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B Capital raises $250m for global early-stage fund

Los Angeles and Singapore-headquartered B Capital Group has closed its first dedicated early-stage fund with USD 250m in commitments. It will target the US and Asia.

  • North America
  • 20 July 2022
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Navis backs Singapore expansion for family office software provider

Navis Capital Partners has led a USD 38m Series C round for Eton Solutions, a US software provider for family offices currently establishing a Singapore office.

  • North America
  • 13 July 2022
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Korean GP backs $1.5b buyout of US-listed Meridian Bioscience

SJL Partners, a Korea-based private equity firm that specialises in cross-border transactions, has teamed up with domestic in vitro diagnostics business SD Biosensor to acquire US-listed peer Meridian Bioscience for USD 1.53bn.

  • North Asia
  • 11 July 2022
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Japan's WiL raises USD 1bn

US-Japan cross-border investor World Innovation Lab (WiL) has raised USD 1bn across its third flagship fund and several other vehicles.

  • North Asia
  • 20 June 2022
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Silicon Valley-based Scale Asia Ventures raises $30m fund

Scale Asia Ventures (SAV), a Silicon Valley-based investor that aims to bridge the US and Asia start-up ecosystems, has raised USD 30m for its latest early-stage fund.

  • North America
  • 14 June 2022
Advent raises $25bn for global PE fund, targets China

Advent International has closed its largest ever global private equity fund at the hard cap of USD 25bn with plans to expand its investment activity in Greater China in the next few years.

  • Greater China
  • 25 May 2022
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China outbound: Organic options

Tough domestic competition is encouraging Chinese tech start-ups to expand overseas – often organically, earlier in their lifecycles than before, and despite regulatory concerns

  • Greater China
  • 18 May 2022
Mithril, BlackRock invest $110m in Singapore’s GreyOrange

Mithril Capital, a VC firm launched by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, and BlackRock have provided USD 110m in growth funding to Singapore and US-based robotics player GreyOrange.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 May 2022
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Tiga SPAC to merge with San Vicente-owned Grindr

Grindr, a LGBTQ+ dating app acquired by an investor group after its Chinese owner violated foreign investment regulations, has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by Singapore-based Tiga Investments.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 May 2022
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Square Peg backs US, Malaysia-based LottieFiles

Square Peg Capital has led a USD 37m Series B round for US and Malaysia-based motion graphics platform LottieFiles.

  • North America
  • 06 May 2022
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Profile: WestSummit Capital’s Raymond Yang

Raymond Yang’s rich entrepreneurial experience in China and the US led to the formation of WestSummit Capital. He continues to draw on this knowledge as technology ecosystems evolve

  • Greater China
  • 27 April 2022
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Fund focus: ASEAN finds new inroads to global tech

SeaX Ventures is ramping up its “corporate venture capital-as-a-service” with a significantly upsized second fund and sharpened strategy around deep tech demand in Southeast Asia

  • North America
  • 13 April 2022
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Permanent capital: A bridge too far?

GPs are increasingly looking for ways to hold assets beyond the traditional fund timeline, but perpetual and long-dated capital largely remain the preserve of global firms and smaller specialists

  • GPs
  • 06 April 2022
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GP profile: DCM

Investing in China, Japan, and the US out of a single global fund, DCM sticks to a formula of small funds, concentrated portfolios, early-stage deals, and collaborative cross-border teams

  • Greater China
  • 30 March 2022
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Ex-OTPP Asia head named CalPERS CIO

Nicole Musicco, a former Asia Pacific head of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), has been appointed CIO of California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS).

  • LPs
  • 23 February 2022
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India's Uniphore raises $400m Series E

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has led a USD 400m Series E round for Uniphore, an India and US-based artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer focused on speech recognition.

  • South Asia
  • 18 February 2022
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AVCJ Awards 2021: Exit of the Year – Mid Cap: Infogain

ChrysCapital has realized its largest-ever exit from a single-fund investment with IT services provider Infogain. In the process, it opened one of private equity’s richest cross-border opportunity sets

  • South Asia
  • 16 February 2022
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India virtual events platform gets $35m Series B

Airmeet, a US-headquartered and Asia-focused virtual events platform with extensive operations in India, has raised USD 35m in Series B funding featuring Sequoia Capital India.

  • North America
  • 10 February 2022
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Deal focus: NPX adds tech to Korea’s culture thesis

NPX Capital is creating a US-based media platform to tap rising global appetite for Korean entertainment. Early acquisitions emphasise artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the metaverse

  • North Asia
  • 09 February 2022
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Nestle buys into DCP-backed plant-based protein provider

Orgain, a US plant-based nutrition business backed by China’s DCP Capital Partners, has agreed to sell a majority stake to Nestle. The size of the transaction was not disclosed.

  • Greater China
  • 04 February 2022
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Singapore's Fireblocks closes Series E, hits $8b valuation

Fireblocks, a US and Singapore-based blockchain services provider that aims to “help every business become a crypto business,” has raised a USD 550m Series E round at a valuation of USD 8bn.

  • North America
  • 29 January 2022
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China IPOs: Offshore angst

Private equity exit timelines were thrown into disarray last year when US IPOs abruptly stopped. Regulators have offered some clarity, but investors are unsure when – or if – the magic will return

  • Greater China
  • 26 January 2022
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PE consortium cuts 51job take-private offer by 28%

A private equity consortium pursuing a take-private of US-listed Chinese online recruitment platform 51job has cut its offer price by 28%, citing deteriorating market conditions, regulatory tightening in China, and the continuing impact of COVID-19.

  • Greater China
  • 14 January 2022
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TPG invests $360m in India's Fractal

TPG Capital has agreed to invest USD 360m – including primary and secondary components – in India and US-based data analytics provider Fractal. It facilitates a partial exit for Apax Partners.

  • South Asia
  • 07 January 2022
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