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Baidu Capital leads round for China’s WM Motor

Baidu Capital, a VC firm backed by Chinese search engine Baidu, has led a round of funding for WM Motor Technology, a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer.

  • Greater China
  • 11 December 2017
NSI hits first close on Fund II, backs Singapore healthcare start-up

NSI Ventures has reached a first close of approximately $60 million on its second Southeast Asia venture capital fund and also participated in a $5 million Series A round for Singapore-based digital healthcare company Biofourmis.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 11 December 2017
Yao Capital, IDG back sports marketing business Shankai

Yao Capital and IDG Capital have invested RMB300 million ($45.3 million) in Shankai Sports, coinciding with the Chinese sports management company signing an agreement to manage the China operations of golf’s PGA Tour.

  • Greater China
  • 11 December 2017
Bain completes tender offer for Japan’s ADK

Bain Capital Private Equity has completed its tender offer for Japanese advertising agency Asatsu-DK (ADK), acquiring a majority stake in a deal that values the company at JPY153 billion ($1.3 billion).

  • North Asia
  • 08 December 2017
China bike-sharing operator Hellobike raises $350m

Chinese bike-sharing operator Hellobike has raised $350 million in a Series D round of funding from several investors including Alibaba Group’s Ant Financial and Chengwei Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 08 December 2017
Indian entrepreneurs drawn to corporate VC – AVCJ Forum

Indian technology start-ups are seeing corporate venture capital arms as attractive partners, but investors must be prepared to show what differentiates them from their parent companies, industry participants told the AVCJ India Forum.

  • South Asia
  • 07 December 2017
B Capital leads round for India's Mswipe

Indian financial technology company Mswipe has closed a $40 million Series D funding round led by B Capital Group.

  • South Asia
  • 07 December 2017
SBCVC leads $30m round for China healthcare AI firm

SBCVC has led a RMB200 million ($30 million) Series B round for 12 Sigma, a China-based biotechnology company that applies artificial intelligence (AI) technology to medical image diagnoses.

  • Greater China
  • 04 December 2017
Coatue leads $177m round for Chinese comic book app

Kuaikan Comic, a mobile app that focuses on Chinese comic books, has raised a $177 million Series D round of funding led by Coatue Management.

  • Greater China
  • 01 December 2017
Indian regulator reviews SoftBank’s Flipkart investment

SoftBank Group’s investment in Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, which is expected to facilitate an exit for several existing investors, is being reviewed by the country's competition regulator.

  • South Asia
  • 30 November 2017
Legend leads $37.5m round for China’s ALO7

Legend Capital has led a $37.5 million Series D round for ALO7 Network Technology, which develops English learning materials for Chinese K-12 students.

  • Greater China
  • 29 November 2017
China truck logistics players Huochebang, Yunmanman agree merger

Rival Chinese online truck logistics platforms Huochebang and Yunmanman – both of which have received substantial private equity and venture funding – have agreed to merge.

  • Greater China
  • 28 November 2017
Yunfeng backs Chinese automated warehouse solutions provider

Whalehouse Technology, a Shenzhen-based automated warehouse solutions provider, has completed a RMB100 million ($15 million) Series B round of funding led by Yunfeng Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 27 November 2017
Intractable tech

Even if pan-Asian buyout firms aren't actively pursuing investments in internet-related businesses, they cannot ignore the potential disruptive impact of these technologies on other portfolio companies

  • Technology
  • 24 November 2017
China Renaissance adds strategies, targets $10b in AUM by 2020

China Renaissance has added dedicated healthcare and mezzanine debt strategies to its existing growth-stage private equity offering as part of efforts to more than treble its assets under management (AUM) over the next three years.

  • Greater China
  • 24 November 2017
China's Orient Hontai fails to secure AppLovin buyout, switches to debt deal

US-based mobile marketing platform AppLovin has terminated a planned $1.4 billion acquisition by Orient Hontai Capital, a PE unit of China’s Orient Securities, after a long delay in the regulatory approval process. It has opted for a debt-based deal...

  • Greater China
  • 24 November 2017
Japan-China e-commerce business gets $68m Series C

Inagora, a VC-backed e-commerce platform that supplies Japanese products to Chinese consumers, has received $68 million in Series C funding from Itochu Corp, KDDI Corporation, and SBI Holdings.

  • North Asia
  • 24 November 2017
Singapore IP fund commits $52m to cloud-based telecom player

The Makara Innovation Fund (MIF) – a Singapore government-backed vehicle that focuses on intellectual property-driven businesses – has made its first investment, backing Asia telecom player MyRepublic.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 23 November 2017
India's VC-backed HomeLane buys Capricoast

Indian interior design company HomeLane, which is backed by Aarin Capital and Sequoia Capital, has bought Accel Partners-backed online furniture marketplace Capricoast.

  • South Asia
  • 23 November 2017
Translink Capital leads $14m round for China’s Uhouzz

Uhouzz Network Technology, a China-based online platform that provides homes sales and rental services for overseas students, has raised a $14 million Series B round led by Translink Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 23 November 2017
Australia tech: Firmer footing

GPs see increasing potential for later-stage investment in the Australian technology sector as early commercial successes and government encouragement help reshape the national psyche

  • Australasia
  • 22 November 2017
Sabre, CDC lead $26m Series C for India's Portea

Sabre Partners and CDC Group have co-led a $26 million Series C round for Indian home healthcare business Portea Medical.

  • South Asia
  • 22 November 2017
Chinese autonomous truck start-up TuSimple gets $55m

Chinese self-driving truck technology developer TuSimple has raised a $55 million Series C round led by Hong Kong-based hedge fund Composite Capital, with participation from Sina and Zhiping Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 22 November 2017
WPP agrees to Bain tender offer for Japan's ADK

Bain Capital Private Equity’s tender offer for Japan-listed advertising agency Asatsu-DK (ADK) has overcome its biggest obstacle as the company’s largest shareholder WPP Group has withdrawn its objection to the deal.

  • North Asia
  • 22 November 2017
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