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Deal focus: Miss Fresh showcases future of e-commerce
With $450 million in new funding, Chinese online grocer Miss Fresh plans to build out its supply chain operation and underline its credentials as a new-generation e-commerce player
Deal focus: Oceanpine sees value amidst traffic
Shansong has received $60 million in an initial tranche of Series D funding as it seeks to outgrow the competition in China's courier services market
Deal focus: Värde wants a piece of India’s $200b problem
Värde is tackling what it sees as a massive opportunity set in the Indian distress market by partnering up with local investor Aditya Birla Capital
Deal focus: Xponentia takes delivery of maiden deal
Xponentia Fund Partners, which was established by three former colleagues from CVCI, has teamed up with Samara to acquire Spoton with a view to creating a true national-level player in Indian logistics
Deal focus: China baby boom market comes of age
Warburg Pincus has acquired Chinese mother-and-baby company Leyou, providing an exit for CDIB Capital and The Carlyle Group. The deal signals a rapid maturation process in the segment
Deal focus: Vietnam’s Sendo embraces B2C
A number of Japanese investors are supporting Vietnamese C2C e-commerce player Sendo as it diversifies operations with a B2C marketplace and mobile payments platform
Deal focus: BlackRock finds an entry into Taiwan solar
BlackRock Real Assets acquires a solar power portfolio from a Taiwan renewable energy specialist, marking a number of firsts for the firm
Deal focus: EMR spins golden returns from Martabe
EMR Capital has secured a $1.2 billion exit from Indonesia's Martabe gold and silver mine to strategic player United Tractors
Deal focus: OfBusiness helps Indian SMEs find their feet
Creation Investments backs Indian financial technology start-up OfBusiness to meet the financing needs of underserved small businesses
Fund focus: LPs queue up for a piece of Long Hill
China’s Long Hill Capital scales up with its latest VC fund with strong support from new and existing LPs. Sector specialization has helped underpin much of the progress
Deal focus: KKR lays down a marker in Taiwan
Seven years after its privatization of Yageo Corp was blocked, KKR is back pursuing a $1.56 billion bid for LYC Chemical Corp. The initial response from regulators has been positive
Fund focus: LPs get more choice with Denham
Denham Capital's new fund is intended to grow the GP's exposure to mining assets in Australia and other markets, while giving LPs more freedom to set their own sector allocations
Deal focus: Keep makes a sport of data monetization
After raising a $127 million Series D round from the likes of Goldman Sachs and GGV Capital, Chinese fitness app operator Keep is set to find new ways of monetizing its user behavior data
Fund focus: Unicorn sticks to early-stage remit
China venture capital-focused fund-of-funds Unicorn Capital Partners raises $250 million with an eye on an increasingly challenging but rewarding early-stage technology space
Deal focus: L Catterton taps the China luxury story
L Catterton Asia aims to help Chinese online luxury goods retailer Secoo expand its frontiers with technological and logistical support from e-commerce giant JD.com
Fund focus: Carlyle tackles growth transformation
The Carlyle Group expects to find more than enough opportunities in Asia's ongoing economic growth for the $6.55 billion corpus of its latest Asia buyout fund
Deal focus: Swiggy reinforces for Indian food fight
Swiggy raises $210 million to consolidate its leading position in India's competitive online food ordering market
Deal focus: VCs see profits as VIPKid goes young
China's online English language education start-up VIPKid has raised $500 million in Series D-plus funding to grow its youth-focused teaching business
Deal focus: Byton plans China luxury breakthrough
Legend Capital-backed Byton plans to pursue global expansion in the luxury electric car market with the help of a $500 million Series B round
Deal focus: Australia’s Propeller reaches new heights
Australian big data start-up Propeller Aero raises $10 million round aimed at developing its aerial data analytics software
Fund focus: Anacacia eyes middle-market harvest
Anacacia Capital attracts a record amount from foreign LPs as its third Australia mid-market buyout fund closes at the hard cap of $225 million
Deal focus: Hahn & Co finds its place in auto retail
Hahn & Co has completed carve-outs of a used-car retailer from SK Group and a car rental business from CJ Group with a view to pursuing consolidation in Korea's automobile retail and services space
Fund focus: Pivotal’s urge to incubate
Nan Fung Group has established Pivotal Bioventure Partners China to build a concentrated portfolio of high-quality life science assets and nurture them from inception to exit
Fund focus: AlphaX tracks evolving China VC story
Having raised $270 million for his debut fund at AlphaX Partners, former Highland Capital Partners executive Chuan Thor is keen to tap emerging trends in consumer internet and enterprise services