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Hony looks to raise SPAC in Hong Kong

Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital has filed to raise a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in Hong Kong, having previously failed to get traction with a similar structure in the US.

  • Greater China
  • 20 September 2023
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China's Rockets Capital hits $200m first close on debut fund

Rockets Capital, a Chinese investment firm co-founded by Bing Yuan, formerly COO of Hony Capital, in conjunction with the senior leadership of local electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng, has reached a first close of USD 200m on its debut fund. The overall...

  • Greater China
  • 21 March 2022
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China petcare brand raises $31m

Chongxing, a Chinese petcare brand, has raised RMB200 million ($31 million) in a third tranche of Series B funding from Tencent Holdings, Hony Capital, HighLight Capital, Vertex Ventures China, and Meridian Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 23 July 2021
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Hony launches China healthcare, consumer SPAC

Hony Capital has joined a string of Chinese private equity managers with special purpose acquisition vehicles (SPACs), targeting $300 million for healthcare and consumer deals.

  • Greater China
  • 26 March 2021
CMB, Mirae lead Series C for China biotech player EpimAb

Shanghai-based EpimAb Biotherapeutics has raised $120 million in Series C funding led by CMB International and Korea’s Mirae Asset Financial Group.

  • Greater China
  • 25 March 2021
China vocational education provider gets $390m Series A

Fenbi, a China-based vocational education platform, has raised $390 million in a Series A round led by IDG Capital and Trustbridge Partners. Hony Capital also took part.

  • Greater China
  • 08 February 2021
Chinese-owned gaming business completes $1.9b IPO

Playtika, an Israel-headquartered social and mobile games company that was acquired by a PE-backed Chinese consortium in 2016, gained 17% on its US trading debut following a $1.88 billion IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 18 January 2021
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Hony closes debut China VC fund at $130m

Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital has closed its first venture capital fund at $130 million after approximately four months in the market.

  • Greater China
  • 09 November 2020
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China mezzanine: Not the norm

China’s local currency mezzanine capital space is underpenetrated, underpopulated and different to comparable strategies elsewhere. A handful of domestic GPs have begun to get traction. Will others follow?

  • Mezzanine
  • 20 May 2020
China's I-Mab falls on US debut after $104m IPO

China-based I-Mab Biopharma traded as much as 12% lower than initial pricing following the private equity-backed company’s $104 million IPO in the US.

  • Greater China
  • 20 January 2020
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Hony commits capital to its Hong Kong-listed restaurant platform

Hony Capital has injected HK$780 million ($100 million) into Best Food Holdings, the Hong Kong-listed platform it established in 2016 to make investments in China’s food and beverage industry.

  • Greater China
  • 16 January 2020
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PE & QSR: Ambition on a bun

Many private equity investors think they can make a fast buck from fast dining, but rolling out a Western-style brand in Asia requires discipline on valuation and competence in execution

  • Greater China
  • 06 November 2019
China's I-Mab Biopharma pursues US IPO

I-Mab Biopharma, the product of a CBC Group-engineered merger of two Chinese drug developers, has announced plans for a NASDAQ IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 01 November 2019
Hony invests $42m in Xinhua News Agency’s mobile platform

Hony Capital has agreed to pay RMB300 million ($42 million) for a 20% stake in Xinhua Xuanmen, a mobile platform launched by China's state-owned Xinhua News Agency.

  • Greater China
  • 24 September 2019
WeWork IPO reveals extent of global scaling risk

WeWork, a US co-working space provider pursuing an aggressive Asia expansion with the backing of several PE investors, revealed a number of risks associated with rapid global growth in a filing for its US IPO.

  • North America
  • 15 August 2019
Chinese online art education business raises $40m

Chinese art education platform Yiqi Technology Group has raised $40 million in the first tranche of a Series C round led by Tencent Holdings. It is said to be the largest-ever funding round for a start-up in this space.

  • Greater China
  • 25 June 2019
Hony co-leads $700m round for US-based STX

Hony Capital has co-led a $700 million funding round for US film and TV studio STX Entertainment along with TPG Growth, the mid-market investment platform of TPG Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 13 March 2019
WeWork raises $500m for China unit

Trustbridge Partners, Temasek Holdings, SoftBank Group and the SoftBank Vision Fund, and Hony Capital have led a $500 million Series B round for the China branch of US-based co-working space operator WeWork.

  • Greater China
  • 27 July 2018
Hony sells Chinese hospital to Hong Kong-listed platform

Hony Capital has agreed to sell three private hospitals in Zhejiang province to Hospital Corporation of China (HCC), a Hong Kong-listed platform it established several years ago, for RMB630 million ($98 million).

  • Greater China
  • 31 May 2018
Australia's Santos rejects EIG buyout offer

Australia-listed oil and gas supplier Santos has rejected a buyout offer from EIG Global Energy Partners backed by China-based private equity firm Hony Capital and gas distributor ENN Group. The deal would have valued the company at up to $10.9 billion.

  • Australasia
  • 24 May 2018
Hony backs $7.8b EIG bid for Australia's Santos

EIG Global Energy Partners has made a $10.4 billion buyout offer for Australia-listed oil and gas supplier Santos. It is supported by two Chinese groups, private equity firm Hony Capital and gas distributor ENN Group.

  • Australasia
  • 18 May 2018
PE-backed STX Entertainment files for Hong Kong IPO

STX Entertainment, a film and TV studio that claims to bridge the US and Chinese markets, has filed for an IPO in Hong Kong. The company’s investors include Hony Capital and TPG Capital’s growth arm.

  • Greater China
  • 02 May 2018
China’s Linmon Pictures raises Series C

Linmon Pictures, a Shanghai-based boutique entertainment studio, has raised a Series C round of funding from domestic PE firms Hanfor Capital, CQY Capital and Wuniu Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 12 March 2018
China’s Legend Star closes $127m VC fund

Legend Star, the early-stage investment arm of China’s Legend Holdings, has closed its third VC fund at RMB800 million ($127 million).

  • Greater China
  • 02 February 2018
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