Growth capital
New Horizon, Addor Capital back China rural e-commerce play
New Horizon Capital and Addor Capital, a PE firm under Govtor Capital, have participated in a RMB500 million ($81 million) Series A round of financing for Huitongda, an online home appliance retailer that focuses on China’s rural areas.
Late-stage tech: Hedging bets in India
Everyone is trying to get of the piece of tech story in India and US hedge funds are not different, but what will their entry into the early stage rounds mean for the broader venture capital industry
Canada’s Ivanhoe, CBRE in Chinese warehouse play
Ivanhoé Cambridge, a real estate investment arm of Canada's pension fund the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), has partnered with CBRE Global Investment Partners to invest in Logos China Logistics Clubs, a Chinese warehouse developer...
Cathay Capital invests in French marine service provider SeaOwl
Cathay Capital Private Equity has invested in SeaOwl, a French-based marine management service provider.
Carlyle growth fund to invest $115m in China's JIC Leasing
The Carlyle Group has agreed to commit $115 million from its growth fund to JIC Leasing, the equipment leasing subsidiary of China Jianyin Investment.
PAG joins $500m investment in Hong Kong’s Kingston Financial
PAG Asia Capital's absolute returns business has joined a consortium that plans to invest HK$3.87 billion ($500 million) in Hong Kong-based investment firm Kingston Financial.
Warburg Pincus consortium re-ups in Vincom Retail
A consortium led by Warburg Pincus has made a follow-on investment of about $100 million in Vietnam shopping mall operator Vincom Retail.
Carlyle to invest $120m in Shanghai ANE Logistics
The Carlyle Group has agreed to invest $120 million in Shanghai ANE Logistics, a Chinese logistics and courier services provider.
Nokia Growth leads Series B for India's Indix
Nokia Growth Partners has led a $15 million Series B round for Indian cloud-based analytics start-up Indix. Existing investors Nexus Venture Partners and Avalon Ventures took part in the round as well.
Morningside, IDG provide Series B round for China’s AllMobilize
Morningside Technologies and IDG Capital Partners have invested in a Series B round of funding for AllMobilize, a Chinese start-up that helps companies create websites that are adaptive to mobile devices.
Maxpower gets debt, equity package from Standard Chartered PE
Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) has re-upped in Indonesia-based distributed power specialist Maxpower Group, providing $60 million in equity and serving as joint lead arranger on a $222 million debt refinancing for the company.
SCPE commits $52m to L Capital-owned Crystal Jade
Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) has committed $52 million to Crystal Jade Group Holdings, a food and beverage conglomerate owned by L Capital Asia.
Sequoia, Kae lead round for India logistics marketplace
Sequoia Capital and Kae Capital have led a INR350 million ($5.5 million) Series A round for Indian online logistics marketplace Porter, with participation from three strategic angel investors.
Carlyle commits $500m to South Asia energy platform
The Carlyle Group has committed $500 million to an upstream oil and gas start-up that will primarily focus on development and production opportunities in the Indian subcontinent.
Legend-owned third-party payment platform raises $242m
Lakala, a Chinese offline third-party payment service provider owned by Legend Holdings, has raised RMB1.45 billion ($242 million) in its latest financing round, giving the company a valuation of more than RMB10 billion.
India's Aavishkaar reaches $45m first close on $75m fund
India-based impact investor Aavishkaar has reached a $45 million first close on its South and Southeast Asia-focused fund, which has a full target of $75 million.
Shenzhen Fortune invests $48m in Focus Media
Fortune Capital has invested RMB300 million ($48 million) in Focus Media, a PE-backed Chinese outdoor advertising firm on course for a $7.37 billion backdoor listing in Shenzhen.
India's Hansa Customer Equity gets $4.7m round
Indian GP ASK Pravi has invested INR300 million ($4.7 million) in Hansa Customer Equity (Hansa Cequity), a Mumbai-based company that provides consulting services covering marketing, customer strategy, data management, and customer relationship management...
Faering leads $11m Series C for FundsIndia
Faering Capital has led a INR700 million ($11 million) Series C round for Wealth India Financial Services, the parent company of online financial services platform FundsIndia.
Alibaba, Foxconn invest $236m in SoftBank robotics division
Alibaba Group and Foxconn Technology Group have agreed to invest JPY29 billion ($236 million) in SoftBank Robotics Holding Corp, which manages SoftBank's robotics business.
Dianping leads $30m round for China’s Farmlink
Farmlink, which operates a digital platform through which small and medium-sized restaurants in China can order food supplies, has received a $30 million in Series B funding led by listings and group-buying specialist Dianping.
India's MyDentist raises $8m Series C round
Indian dental clinic chain MyDentist has raised a INR500 million ($8 million) funding round led by Swiss impact investor LGT Venture Philanthropy, with participation by existing backers Seedfund and Asian Healthcare Fund (AHF).
Tembusu invests $10m in New Zealand’s CricHQ
Singapore-based GP Tembusu Partners has committed $10 million to New Zealand’s CricHQ, a cricket-focused digital platform used by the sport’s administrative bodies as well as by clubs and fans.
Qiming, Trustbridge back China education app developer
Chinese online education app developer Xuebajun has raised a $50 million Series B round led by Qiming Venture Partners and Trustbridge Partners, with participation by existing investor Vertex Ventures.