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China mezzanine: Not the norm
China mezzanine: Not the norm

China’s local currency mezzanine capital space is underpenetrated, underpopulated and different to comparable strategies elsewhere. A handful of domestic GPs have begun to get traction. Will others follow?

  • Mezzanine
  • 20 May 2020
PE-backed Manpower unit files for Hong Kong IPO

Manpowergroup Greater China, the China branch of American staffing giant Manpower Group, has filed for a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

  • Greater China
  • 24 January 2019
PE-backed AsiaInfo raises $115m in Hong Kong IPO

AsiaInfo Technologies, a Chinese telecom software provider that was privatized by a CITIC Capital-led consortium in 2014, has raised HK$899.3 million ($115 million) in its Hong Kong IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 19 December 2018
Chinese corporate-PE partnerships: Meeting of minds

Collaborative deals between private equity firms and Chinese strategic players reflects the more diverse range of corporates seeking outbound deals - and also a recognition among GPs that they need help growing newly-acquired assets in China

  • Greater China
  • 12 October 2018
China's PE-backed AsiaInfo files for HK IPO

AsiaInfo Technologies, a Chinese telecommunications software provider backed by a number of private equity firms, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 21 August 2018
GIC leads $260m round for China's CStone Pharma

Singapore’s GIC Private has led a $260 million Series B investment in China’s CStone Pharmaceuticals. The round, completed within two months, is said to be the largest biopharma Series B in the country to date.

  • Greater China
  • 10 May 2018
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.

  • Greater China
  • 03 April 2018
Temasek leads $250m round for China's Sunny Education

Sunny Education, a China-based K-12 online education platform which operates under the 17zuoye brand, has raised $250 million in a Series E round led by existing investor Temasek Holdings.

  • Greater China
  • 21 March 2018
CITIC PE leads $55m round for China's BroadLink

CITIC Private Equity has led a RMB343 million ($55 million) Series D round for China’s smart home technology solutions provider BroadLink. It is said to be the largest funding round for a domestic start-up in this market segment.

  • Greater China
  • 07 February 2018
AVCJ Awards 2017: Deal of the Year - Late Stage Technology: Ofo

Ofo and Mobike dominate China’s bike-sharing industry, having raised billions in funding. Investors in Ofo believe they are backing the more sustainable model

  • Greater China
  • 23 December 2017
GPs, corporates should enter outbound deals with eyes open - China M&A Forum

Partnerships between Chinese strategic investors and private equity firms remain a popular model for pursuing outbound acquisitions, but each party should understand the other’s expectations before closing deals, PE professionals told the China M&A Forum....

  • Greater China
  • 23 October 2017
CITIC Private Equity recruits ex-CalPERS PE head

Réal Desrochers, formerly head of private equity at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), has joined Beijing-based CITIC Private Equity (CITIC PE) as a managing director.

  • Greater China
  • 21 September 2017
CITIC PE, 3SBio agree North America acquisition

CITIC Private Equity and Chinese drug developer 3SBio – which the PE firm took public in Hong Kong two years ago – have agreed to buy the contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) business of Canada’s Therapure Biopharma for $423 million, including...

  • Greater China
  • 05 September 2017
Chinese smart city platform receives $73m

China Everbright, IDG Capital and CITIC Private Equity have participated in a RMB500 million ($73.5 million) Series A round of funding for Terminus Technologies, which claims to be China’s largest city-level mobile internet platform.

  • Greater China
  • 07 July 2017
China bike-sharing player Ofo gets $700m Series E round

Alibaba Group has led a $700 million Series E round of funding for Chinese bike-sharing start-up Ofo – less than a month after Tencent Holdings led a Series E of $600 million for Mobike, the company’s closest rival.

  • Greater China
  • 06 July 2017
China's sharing economy: The peer effect
China's sharing economy: The peer effect

Bicycle-sharing is following the lead of ride-hailing in China – with start-ups consuming large amounts of capital in a battle for market share. What does it say about the broader sharing economy opportunity?

  • Greater China
  • 25 April 2017
Q&A: CITIC Private Equity's Feng Zhai

CITIC Private Equity has sought to differentiate itself from other Chinese GPs with an operations-driven buyout strategy. Feng Zhai, managing director and head of the portfolio management team, explains the approach

  • Greater China
  • 05 April 2017
China buyouts depend on industry, company expertise - AVCJ Forum

Chinese GPs are shifting to buyout strategies with a view to having more influence and operational input in portfolio companies, but they should have clear plans on post-deal integration when making these investments.

  • Greater China
  • 16 March 2017
China bike-sharing start-up Ofo raises $450m Series D

Ofo, a Chinese bike-sharing company, has completed a $450 million Series D round of funding led by DST Global.

  • Greater China
  • 01 March 2017
China O2O player buys VC-backed last-mile delivery app

Huimin, a Chinese B2B e-commerce platform that focuses on small-scale supermarkets, has acquired a controlling stake at Beequick, a snack food delivery app backed by several VC investors.

  • Greater China
  • 10 February 2017
China's CITIC PE creates training program for portfolio executives

Chinese GP CITIC Private Equity has teamed up with Yale School of Management to provide customized management training courses to senior executives from its portfolio companies.

  • Greater China
  • 05 December 2016
China bike-sharing app Ofo raises $130m Series C

Ofo, a Chinese online-to-offline (O2O) bike-sharing platform, has raised a $130 million Series C round of funding across two tranches.

  • Greater China
  • 11 October 2016
China's Best Logistics raises $760m

Best Logistics Technologies, a China-based logistics and supply chain management business part-owned by Alibaba Group, has completed a $760 million round led by Everbright Financial Holding Asset Management and CITIC Private Equity.

  • Greater China
  • 08 September 2016
CDH makes partial exit from Hong Kong-listed Luye Pharma

CDH Investments has made another partial exit from China-based drug developer Luye Pharma, generating proceeds of between HK$709 million ($91.4 million) and HK$729 million.

  • Greater China
  • 13 May 2016
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