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China: Who’s investing?
Private equity investment in China remains in the doldrums yet local investors claim to see green shoots. Where, when, and how they engage with the market is likely to differ from previous cycles
Asia buyouts: The case for control
Investors are looking to minimise external financial and macro risks and emphasise factors they can control – which means more buyouts, careful asset selection, and greater operational intensity
Uncertainty prompts deal financing discipline – AVCJ Forum
Large-cap buyout investors told the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum they are hesitating to underwrite higher returns as debt terms tighten in cloudier market conditions.
Team diversity impacts fundraising prospects - AVCJ Forum
Asia-based managers are slower to implement diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies than their peers in other markets, but LPs told the AVCJ Diversity & Inclusion Forum that action on this issue is increasingly important to fundraising.
Investors call on Hong Kong to prioritise talent retention, innovation
Hong Kong must deploy a series of initiatives around talent retention and the fostering of innovation if it is to remain competitive as a financial hub within Asia, the Hong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association’s (HKVCA) China forum heard.
Fund focus: Re-ups underpin FountainVest's Fund IV close
Despite headwinds that have afflicted all China-focused managers, FountainVest Partners closed its fourth fund just above target on USD 2.9bn. One-third of the corpus has already been deployed
PE-backed Country Style Cooking, Tuhu file for HK listings
Chinese restaurant chain Country Style Cooking (CSC), which was de-listed in the US in 2015, and automotive after-sales service platform Tuhu, which was previously targeting a New York offering, have both filed for IPOs in Hong Kong.
Diversity & inclusion: Acting with intent
GPs are looking to build teams representing different genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds as stakeholders call for more diversity and studies suggest it leads to better decision making
FountainVest buys China QSR restaurant operator from EQT
FountainVest Partners has acquired China F&B Group (CFB), one of the master franchise operators for Papa John’s and Dairy Queen in mainland China, from EQT for an undisclosed sum.
China's Broncus raises $215m in IPO, struggles on HK debut
Broncus Holding Corporation, a China-based manufacturer of medical devices used to treat lung diseases, plunged 12.8% on its Hong Kong trading debut following a HK$1.67 billion ($215 million) IPO.
FountainVest buys New Zealand pet food business
China-focused private equity firm FountainVest Partners has agreed to buy Ziwi, New Zealand’s leading exporter of pet food.
China education: Opportunity erased?
Private equity investors have pumped billions of dollars into Chinese online education platforms, notably in the K-12 space. A regulatory crackdown has left them wondering how they can get their money back
FountainVest leads Series B for China's MyMRO
Shanghai-based B2B e-commerce company MyMRO, a spinoff of US industrial products supplier Grainger, has raised several hundreds of million renminbi in Series B funding led by FountainVest Partners.
China self-driving truck start-up agrees $3.3b SPAC merger
Plus, a China-based autonomous driving technology developer that specializes in trucks, has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) at a valuation of $3.3 billion.
Deal focus: Plus pulls financial, strategic levers
China’s first autonomous driving truck will shortly enter mass production, courtesy of Plus and its array of private equity and automotive industry supporters
FountainVest, ClearVue back China self-driving truck player
FountainVest Partners and ClearVue Partners have led a $220 million funding round for Plus, a China-based autonomous driving technology developer that specializes in trucks.
FountainVest leads $100m round for China's Ushopal
FountainVest Partners has led a $100 million funding round for Ushopal, a China-focused e-commerce platform that sources global luxury brands for the high-end consumer market.
FountainVest buys China logistics business
FountainVest Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in China-based CJ Rokin Logistics from Korea’s CJ Logistics for KRW733.8 billion ($661.3 million).
Primavera-led consortium takes control of Zhaopin
A consortium led by Primavera Capital has agreed to acquire a controlling position in Chinese recruitment website Zhaopin at an implied valuation of A$2.2 billion ($1.7 billion).
China AI specialist 4Paradigm receives $700m Series D
Boyu Capital, Primavera Capital Group, and Hopu Investments have led a $700 million Series D round for 4Paradigm, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer that serves enterprise customers.
China's Zuoyebang gets $1.6b Series E extension
Zuoyebang, which claims to be China’s largest online education company, has secured $1.6 billion in an extended Series E funding round that features Alibaba Group as a new investor.
PE-backed Antengene trades flat after $359m HK IPO
Antengene, a China-based drug developer that previously raised $238 million across three private funding rounds, closed roughly flat on its first day of trading in Hong Kong following a HK$2.78 billion ($359 million) IPO.
FountainVest poised for first close on latest China fund
FountainVest Partners has set a target of $2.8 billion for its fourth China-focused fund, with a first close of more than $1 billion expected as soon as this week.