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China car trading platform Souche raises $576m
Primavera Capital Group and Morningside Venture Capital have led a $576 million round of funding for Souche, a Chinese online trading platform for new and used cars.
Chinese electric car maker Xpeng raises $587m
Primavera Capital Group and Morningside Ventures have led a RMB4 billion ($587 million) Series B-plus funding round for Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng Motors, working alongside the company’s chairman and CEO, Xiaopeng He.
Coatue leads $350m round for China education player Zuoyebang
Coatue Management has led a $350 million Series D round of funding for Zuoyebang, a Chinese K-12 education platform that spun out from domestic search giant Baidu.
China's Ant Financial closes $14b Series C round
Ant Financial, Alibaba Group’s financial services affiliate, has raised $14 billion in Series C funding from investors including GIC Private, Warburg Pincus, The Carlyle Group, Silver Lake, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
Primavera reaches $1.5b first close on China fund
Primavera Capital Group has completed a first close of approximately $1.5 billion on its third China fund. The overall target is $2.8 billion.
PE-backed Sunlands completes $149m US IPO
Private equity-backed Sunlands Online Education ended its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange marginally below its IPO price following a $149.5 million offering.
Primavera-backed Chinese education player targets US IPO
Sunlands Online Education Group, a post-secondary and professional education services business backed by Primavera Capital, has filed for a US IPO.
China's Primavera supports buyout of US study abroad business
China-focused GP Primavera Capital and Paris-listed investment firm Eurazeo have together invested in WorldStrides, a US-based provider of study-abroad programs for high school and university students, with a view to supporting expansion in Asia and Europe.
Alibaba leads $335m round for China's Souche
Alibaba Group has led a $335 million Series E round for Chinese online second-hand car trading platform operator Souche. It is the company’s third funding round in the past 12 months.
GPs, corporates should enter outbound deals with eyes open - China M&A Forum
Partnerships between Chinese strategic investors and private equity firms remain a popular model for pursuing outbound acquisitions, but each party should understand the other’s expectations before closing deals, PE professionals told the China M&A...
PAG, Primavera lead $118m round for China's Dashu Finance
PAG Asia Capital and Primavera Capital have led a Series C round of funding worth $118 million for Dashu Finance, which provides outsourced credit services to banks looking to participate in the small loans space.
Alibaba’s local services platform Koubei completes $1.1b round
Koubei, a China online-to-offline (O2O) local services platform backed by Alibaba Group, has completed a $1.1 billion funding round led by Silver Lake, CDH Investments, Yunfeng Capital and Primavera Capital.
Faster food: PE and restaurant franchising
Franchising out restaurant chains - one of the major objectives for the new PE-backed McDonald's China partnership - is a popular ploy for investors across Asia as they pursue scale. But it is not without risk
AVCJ Awards 2016: Exit of the Year - IPO: Focus Media
Moving from a privatization in the US to a re-listing in Shenzhen through a reverse merger – in the space of 30 months – Focus Media blazed a trail that others have sought to follow
Primavera closes second China fund at $1.9b
Primavera Capital Group has reached a final close on its second US dollar-denominated China-focused fund at $1.93 billion, exceeding the target of $1.5 billion.
PE-backed Yum China gains on US debut after spin-out
Yum China, the private equity-backed group that operates KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in the country, gained 8% on its US trading debut after completing its separation from parent Yum Brands.
Primavera, Ant Financial to invest $460m in Yum China spin-out
Primavera Capital and Ant Financial Service Group have agreed to invest a combined $460 million in Yum China, a spin-out from US-listed Yum Brands which owns fast-food giants KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
Primavera, Shanghai Pharma to buy Australia's Vitaco
Primavera Capital and Shanghai Pharmaceuticals have agreed to buy Australia-listed nutrition and healthcare products company Vitaco for approximately A$313 million ($238 million).
China's Ant Financial closes $4.5b funding round
Ant Financial, Alibaba Group’s online financial services affiliate, has completed a $4.5 billion Series B round of funding, said to be the largest-ever fundraise by a private internet company globally.
Anbang-led consortium withdraws $14b bid for Starwood
A consortium led by China’s Anbang Insurance Group that was vying to take over Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has withdrawn its $14 billion bid for the company.
Anbang-led consortium raises offer for Starwood
A consortium led by China’s Anbang Insurance Group has raised its all-cash offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide to about $14 billion, or $82.75 per share.
Primavera, JC Flowers back Anbang's $13b Starwood bid
Primavera Capital and J.C. Flowers & Co. have been confirmed as co-investors in a $13.1 billion all-cash offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide submitted by China-based Anbang Insurance Group.
GIC, Temasek, Khazanah back Alibaba’s logistics affiliate
Singapore’s GIC Private and Temasek Holdings, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional, and China’s Primavera Capital have joined the latest funding round in Cainiao Network Technology, a logistics platform launched by Alibaba Group.
China take-privates: New wave
Recent volatility notwithstanding, plenty of investors want to back China take-privates with a view to domestic re-listings at higher valuations. The company founders behind these deals are the big winners