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PE-owned Kokusai Electric gains on debut after $720m Japan IPO
KKR-owned Kokusai Electric gained 28% on debut after raising JPY 108.3bn (USD 720m) in Japan’s largest IPO in five years.
PE-backed Lufax follows $2.3b US IPO with weak debut
Online lending and wealth management platform Lufax raised $2.36 billion in the largest US IPO by a PE-backed Chinese company so far this year but endured a difficult first day of trading.
PE-backed Chinese fintech player Lufax files for US listing
Lufax, a Chinese online lending and wealth management platform valued at $39.4 billion following its most recent private funding round, has filed for an IPO in the US.
China's Xpeng raises $1.5b in US IPO, soars on debut
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng – which has a string of PE and VC investors – gained 41% on its New York trading debut after raising $1.5 billion in an upsized IPO.
Deal focus: China's Xpeng moves into top gear
Investor appetite for Xpeng grew over the course of 2020 as China's electric vehicle industry showed signs of recovery after a difficult 2019. A $500 million Series C extension was soon followed by an IPO filing
Chinese EV maker Xpeng raises another $300m
Alibaba Group has led a $300 million round for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Xpeng Motors. It comes barely two weeks after the company closed an extended Series C round of $500 million.
Indonesia's Traveloka raises $250m
Traveloka, an Indonesian online travel services company, has closed a funding round of $250 million, reportedly accepting a stepdown in valuation in the process.
China education player Zuoyebang raises $750m
Zuoyebang, a Chinese K-12 education platform that spun out from domestic search giant Baidu, has raised $750 million in Series E funding led by Fountainvest Partners and Tiger Global Management.
Local-led consortium pays $5.6b for Australia's Endeavour Energy
An Australian-led consortium that includes Macquarie and AMP Capital has agreed to pay A$7.6 billion ($5.6 billion) for a majority stake in Endeavour Energy, which owns and operates part of the New South Wales (NSW) electricity distribution network.
QIA to form JV with China's CITIC, expand Asia offices
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, will set up a $10 billion joint venture fund with China's CITIC Group.
NSSF, Temasek, Qatar participate in CITIC Pacific share sale
China's National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and sovereign wealth funds Temasek Holdings and Qatar Holdings are contributing to the HK$39.5 billion ($5.1 billion) Hong Kong-listed CITIC Pacific requires to buy its state-owned parent.
Qatar sovereign fund buys $1.2b stake in Bharti Airtel
The Qatar Foundation Endowment will buy a 5% stake in Bharti Airtel for INR67.9 billion ($1.26 billion). It will purchase 199.8 million new shares issued by the India-based telecommunications provider at INR340 apiece.