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India’s Udaan closes Series D at $585m
India’s Udaan has closed its Series D round at $585 million, with the latest contribution featuring Tencent Holdings and the VC arm of Citi. It values the B2B online marketplace at $2.5-3 billion.
PE-owned Belle to spin-out Chinese sports retail business
Belle International – the Chinese footwear retailer privatized by Hillhouse Capital and CDH Investments just over two years ago – is spinning out its sports retail unit through an IPO.
Chinese enterprise software provider gets $35m Series A
Deepexi, a Chinese digital enterprise services provider, has raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Morningside Venture Capital, Hillhouse Capital and IDG Capital.
PE consortium makes $4.6b take-private bid for China Biologic
Centurium Capital, CITIC Capital and Hillhouse Capital are part of an investor group targeting a $4.6 billion take-private of China Biologic – just over a year after committing new equity to the US-listed company to protect it from other would-be acquirers.
PE investors compete for minority stake in China's Gree
Consortiums led by Hopu Investment and Hillhouse Capital are competing for a 15% interest in Gree Electric Appliances against a backdrop of tensions between the Chinese company's CEO and its state-owned parent.
India's Udaan raises $300m in Series D round
Indian B2B online marketplace Udaan has raised more than $300 million as part of an ongoing Series D round from investors including GGV Capital, Hillhouse Capital, and Silicon Valley-based Altimeter Capital.
Qiming invests $30m in Chinese medical AI solutions player
Qiming Venture Partners has led a $30million Series C round for Huimei Technology, a Chinese developer of artificial intelligence-enabled (AI) medical solutions provider.
PE-backed Hansoh Pharma completes $1b Hong Kong IPO
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group, a Chinese drug developer that counts Hillhouse Capital and Boyu Capital among its investors, has raised HK$7.86 billion ($1 billion) through a Hong Kong IPO.
Hillhouse buys whisky producer Loch Lomond Group
Hillhouse Capital has acquired Scotland-based whisky producer Loch Lomond Group with a view to helping the company expand its presence in Asia.
Hillhouse-backed CRO Frontage raises $205m in HK IPO
Frontage Holdings, a China-based contract research organization (CRO), has raised HK$1.61 billion ($205.1 million) in its Hong Kong IPO, having received support from several private equity investors.
China social e-commerce player Beidian gets $126m
Beidian, a Chinese membership-only social e-commerce website, has raised RMB860 million ($126 million) from a group including Hillhouse Capital and Sequoia China Capital.
Deal focus: Airwallex plots Asia payments expansion
Airwallex recently became Australia's newest unicorn following a $100 million Series C round, but the company's growth is largely based on an understanding of Chinese demand. Regional expansion is now the priority
Australia's Airwallex achieves unicorn status
Australian financial technology company Airwallex has received a $100 million Series C round led by DST Global at a valuation of more than $1 billion.
Deal focus: Lalamove brings the Uber effect to logistics
Hong Kong-based online logistics platform Lalamove raises a $300 million Series D round to pursue expansion in Southeast Asia and India
Chinese recruitment SaaS provider Moka raises $27m
Hillhouse Capital has led a RMB180 million ($27 million) Series B round for Chinese smart recruitment solutions provider Moka.
Chinese community group purchasing business receives $31m
Songshupinpin, a Chinese group purchasing platform that connects consumers in different residential districts with suppliers of daily necessities, has raised $31 million in the first tranche of a series B round led by Hillhouse Capital Group and MSA Capital.
China's Horizon Robotics hits $3b valuation with Series B
Horizon Robotics, a Chinese developer of microprocessors that support machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, has raised $600 million in Series B funding at a valuation of $3 billion.
Hong Kong’s Lalamove secures $300m Series D
Hong Kong-based delivery start-up Lalamove - known as Huolala in mainland China - has raised $300 million across two tranches in a Series D round led by Hillhouse Capital and Sequoia Capital China.
India's CarDekho secures $110m Series C
Indian online automobile marketplace CarDekho has raised $110 million in Series C funding from investors including Sequoia Capital India, Hillhouse Capital, CapitalG – an investment arm of Alphabet, parent of Google – and Axis Bank.
Naspers leads $1b Series H for India's Swiggy
Naspers has re-upped in Indian online food ordering and delivering platform Swiggy, leading a $1 billion Series H round of funding for the company.
Junshi Biosciences seeks up to $414m in HK offering
Shanghai Junshi Biosciences, a Chinese drug developer backed by Hillhouse Capital, is seeking to raise up to HK$3.2 billion ($414 million) through a Hong Kong IPO.
PE-backed WuXi Apptech trades flat on Hong Kong debut
PE-backed WuXi AppTec, a contract pharmaceutical R&D services provider, traded flat on its Hong Kong debut, following an IPO of HK$9.1 billion ($1.1) billion.
Hillhouse leads round for Chinese B2B finance platform
Yunzhangfang, a Chinese corporate tax and financial management software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider, has raised RMB300 million ($43.2 million) in a Series C round led by Hillhouse Capital.
Chinese financial education business receives $115m Series C
Golden Education, which claims to be China’s largest professional financial education provider, has received RMB800 million ($115 million) in Series C funding led by Hillhouse Capital and Morgan Stanley.