round for Bokecc.com, a China-based company that offers video cloud computing solutions.
China's Primavera supports buyout of US study abroad business
China-focused GP Primavera Capital and Paris-listed investment firm Eurazeo have together invested in WorldStrides, a US-based provider of study-abroad programs for high school and university students, with a view to supporting expansion in Asia and Europe....
Goldman, CIC form $5b Sino-US industrial fund
Goldman Sachs and China Investment Corporation (CIC) have launched a private equity fund that is seeking to raise $5 billion to invest in US companies. The initiative is part of efforts to strengthen trade relations between the two countries.
Fintech funds: Treasuries apart
Investment strategies targeted exclusively at the convergence of financial services and technology have become commonplace. As competition picks up, success will depend on adopting skills and a global view
Healthcare funds: Repeat prescription
An assortment of healthcare-focused GPs – most of them in China – have emerged to leverage rising domestic consumption and nascent medical innovation. Does domain expertise mean better deal access?
Yunfeng, Xiaomi lead $40m round for China's Jinying
Yunfeng Capital and Chinese smart-phone maker Xiaomi have jointly led a $40 million Series B round for Beijing Jinying Technology, a China-based online content publisher. Fosun International and SIG Asia also participated.
Meridian, Eastern Bell in $14m round for China's Putiandi
A group of investors including Meridian Capital and Eastern Bell Venture Capital has invested RMB90 million ($13.6 million) in China-based retail property-leasing platform Putiandi.
China's AnchorDx raises $28m Series B
AnchorDx, a China-based company that develops new clinical diagnosis products based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, has raised $28 million in a Series B round led by 6 Dimensions Capital and Sijia Jianxin Fund.
Private debt: Feet on the ground
Investors see growing opportunity in Asian credit, but the region has proven difficult for foreign managers to address. Local expertise, particularly in emerging markets, can unlock the best returns
PE-backed China Literature raises $1.1b in HK IPO
China Literature, a PE-backed online reading unit being spun out by Tencent Holdings, has raised HK$8.3 billion ($1.1 billion) in a Hong Kong IPO.
China's EOC Pharma closes $32m Series B
EOC Pharma, a China-based cancer treatment specialist, has closed a $32 million Series B funding round led by Taikang Industry Development Fund.
Hong Kong's WeLab raises $220m
Alibaba Group and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have led a Series B+ round of funding for Hong Kong financial technology provider WeLab.
China's Phoenix Travel gets $105m Series C
Phoenix Travel Group, a China-based travel services provider, has raised a RMB700 million ($105 million) Series C round led by CITIC Capital, Haier Capital, Legend Holdings and Legend Capital.
CITIC Capital nears buyout of packaging player Axilone
China-focused GP CITIC Capital has entered into advanced negotiations with Oaktree Capital Management to buy Axilone, a Europe-headquartered packaging supplier to the cosmetics industry.
Sinovation leads $21m round for Chinese AI firm
Sinovation Ventures has led a $20.6 million Series B round for Zhuiyi Technology, a Shenzhen-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up that specializes in chatbots.
China's Ctrip buys VC-backed Trip.com
Ctrip, China’s largest travel services provider, has made another outbound acquisition with the purchase of US-based Trip.com, which has previously received several rounds of venture capital funding.
Qihoo 360 to relist in Shanghai via $7.6b reverse merger
Qihoo 360, a Chinese internet security software provider that was delisted in the US last year by a consortium that includes several PE investors, will relist in Shanghai through a reverse merger worth RMB50.4 billion ($7.57 billion).
China genomics player Annoroad raises $105m Series C
Beijing-based genomics services provider Annoroad has completed a RMB700 million ($105 million) Series C round co-led by Shenzhen GTJA Investment Group and Ping An Ventures. SBCVC and SAIF Partners China also participated.
Alibaba leads $335m round for China's Souche
Alibaba Group has led a $335 million Series E round for Chinese online second-hand car trading platform operator Souche. It is the company’s third funding round in the past 12 months.
Chinese facial recognition player raises $460m
Megvii Technology, a Beijing-based facial recognition software developer, has raised a $460 million Series C round led by China State-owned Venture Capital Fund.
Yunfeng leads $120m round for China's Xiaozhu.com
Chinese PE firm Yunfeng Capital has led a $120 million Series E round of funding for Xiaozhu.com, a Beijing-based short-term rentals platform.
Fund focus: HighLight's early-stage prescription
HighLight Capital has secured $250 million for its second China healthcare-focused fund, suggesting that proven sector specialists are getting traction with institutional LPs