Fundraising
Creador reaches $250m first close on Fund III
Southeast Asia and India-focused GP Creador has reached a first close of $250 million on its third fund. A final close around the target of $450 million is expected around the end of the year.
Headland suspends fundraising on seventh pan-regional fund
Headland Capital Partners has suspended fundraising for its seventh fund in order to focus on generating returns from its existing portfolios.
Cisco commits $10m to Monk's Hill Southeast Asia fund
Cisco Investments has committed $10 million to Monk's Hill Ventures' latest Southeast Asia-focused venture capital fund.
500 Startups to raise Japan seed fund
US-based accelerator 500 Startups has extended its Asia footprint with the launch of a $30 million fund dedicated to early-stage Japanese technology companies.
Founder of Japan's Beenos launches $60m Asia VC fund
The founder of Japanese e-commerce company Beenos, Teruhide Sato, has a launched a $60 million venture capital fund that will support internet and mobile start-ups in India, Southeast Asia, Japan and the US.
Fundraising: Cracking the Korean LP
Korea’s LP community has been compared to an iceberg: the tip is very visible but getting to the lump of uncommitted capital that lurks beneath surface can be far more difficult. GPs on the fundraising trail must ask themselves whether it is worth the...
Tsinghua Holdings, Shengjing launch overseas VC fund-of-funds
Shengjing Group, a Chinese investment advisor, has partnered with Tsinghua Holdings to launch a $300 million fund-of-funds to invest in venture capital overseas.
Shanghai Pharma establishes $469m healthcare fund
Chinese drug maker Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Group has partnered with Shanghai Real Power Capital to launch a healthcare-focused fund with a target of RMB3 billion ($469 million).
OCBC closes debut SME-focused PE fund at $392m
Singapore's OCBC Bank has closed its debut small and medium-sized enterprise-focused fund at S$550 million ($392 million).
CGN PE, Morrison & Co in first close on China renewables fund
JIDA Capital Partners, an investment arm of New Zealand’s HRL Morrison & Co, and Shenzhen-based CGN Private Equity have reached a first close of RMB1.87 billion ($292 million) on their China-focused renewable energy fund.
Taiwan plans $609m M&A fund
Taiwan's National Development Council (NDC) will launch a NT$20 billion ($609 million) fund to assist domestic companies with mergers and acquisitions.
IFC to back Jungle Venture's second fund
International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $10 million in Singapore-based Jungle Ventures' second venture capital fund.
Fund focus: Lightspeed gets traction in India
In 2010, Lightspeed Venture Partners concluded that it could more effectively tap China’s burgeoning technology space with a dedicated country fund. A China vehicle was duly launched and reached a final close in 2013 at $168 million.
India's IIFL to raise $153 million VC fund
IIFL Wealth Management, the Indian financial services firm backed by Fairfax Holdings and the Carlyle Group, will raise a seed venture fund of up to INR10 billion ($153 million).
PE-backed La Chapelle, Legend Capital launch PE fund
Hong Kong-listed Shanghai La Chapelle Fashion, a ladies' apparel maker backed by a string of PE investors, has partnered with Legend Capital to set up a PE fund worth RMB153 million ($24 million).
Religare reaches final close of $78m on first debt fund
Religare Credit Advisors has announced a final close of the domestic vehicle of its first debt fund, Religare Credit Opportunities Fund, at INR5.1 billion ($78 million).
Warburg's Chang Sun targets $1b China agribusiness fund
Black Soil Capital Partners, a private equity firm newly formed by Chang Sun, formerly Asia managing director at Warburg Pincus, is looking to raise $1 billion for its debut China agriculture-focused fund.
Lightspeed reaches $135m final close on India fund
US-based Lightspeed Venture Partners has reached a final close on its first India-focused fund at the hard-cap of $135 million.
China's Banyan Capital closes second RMB fund at $89m
Chinese venture capital firm Banyan Capital has raised RMB560 million ($89 million) for its second renminbi-denominated fund.
CDH to raise $600m China mid-market fund
CDH Investments is looking to raise $600 million for a China mid-market fund, with half of the corpus in US dollars and the other half in renminbi.
China's CASH Capital targets $193m for Fund II
CASH Capital, the venture capital arm of the state-owned Chinese Academy of Sciences Holdings (CASH Holdings), is seeking to raise RMB1.2 billion ($193 million) for its second renminbi-denominated venture fund.
Ex-IDG partners seek $160m for debut China TMT fund
Feng Li and Ben Lin, formerly partners at IDG Capital Partners, are looking to raise RMB1 billion ($160 million) for their debut China venture fund.
Fund focus: CDIB's differentiated middle-market play
It was 2008 and CDIB Capital, the PE arm of Taiwan’s China Development Financial (CDF), had been looking at potential investments in the online gaming space. However, most of the companies it found were overvalued or deemed too risky because their livelihoods...
Fund focus: IVFA sees slow turn in LPs' India sentiment
A host of India-focused GPs are currently in the market, looking to raise funds on the back of improved investor sentiment following the election of reformist Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year.