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Mekong backs $50m round for Vietnam microlending player

Vietnam’s Mekong Capital has backed a USD 50m Series C round for local financial microfinance provider F88 Investment, contributing USD 20m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 March 2023
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KKR exits Malaysia's Weststar Aviation after 10-year hold

KKR has exited Weststar Aviation Services (WAS), which primarily provides helicopter transportation services to the offshore oil and gas industry, after a holding period of nearly 10 years.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 March 2023
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EQT buys Korean security services provider

EQT has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Korea-based security monitoring business SK Shieldus from an affiliate of SK Group and Macquarie Asset Management, through an investment under its core-plus infrastructure strategy.

  • North Asia
  • 06 March 2023
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BGH, Sixth Street's PushPay buyout bid set to fall short

New Zealand and Australia-listed payments business PushPay has announced that its NZD 1.54bn (USD 933m) acquisition by BGH Capital and Sixth Street Partners will not proceed based on proxy votes already received.

  • Australasia
  • 03 March 2023
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Premji Invest leads $26m round for India's SpotDraft

India’s Premji Invest has led a USD 26m Series A round for local contract lifecycle management and legal work automation supplier SpotDraft.

  • South Asia
  • 03 March 2023
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Multiples leads $146m for Indian EV maker

India’s Multiples Alternate Asset Management has led a INR 12bn (USD 145.7m) investment in TI Clean Mobility, an electric vehicle (EV) subsidiary of engineering conglomerate Murugappa Group.

  • South Asia
  • 03 March 2023
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Hong Kong PE stalwart John Levack dies aged 64

John Levack, who spent over two decades with Electra Partners Asia and was a long-serving board member at the Hong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (HKVCA), has died aged 64.

  • GPs
  • 03 March 2023
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B Capital closes US-Asia healthcare fund on $500m

US and Asia-focused VC firm B Capital has closed its first dedicated sector fund, collecting USD 500m for investments in healthcare.

  • North America
  • 02 March 2023
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Investcorp opens Japan office

Investcorp has opened a Tokyo office to serve as a staging post for direct private equity and real estate investments Japan.

  • North Asia
  • 02 March 2023
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China vaccine developer Immorna raises $100m

Immorna, a China-based biotech start-up focused on RNA-based therapeutics and vaccines, has raised about USD 100m across two Series A extensions.

  • Greater China
  • 02 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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Northstar leads pre-Series C for Singapore's Una Brands

Northstar Group had led a USD 30m pre-Series C round for Una Brands, a Singapore-based brand agglomeration platform that operates across Asia.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 02 March 2023
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Goodwin adds investment funds partner in Singapore

Goodwin Proctor has recruited Matthew Nortcliff as a partner in its investment funds practice in Singapore, adding headcount to an office that opened towards the end of last year.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 02 March 2023
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China chatbot developer raises funding to ride ChatGPT wave

Emotibot, a China-based chatbot developer, has raised a Series D extension of undisclosed size from GP Capital, KYMCO Capital, Jiangsu Cultural Investment, and Junci Investment.

  • Greater China
  • 01 March 2023
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India's Nexus Venture closes Fund VII on $700m

Nexus Venture Partners has reached a final close on its seventh India venture capital fund with USD 700m in commitments, taking the firm’s total assets under management past the USD 2bn mark.

  • South Asia
  • 01 March 2023
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Japan enterprise blockchain supplier LayerX raises $40m

Japan’s LayerX, an enterprise technology supplier that incorporates blockchain into functions such as expense management, has raised JPY 5.5bn (USD 40m) from a mostly local VC syndicate.

  • North Asia
  • 01 March 2023
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New Zealand electronic waste start-up gets $37m

New Zealand’s Mint Innovation, a precious metals refiner that salvages electronic waste, has raised NZD 60m (USD 37m) in Series C funding featuring Australian PE firm Liverpool Partners.

  • Australasia
  • 01 March 2023
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China's Oricell secures $45m Series B extension

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and RTW Investments, a US-based healthcare investor, have led a Series B extension of USD 45m for Oricell Therapeutics, a China-based drug developer working on CAR-T cell therapies.

  • Greater China
  • 01 March 2023
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China edtech player Nowcoder raises $50m

Beijing-based Nowcoder Technology, a Chinese campus recruitment platform also known as Niuke, has raised USD 50m in Series B funding from Sequoia Capital China, Shunwei Capital, 5Y Capital, Tiger Global Management, and Pegasus Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 28 February 2023
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Japan's Astroscale raises $76m Series G

Japan’s Astroscale, a start-up specialising in on-orbit space debris removal, has raised USD 76m in Series G funding featuring Mitsubishi Corporation.

  • North Asia
  • 28 February 2023
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Singapore's Grayscale hits first close on debut VC fund

Grayscale Ventures, a Singapore-based VC firm set up last month by South Asia-focused investors at Japan’s Strive, has achieved a first close of about USD 10m on its debut fund.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 28 February 2023
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Regulator raises the qualification bar for Chinese GPs

China has introduced minimum paid-up capital requirements for local private equity firms that could force smaller, less sophisticated players out of the market.

  • Greater China
  • 28 February 2023
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Cenova leads $40m Series B for China's Eluminex

China-based healthcare investor Cenova Capital has led a USD 40m Series B round for Eluminex Biosciences, which is developing drugs and regenerative tissue used to treat eye disease and other vision-threatening medical conditions.

  • Greater China
  • 28 February 2023
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Fan Bao cooperating with investigation - China Renaissance

Fan Bao, group chairman of China Renaissance, is “cooperating in an investigation being carried out by certain authorities” in China, the firm has announced.

  • Greater China
  • 27 February 2023
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