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Warburg Pincus, Goodwater lead Series D for Vietnam's MoMo
MoMo, a Vietnam-based mobile wallet provider, has closed a Series D round of more than $100 million led by Goodwater Capital and Warburg Pincus.
Carlyle leads $123m Series D for China's Abbisko
The Carlyle Group - investing through its Asia growth fund - has led a $123 million Series D round for Chinese cancer-focused biotech developer Abbisko Therapeutics.
The crystal ball: Predictions for 2021
Industry professionals process the upheavals of 2020 to inform outlooks for a range of markets and investment themes. Realist bullishness abounds
Partners Group invests $250m in India's Ecom Express
Partners Group has committed at least $250 million to Indian door-to-door delivery specialist Ecom Express, facilitating a partial exit for controlling shareholder Warburg Pincus.
Warburg Pincus set for another partial exit from ESR
Warburg Pincus has agreed to make another partial exit from ESR, the pan-Asian logistics real estate platform it established in 2011 and took public last year, which will see its stake fall to 4.56%.
PE-backed Perfect Diary jumps 75% on debut after $616m IPO
Yatsen Holding, the parent company of Chinese cosmetics brand Perfect Diary, gained 75% on its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange following a $616.9 million IPO.
GIC leads $200m round for Chinese teaching materials supplier
GIC Private has led a $200 million investment - the third tranche of Series D round - for Aixuexi Education Group, a China-based developer of teaching materials for schools. Warburg Pincus also participated.
Regulators halt Ant Group's Shanghai, Hong Kong IPO
Private equity-backed Ant Group’s bumper IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai has been put on hold by Chinese regulators over a potential failure to meet listing qualifications or disclosure requirements.
Warburg Pincus tips Converge to sustain rapid growth
Philippines-based broadband provider Converge ICT has completed the country’s largest-ever IPO on the back of a tenfold expansion in the past four years as local consumers sign up to highspeed internet services previously unavailable to them.
OTPP leads $360m round for Asia data center business
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has led a $360 million equity investment in Singapore-based data center developer Princeton Digital Group (PDG).
PE-backed Converge ICT set for $680m Philippines IPO
Converge ICT, a Philippines-based broadband internet provider that counts Warburg Pincus as an investor, is poised to raise PHP32.9 billion ($680 million) in the country’s largest-ever IPO.
Warburg Pincus to invest $95m in India's Home First Finance
Warburg Pincus has agreed to invest INR7 billion ($95.7 million) in Home First Finance, an India-based provider of home loans to the low and middle-income segments.
China data centers: Real estate plus
Valuations are rising in China’s data center industry as speculative real estate-style investors flood the market. Experienced players are willing to spend more time building scale
PE-backed Kalyan Jewellers files for $235m IPO
Indian jewelry retailer Kalyan Jewellers, which counts Warburg Pincus among its investors, is looking to raise INR17.5 billion ($235.7 million) through a domestic IPO.
PE-backed Ant Group files for Hong Kong, Shanghai IPO
Ant Group, the financial technology affiliate of China’s Alibaba Group, which has raised more than $20 billion in external private funding, has filed for a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Deal focus: Haihe's biotech out-licensing ambition
Warburg Pincus picked Haihe Pharmaceutical as its first bet on innovative drug development in China, having been convinced by the company's mature portfolio and international expansion plans
Warburg Pincus leads Series B for China's Haihe Pharmaceutical
Warburg Pincus has led a RMB1.2 billion ($171 million) Series B round for Haihe Pharmaceutical, a Chinese cancer drug developer that currently has four treatments in stage-three clinical trials or beyond.
Warburg Pincus set for part-exit from Jinxin Fertility
Warburg Pincus will sell an approximately 5.5% interest in Hong Kong-listed IVF services provider Jinxin Fertility for about HK$1.5 billion ($194 million) through a share placement.
PE-backed Hygeia completes $286m Hong Kong IPO
Chinese radiotherapy business Hygeia Healthcare, which counts Warburg Pincus, Boyu Capital, and CITIC Capital among its investors, raised HK$2.22 billion ($286.4 million) in its Hong Kong IPO.
PE investors agree $8.7b take-private of China's 58.com
58.com, China’s leading online classifieds marketplace, has agreed to be acquired by a consortium of private equity investors at an implied equity valuation of $8.7 billion.
Warburg Pincus raises stake in Asia real assets fund manager
Warburg Pincus has agreed to increase its ownership of ARA Asset Management – an Asia Pacific real assets fund manager that was privatized in 2016 – as China’s AVIC Trust exited the business.
China’s Sensors Data secures $30m Series C-plus round
Chinese big data company Sensers Data has raised an extended Series C round of $30 million led by Xiang He Capital. Other investors include Morningside Venture Capital, DCM China, Warburg Pincus, Sequoia Capital China, Linear Venture, and FutureCap.
Warburg Pincus invests $26.7m in IDFC First Bank
Warburg Pincus has invested INR2 billion( $26.7 million) in IDFC First Bank as part of an INR20 billion capital raise by the Indian lender.
Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic back privatization of China's 58.com
Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic have thrown their support behind Ocean Link’s proposed $7 billion privatization of 58.com, China’s leading online classifieds marketplace.