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PE-backed Guoquan Food raises $52.5m in Hong Kong IPO

Guoquan Food, a Chinese hotpot ingredients supplier that now positions itself as a one-stop home meal solutions brand, is trading at a 8.8% premium to its IPO price following a HKD 411.4m (USD 52.5m) Hong Kong offering.

  • Greater China
  • 06 November 2023
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China hotpot home dining player Guoquan pursues HK listing

Guoquan, a Chinese hotpot ingredients supplier that now positions itself as a one-stop home meal solutions brand, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 12 April 2023
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Fund finance: Filling Asia’s SVB void

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse has prompted Asia-based GPs to review their relationships with lenders, for fund finance and general banking. Smaller managers may find the process challenging

  • Greater China
  • 28 March 2023
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China VCs back local automotive chip developer

SiEngine Technology, a China-based developer of chips for smart cars, has raised CNY 500m (USD 73m) in an extended Series A round featuring several local VC firms.

  • Greater China
  • 02 March 2023
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Sequoia leads Series A for China automotive chipmaker

SiEngine Technology, a China-based developer of chips for the automotive industry, has raised around CNY 1bn (USD 148m) in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital China.

  • Greater China
  • 21 July 2022
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SPAC backed by Vision Knight founder makes Hong Kong debut

A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by David Wei, founder of Vision Knight Capital, has become the second structure of its kind to list in Hong Kong.

  • Greater China
  • 13 June 2022
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China consumer: Brand power vs traffic might

Private equity investment in China’s consumer sector has fluctuated over the past 18 months in line with the fortunes of portfolio companies. Applying TMT logic to brand building didn’t help

  • Greater China
  • 13 April 2022
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Profile: Vision Knight Capital’s David Wei

Drawing on his experiences as a top executive at Alibaba Group, David Wei fashioned Vision Knight Capital into a China-focused private equity firm that aims to be both consultant and capital provider

  • Greater China
  • 15 September 2021
PE-backed JD Logistics raises $3.2b in Hong Kong IPO

JD Logistics, a supply chain solutions and logistics provider that spun out from Chinese online retailer JD.com, gained 3.3% on its Hong Kong trading debut following a HK$24.6 billion ($3.2 billion) IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 29 May 2021
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China online education: Class war

K-12 online education in China is a battle for market share that only the largest players can afford to play. Investors can either get comfortable with high-cash-burn or look for niche exposure

  • Greater China
  • 27 January 2021
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PE-backed Pop Mart posts strong gain after $674m HK IPO

Pop Mart International Group, China’s largest fashion toy retailer, gained 79% on its Hong Kong trading debut following a HK$5.22 billion ($674 million) IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 14 December 2020
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China VC: The naming of firms

The process of coming up with a name for a venture capital firm in China can be fraught with challenges around linguistic and cultural differences as well as questions about brand and values

  • Greater China
  • 14 December 2020
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China apartment rental start-ups: In arrears

There were doubts about the viability of long-term property rental platforms in China before COVID-19. Post-pandemic regulation is creating further problems

  • Greater China
  • 29 October 2020
Vision Knight leads Series B for China education app

Shaonian Dedao, a Chinese education app for teenagers led by former CCTV host Quanlin Zhang, has raised RMB200 million ($29 million) in a Series B funding round led by Vision Knight Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 15 October 2020
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China fresh produce retail: Changing channels

From online grocers to group buying platforms, capital is pouring into China’s fresh produce space as e-commerce finally makes it mark. Which business model will prevail?

  • Greater China
  • 14 September 2020
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GenBridge leads round for Chinese hot pot ingredients supplier

GenBridge Capital has led a $60 million Series C round of funding for Guoquan, a Chinese hot pot ingredients supplier. All the company's existing investors re-upped.

  • Greater China
  • 30 July 2020
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China semiconductor: The chips are up

Excluded from US supply chains, China is looking to satisfy its semiconductor appetite from within. Domestic start-ups can command huge valuations, but are they sustainable?

  • Greater China
  • 22 July 2020
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China gay dating app Blued raises $85m in US IPO

BlueCity Holdings, the VC-backed holding company for Chinese gay dating platform Blued, traded strongly after raising $84.8 million through a NASDSAQ IPO.

  • Greater China
  • 10 July 2020
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China LGBTQ investments: Pink power

There has been little VC investment in Chinese LGBTQ social platforms since 2017 due to regulatory concerns. Will gay dating site Blued’s US IPO reignite interest in the space?

  • Greater China
  • 29 June 2020
China gay dating app Blued pursues US IPO

BlueCity Holdings, the company behind Chinese gay dating platform Blued, has filed an application to list on NASDAQ, which would provide a liquidity event for several PE and VC investors.

  • Greater China
  • 19 June 2020
Chinese optical semiconductor maker raises $14m

Bosheng Guangdian, a Chinese optical semiconductor maker targeting the smart phone market, has raised RMB100 million ($14 million) from a group featuring Vision Knight Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 25 March 2020
IDG leads $50m round for Chinese hot pot ingredients supplier

IDG Capital has led a $50 million Series B round for Guoquan, a Chinese hot pot ingredients supplier. Other investors include VKC Partners and Buhuo Ventures.

  • Greater China
  • 26 February 2020
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China property marketplace trades flat after $78m IPO

Chinese online real estate marketplace Fangdd Network raised $78 million in its US IPO, having reduced the size of the offering, and traded flat on its first day on NASDAQ.

  • Greater China
  • 04 November 2019
China apartment rental platforms: Illogical letting

Qingke, a Chinese long-term apartment rental operator, is looking to go public at a time when many of its peers are going out of business. Pursuing scale at the expense of sustainability is the core problem

  • Greater China
  • 16 October 2019
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