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Asian GPs slow implementation of ESG policies - survey

Asia-based private equity firms are assigning more dedicated resources to environment, social, and governance (ESG) programmes, but policy changes have slowed in the past 12 months, in part due to concerns raised internally and by LPs, according to a...

  • GPs
  • 10 November 2023
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Singapore fintech start-up LXA gets $10m seed round

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has led a USD 10m seed round for Singapore’s LXA, a financial technology start-up launched by a former Asia senior executive at The Blackstone Group.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 10 November 2023
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India's InCred announces $60m round, claims unicorn status

Indian non-bank lender InCred Financial Services said it has received INR 5bn (USD 60m) at a valuation of at least USD 1bn from unnamed investors including “a global private equity fund.”

  • South Asia
  • 10 November 2023
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Insight leads $50m round for Australia's Roller

Insight Partners has led a USD 50m round for Australia’s Roller, a venue management software provider specializing in family fun parks.

  • Australasia
  • 10 November 2023
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Lower valuations, less leverage could drive China PE returns - HKMA Forum

China private equity could deliver some strong vintages relative to other markets given falling valuations, a deepening pool of management talent, and a historical emphasis on driving returns through growth rather than leverage, industry participants...

  • Greater China
  • 09 November 2023
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Japan's LayerX extends Series A to $67.5m

Japanese enterprise billing and invoicing software provider LayerX has raised JPY 2bn (USD 13.2m) from Hong Kong’s Keyrock Capital Management, lifting its Series A round to around USD 67.5m

  • North Asia
  • 09 November 2023
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Integral makes partial exit from Japan’s Skymark

Japanese private equity firm Integral Corporation has sold most of its remaining position in Skymark Airlines, the budget air carrier it took public in December last year.

  • North Asia
  • 09 November 2023
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Beauty brand Mamaearth raises $204m in India IPO

India’s Honasa Consumer, the private equity-backed parent of mother-and-baby brand Mamaearth, raised about USD 204m in a domestic IPO, facilitating several partial exits.

  • South Asia
  • 09 November 2023
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Norwest backs India hospital, HealthQuad marks 3x exit

Norwest Venture Partners has invested INR 4.5bn (USD 54m) in Indian hospital operator Regency Healthcare, facilitating an exit for HealthQuad, which generated a 3x return.

  • South Asia
  • 08 November 2023
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Letter from the editor: AVCJ is moving to Mergermarket

Tim Burroughs, managing editor of AVCJ, outlines the next steps for the product and its subscribers as we migrate our content and enhance our offering via the next-generation Mergermarket platform

  • Performance
  • 08 November 2023
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OTPP invests $80m in India's Xpressbees

Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), has invested USD 80m in Indian logistics start-up Xpressbees.

  • South Asia
  • 08 November 2023
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Alta Capital commits $200m to India's Cappella Educore

India’s Alta Capital, a real assets and early-stage property tech investor, has committed USD 200m to an expansion effort by Cappella Educore, a chain of K-12 schools and student housing.

  • South Asia
  • 08 November 2023
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Asia GPs fear LP portfolio concentration - survey

Large LPs concentrating their GP relationships is comfortably the biggest fundraising challenge facing private equity firms in Asia Pacific, according to a survey featured in the latest edition of Dechert’s global private equity report.

  • Fundraising
  • 07 November 2023
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India's Euler Motors gets $14m Series C extension

India’s Euler Motors, a logistics-focused electric three-wheeler maker, has lifted its Series C round to about USD 83m with a USD 14m tranche featuring cleantech investor Green Frontier Capital.

  • South Asia
  • 07 November 2023
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Australia's Anchorage closes Fund IV on $327m

Australian turnaround investor Anchorage Capital Partners has closed its fourth fund with AUD 505m (USD 327m) in commitments.

  • Australasia
  • 07 November 2023
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Ascendent bids $1.6b for China's Hollysys Automation

Ascendent Capital Partners has joined the battle for Hollysys Automation, a US-listed Chinese provider of industrial automation and rail transportation solutions, by submitting a bid that values the business at USD 1.6bn.

  • Greater China
  • 07 November 2023
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Sinovation-developed LLM platform hits $1b valuation

01.AI, a large language model (LLM) launched less than eight months ago by Chinese venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures, has achieved a USD 1bn-plus valuation, according to Kai-Fu Lee, the firm’s founder.

  • Greater China
  • 06 November 2023
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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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Five V backs Australia radioactive drug maker

Australia’s Five V Capital has confirmed an investment of undisclosed size in Cyclotek, a radioactive drug maker positioning itself as part of an industry transition toward personalized medicine.

  • Australasia
  • 06 November 2023
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Everstone exits India's Servion Global Solutions to EMK Capital

Everstone Capital has sold Indian customer experience management provider Servion Global Solutions to UK private equity investor EMK Capital for an undisclosed sum.

  • South Asia
  • 06 November 2023
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Kedaara targets up to $1.5b for fourth India fund

Kedaara Capital is looking to raise up to USD 1.5bn for its fourth India middle-market fund, having edged past the USD 1bn mark in the previous vintage.

  • South Asia
  • 03 November 2023
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Japan's Sensyn Robotics raises $15m

Japan’s Sensyn Robotics, which develops drones for various industrial inspection applications, has raised JPY 2.25bn (USD 15m) in growth funding from several local banks and VC investors.

  • North Asia
  • 03 November 2023
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Ares raises $2.4b for sixth Asia special situations fund

Ares Management has closed its sixth Asia special situation fund on USD 2.4bn, including a sidecar vehicle, citing strong economic trends in India and Australia.

  • South Asia
  • 03 November 2023
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MassMutual Ventures leads Series A for India's Sugarfit

Sugarfit, an India-based health technology start-up that helps people manage type-two diabetes with a view to reversing the condition, has raised USD 11m in Series A funding.

  • South Asia
  • 03 November 2023
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