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TPG wins Firm of the Year, Bonderman receives Lifetime Achievement honor at 2010 AVCJ Awards
At the 10th AVCJ Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards, presented this evening in an exclusive invitation-only ceremony in Hong Kong, a strong lineup was honored in a total of nine categories, with TPG Capital walking away with three Awards.
DCM, Sequoia invest Chinese online retailer Vipshop
Venture capital firms DCM and Sequoia Capital have backed Beijing-based online retailer Vipshop, investing a total of $20 million in the company's first round of financing.
Sequoia-controlled Mecox Lane raises $129 milllion in NASDAQ IPO
Sequoia Capital-controlled Mecox Lane Ltd., China’s largest mail order service provider, raised $129 million, or $11 per share, from its IPO, offering American depositary shares on NASDAQ.
Walden International exits Beceem Communications for $316 million
Veteran US and Asian VC firm Walden International has announced that Beceem Communications, Inc., a portfolio company providing fourth generation (4G) wireless platform solutions, will be acquired by US communications semiconductor major Broadcom Corporation.
Sequoia-backed Sino Tech files for NASDAQ IPO
SinoTech Energy Ltd., invested by VC firm Sequoia Capital China and Deutsche Bank Securities, has submitted filings to launch an IPO on the NASDAQ, with the aim of raising up to $100 million in its public debut.
Sequoia, SIG, Walden investee Le Gaga files for NASDAQ IPO
Le Gaga Holdings Ltd., a Chinese greenhouse vegetable growing company headquartered in Hong Kong, has filed for an IPO on NASDAQ, seeking to raise some $100 million.
Sequoia India invested $16 million in biopharmaceutical play Celon Labs
Sequoia Capital India has invested INR70 crore ($16 million) in Celon Labs, a Hyderabad-based biopharmaceutical company with established brands in oncology, critical care and gynaecology.
Morgan Stanley PE invests Sequoia-backed luxury retailer Sparkle Roll
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) has injected $42 million in HKSE-listed Sparkle Roll Group, which retails branded luxury products such as cars, jewelry and wine.
Sequoia and SIG Asia back Country Style Cooking debut on NYSE
Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., a Chinese quick-service restaurant chain operator invested by Sequoia Capital and SIG Asia, has raised approximately $82.5 million in its IPO on the NYSE.
“Big boys” battle it out in India
The mid-cap space is what makes Indian PE tick - even for larger firms
TutorVista taps ICICI, NEA, Temasek, others in $50 million round
Indian educational platform TutorVista Global has attracted interest from firms including Baring Private Equity Asia, ICICI Venture, New Enterprise Associates and Singapore's GIC and Temasek Holdings, as well as existing investors such as Lightspeed Ventures...
Sandstone, Sequoia, Madison take minority stake in Micromax
Subcontinent specialist Sandstone Capital and Silicon Valley VC icon Sequoia Capital, as well as media and communications-focused firm Madison India Capital, have taken a small position – collectively estimated at less than 10% - in Indian handset producer...
Sequoia, other VCs, invest China pharma marketing play Eddingpharm
Eddingpharm (Cayman) Inc., a China-focused pharmaceutical marketing company, has just had a $24 million Series B financing from OrbiMed Advisors Caduceus Asia Partners Fund, Domain Associates, and the Sequoia Capital China Growth Fund.
Taisho, others assessing Actis, Sequoia India investee Paras Pharma
Japanese pharma major Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., as well as at least one other leading non-Indian drug firm, is conducting due diligence on Actis Capital and Sequoia Capital investee Paras Pharmaceuticals, in a competitive exit process that could...
Actis and Sequoia look to divest from FMCG firm Paras Pharmaceuticals
PE firms Actis Capital and Sequoia Capital are reportedly set to sell their 70% stake in Indian FMCG firm Paras Pharmaceuticals for as much as $800 million.
Tencent buys Sequoia-, Morningside Ventures- and Google-backed SNS provider
Chinese internet behemoth – and the world’s third-largest internet company – Tencent Holdings has purchased social networking provider Comsenz for a reported $60 million, seeing backers Sequoia Capital, Morningside Ventures and Google exit their...
Sequoia invests in healthcare shopping portal 99times.cn
VC firm Sequoia Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in 99times.cn, a business-to-consumer website vending local healthcare products.
Sequoia India divests 16% stake in Dr. Lal PathLabs to TA Associates
VC firm Sequoia Capital India has reportedly agreed to sell half of its stake in in Indian diagnostics specialist Dr. Lal PathLabs to US-based PE firm TA Associates, leaving both TA Associates and five-year investor Sequoia with 16% stakes apiece in the...
Sequoia may exit Dr Lal PathLabs to TA Associates
Leading VC firm Sequoia Capital appears to be in advance talks to offload half of its stake in Dr Lal PathLabs, India’s largest diagnostics and pathology services chain, to US-based private equity firm TA Associates.
Sequoia India hands $12.9 million to Quick Heal Technologies
Sequoia Capital India has injected INR60 crore ($12.9 million) of growth capital in Quick Heal Technologies, an India Internet security tools and anti-virus technology firm, with the funds used to launch more products, expand its distribution markets...
Sequoia puts best foot forward with OkayBuy
Sequoia Capita has participated in the second round of funding for OkayBuy, an online retailer of shoes in China, with other two unidentified investors.
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Sequoia Capital China denies RMB fund plan
Earlier reports that Sequoia Capital China, the PRC offshoot of the leading US Silicon Valley VC firm, was looking to raise as much as RMB3 billion ($442 million) for a new RMB-denominated fund have been denied by Sequoia.
Sequoia Capital invests in education-management firm in India
Sequoia Capital India, in tandem with Song Investment Advisors, has injected $15 million into Hyderabad-based K-12 Techno Services Pvt Ltd, an education-management firm owned by Gowtham Educational Institutions, one of the largest private educational...