China
Shunwei leads round for China legal services platform
Shunwei Capital Partners has led a Series B round of funding for Kuaifawu.com, a Chinese legal services platform that targets at small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Wanda Media to raise $1.5b ahead of domestic listing
Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group is seeking to raise RMB10 billion ($1.5 billion) from domestic investors for its film and TV production division – Wanda Media – ahead of a planned onshore listing.
SAIF seeks $800m for China fund
SAIF Partners is targeting $800 million for its fifth Greater China fund, which will make growth investments in the technology, healthcare and cleantech sectors.
China logistics provider Tian Tian Express raises $92m
Tian Tian Express, a Chinese courier service firm, has raised a RMB600 million ($92 million) Series A round of funding led by domestic private equity vehicle CICC Qianhai Development Fund.
Ex-Khosla partner raises $200m for cross-border tech fund
Andrew Chung, formerly a partner at US-based Khosla Ventures, has launched his own VC firm - 1955 Capital - and reached a first close of $200 million on a cross-border technology fund.
Tsinghua Unigroup abandons plan to invest in Western Digital
China’s Tsinghua Unigroup has scrapped its plan to invest in US-based disk drive manufacturer Western Digital after the US regulators decided to investigate the deal.
Warburg Pincus joins $220m Series B round for D&J China
D&J Industrial Property, a Chinese business park developer co-founded by Warburg Pincus, has raised $220 million in a Series B round of funding.
China salvage car auction platform Fairlubo raises $45m
Beijing Fairlubo Vehicle Auction, a Chinese online salvage car auction platform, has raised a $45 million round of funding led by PE-backed used car trading platform Uxin.
TCL, Tsinghua Unigroup launch $1.5b China M&A fund
Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL Group has partnered with Tsinghua Unigroup, an investment arm of Tsinghua University, to launch an industry M&A fund with a target of RMB10 billion ($1.53 billion).
China's Impact Therapeutics get $10m Series B round
Existing backer Lilly Asia Ventures has been joined by new investors, including China Summit Capital, in a $10 million Series B round of funding for Impact Therapeutics, a China-based cancer drug developer.
PE-backed SF Express targets A-share IPO
China's largest express delivery services provider SF Express, which is backed by several PE investors including CITIC Capital, has confirmed that it is targeting an A-share IPO.
Bohai Industrial backs $950m debt deal for Yancoal Australia
Bohai Industrial Investment Fund, a private equity firm controlled by Bank of China, has participated in a $950 million debt funding round for Yancoal Australia, a publicly-traded subsidiary of sate-owned Yanzhou Coal.
Frees Fund, Qihoo 360 lead $100m round for China’s Mobi Magic
Frees Fund, a China-focused VC group that spun out from IDG Capital Partners, and Qihoo 360 Technology have co-led a $100 million round for Mobi Magic, a Beijing-based mobile app developer.
Alpha Animation, Matrix invest in China VR start-up
Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture, a listed Chinese animation firm, has led an undisclosed Series A round of funding for Time of Virtual Reality (TVR), which develops games for VR devices.
China Perfect World launches PE fund to invest in Universal movies
China-based Perfect World Pictures has launched a private equity fund to invest in a slate of movies produced by US Universal Pictures.
Fairchild rejects China Resources, Hua Capital buyout offer
US-based Fairchild Semiconductor International has turned down a $2.6 billion take-private bid from China Resources Microelectronics and Hua Capital.
Adams Street promotes Doris Guo to partner
Adams Street Partners has promoted Doris Guo, a principal in charge of primary investments in Greater China, to partner.
Sequoia-backs $1b take-private bid for China's Jumei
Sequoia Capital is supporting a take-private Chinese online beauty products retailer Jumei International that has been launched by the company’s founders. It values the US-listed business at approximately $1 billion.
Ascendent sees 5x return on China high-speed rail investment
Ascendent Capital Partners has completed its exit from Nano Resources, a components manufacturer for high-speed trains, generating a more than 5x return.
PE to exit food platform Baicaowei to Chinese strategic
Haitong-Fortis Private Equity, a joint venture between Haitong Securities and BNP Paribas Investment Partners, is set to exit Chinese snack food platform Baicaowei to Shenzhen-listed jujube product maker Haoxiangni.
TPG's Sing Wang named CEO of China Minsheng Financial
Sing Wang, who until last year was co-chairman for Greater China at TPG Capital and head of TPG Growth in North Asia, has joined China Minsheng Financial Holding as CEO.
China’s 58 Daojia merges with VC-backed beauty app
58 Daojia, a PE-backed Chinese online-to-offline (O2O) local services platform, has merged with Dudumeijia.com, a manicure-booking app that counts Sequoia Capital and Source Code Capital among its investors.
Teutonic again: China targets German technology
The recent flood of Chinese strategic investment in Germany's industrial sector is reminiscent of the previous episode in 2012 - and the motivations are largely the same
Profile: Black Soil's Chang Sun
Chang Sun swapped his life as head of North Asia at Warburg Pincus to become a farmer in China. He sees substantial financial and social opportunities in modernizing a highly inefficient agriculture sector