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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.
Fosun, Sanyuan to buy margarine maker from European GP
Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group has teamed up with Beijing Sanyuan Foods to buy French margarine maker St Hubert from Montagu Private Equity for EUR625 million ($734 million).
Corporate VC offers unique benefits in Southeast Asia – AVCJ Forum
Corporate venture capital investment can fill an important niche in supporting Southeast Asia’s start-up ecosystem, industry participants told the AVCJ Singapore Forum.
China cross-border VC: Home from home
Chinese capital is chasing deals in America’s technology space, but success in Silicon Valley requires a long-term commitment. Does the new breed of US-born Chinese VCs have the right cross-border strategy?
Deal focus: Seven Dreamers makes laundry robot a reality
KKR co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts and Fosun International have joined a $22.8 million Series C round for Seven Dreamers, which will use the capital to accelerate production of its Laundroid
KKR founders, Fosun join $22m round for Japan's Seven Dreamers
KKR co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts have joined a group of investors including Chinese conglomerate Fosun International in a JPY2.5 billion ($22.8 million) round for Seven Dreamers Laboratories, a Japan-based manufacturer of personal-use devices.
Sequoia, Fosun Kinzon invest $15m in India travel site Ixigo
Sequoia Capital has led a $15 million Series B round for Indian online travel marketplace Ixigo, with participation by Fosun Kinzon Capital, the investment arm of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International.
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.
China online pharmaceutical trading site raises $16m
Yaoshibang, a Chinese B2B pharmaceutical trading platform, has raised a RMB110 million ($16 million) Series B round co-led by Shenzhen-based Green Pine Capital Partners and Fosun Group.
Fosun agrees strategic partnership with India’s Iron Pillar
Chinese conglomerate Fosun International has entered a strategic partnership with Iron Pillar, an India-based VC firm focused on mid-stage technology companies, to make co-investments in India.
AVCJ Awards 2016: Exit of the Year - IPO: Focus Media
Moving from a privatization in the US to a re-listing in Shenzhen through a reverse merger – in the space of 30 months – Focus Media blazed a trail that others have sought to follow
China’s Bona Film receives $360m after PE-backed privatization
Chinese film distributor Bona Film Group, which was taken private eight months ago by a consortium of PE investors and company management, has raised a RMB2.5 billion ($360 million) round led by existing shareholders Alibaba Pictures and Tencent Holdings.
China financial data firm Quant Group raises $73m
Quant Group, a China-based financial big data company, has completed a RMB500 million ($73 million) Series C round led by China’s Sunshine Insurance Group.
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.
Sino-US VCs back US online marketplace GrubMarket
GrubMarket, a US-based online food marketplace, has raised $20 million in a Series B round of funding from several Sino-US investors including GGV Capital, Fosun Capital and Danhua Capital.
KKR set for $576m windfall from Gland Pharma exit
KKR will exit India-based Gland Pharma as Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical acquires a majority stake in the business for up to $1.26 billion. KKR’s share of the proceeds will be $576.3 million, more than twice what it invested in Gland in 2014.
Diamedica gets $4m for China push
Hermed Capital Healthcare Fund, a PE vehicle managed by Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group and Korea’s SK Group, has committed $4 million to a China expansion drive by US-based Diamedica.
China VCs in $20m round for VR developer uSens
Fosun Kinzon Capital, the VC arm of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International, has led a $20 million Series A round for uSens, a US-based developer of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) tools.
Hony, CIC among anchors for BOC Aviation IPO
Hony Capital and China Investment Corporation (CIC) are among the cornerstone investors for a HK$8.7 billion ($1.1 billion) Hong Kong IPO for Bank of China’s aircraft leasing business, BOC Aviation.
China Fosun Kinzon VC loses top management team
Three senior executives – including Jun Wang, the managing partner and chairman – have left Fosun Kinzon Capital, the venture capital arm of China’s Fosun Group, to set up their own firm.
Fosun Kinzon leads $23m round for China’s Huivo
Fosun Kinzon Capital, a VC arm of Fosun Group, has led a RMB150 million ($23 million) extended Series B round of funding for Huivo, a Chinese online education solutions provider for kindergartens.
Fosun Kinzon leads $15m round for China medical app
Fosun Kinzon Capital, a VC arm backed by Fosun Group, has led a RMB100 million ($15 million) Series B round for Easyhin, a Chinese mobile app that provides healthcare services to mothers and children.
Sequoia, TrustBridge back China chemicals e-commerce site
Sequoia Capital and TrustBridge Partners have co-led a Series C round of funding for Molbase, a Chinese B2B e-commerce platform that sells chemical products.
China VC-backed online campus store 8Dol raises $30m
8Dol.com, a Chinese campus O2O services provider backed by several VC investors, has raised an extended Series B round worth RMB200 million ($30 million) led by Longrich, a Chinese cosmetics company.