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Deal focus: KKR thinks global with Korea’s Musinsa
KKR has made its first tech growth investment in Korea with Musinsa, an online marketplace for a carefully curated selection of streetwear brands with export potential
KKR leads $190m Series C for Korea fashion platform
KKR has led a USD 190m Series C round for Korean online fashion platform Musinsa with support from Wellington Management.
Wellington leads $150m round for Australia's Saluda Medical
Wellington Management has led a USD 150m round for Saluda Medical, an Australian devices company focused on spinal cord stimulation. TPG also came in as a new investor.
Square Peg, Wellington back Australia's Rokt at $2.4b valuation
Square Peg Capital and Wellington Management have led a AUD 750m (USD 501m) investment in Australian e-commerce marketing technology provider Rokt at a valuation of USD 2.4bn.
Wellington Management hires Asia fundraiser
Wellington Management has recruited Xiaying Zhang, formerly head of Hamilton Lane’s Singapore office, to lead fundraising efforts for its private investment strategies in Asia Pacific.
Australia’s Rokt raises $325m Series E at $1.9b valuation
Tiger Global Management has led a $325 million Series E round for Australia-based e-commerce marketing technology provider Rokt.
Vision Fund 2 leads $60m Series C for India's Juspay
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led a $60 million Series C funding round for Juspay Technologies, an India-based financial technology start-up that specializes in digital payments.
PayPal to acquire Japan's Paidy for $2.7b
PayPal has agreed to buy Japan’s Paidy, a specialist in deferred e-commerce payments backed by several private equity investors, for about JPY300 billion ($2.7 billion).
Vision Fund, Prosus lead $1.25b round for India's Swiggy
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Prosus Ventures have led a $1.25 billion funding round for Swiggy, an India-based on-demand delivery platform.
India's Urban Company closes Series F, hits $2.1b valuation
India’s Urban Company, a marketplace for in-home services from housekeeping to fitness training, has raised $255 million in Series F funding at a valuation of $2.1 billion.
Deal focus: NiKang pursues hard-to-drug targets
With big pharma scaling back early-stage discovery, CBC Group is keen to incubate biotech start-ups developing drugs from scratch. NiKang Therapeutics is the first to secure wider investor attention
Asia technology: Anatomy of a rebound
Tech investment has been on a tear in Asia, with private equity joining venture capital at the party. While COVID-19 has contributed to these dynamics, the revival is rooted in deeper structural change
Japan payments start-up Paidy closes $120m Series D
Japanese payments start-up Paidy has raised $120 million in Series D funding from JS Capital Management, Soros Capital Management, Tybourne Capital Management, and Wellington Management.
Korea's Coupang gains 41% on debut after $4.5b US IPO
BlackRock Private Equity Partners received proceeds of $936 million through a partial exit from Korean e-commerce business Coupang, which raised $4.55 billion in its US IPO. The stock gained 41% on debut.
Korean e-commerce player Coupang set for US listing
Coupang, a Korean e-commerce business that has secured approximately $3.5 billion in private funding over the past decade, has filed for an IPO in the US.
China's LianBio receives $310m round
LianBio, a Chinese biotech start-up incubated earlier this year by life sciences investor Perceptive Advisors, has raised $310 million from a group featuring BlackRock.
China biotech player Gracell raises $100m Series C
Wellington Management, OrbiMed and Morningside Ventures have led a $100 million Series C round for Gracell Biotechnologies, a China-based developer of cancer treatments.