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Deal focus: Mr Vitamins gets deal-by-deal treatment
Executives from Ironbridge Capital and Catalyst Investment Managers team up with retail veteran Brett Blundy to take Australia's Mr Vitamins into its next stage of growth
Deal focus: NGP diversifies across modern mobility
Nokia Growth Partners saw India's Zoomcar as potential star at the nexus of car connectivity, marketplace platforms and technology-driven transport solutions. Now it is backing the company's car-sharing model
Fund focus: Kerogen plays the long game
In the early stages of deployment of its $830 million second fund, Kerogen Capital faces a very different energy sector to the previous cycle, characterized by lower costs, lower entry prices and reduced competition
Deal focus: Goldman, EastBridge cook up expansion plan
After attempts to grow cross-border struggled, the founder of Korean cookware manufacturer Happycall opted to bring in EastBridge Partners and Goldman Sachs' capital and expertise
Deal focus: Navis leaves its mark on auto services
Navis Capital Partners has completed the second part of its exit from Australia's WorldMark Group, generating proceeds of $300 million across both transactions. For one executive, it marks the end of near 20-year journey
Deal focus: Tutwo cuts out the middleman
CDIB Capital commits $30 million to China's Tutwo Outdoor to help its supply chain consolidation play
Deal focus: Bringing beauty to the masses
GGV expands its support of China's beauty-focused online commerce platforms with an investment in Xiao Hong Chun
Deal focus: NextVR takes live VR worldwide
US-based virtual reality broadcaster NextVR raises $80 million for expansion, mostly from Asian investors
Fund focus: Reinventure seeks disruptive fintech
Leveraging its synergies with Westpac, Reinventure Group will invest in start-ups through which the bank can access innovations that complement its business model or integrate technology solutions directly into its systems
Deal focus: Go-Jek targets multiple verticals
As a single-country player with a dominant position across verticals ranging from transportation to payment, Indonesia-based Go-Jek is tipped to overcome its rivals. A consortium of investors has committed $550m to make this happen
Deal focus: RocketSpace plots a China trajectory
With support from HNA Group, RocketSpace wants to take its San Francisco-based co-working space and accelerator model into new markets. China is the top priority
Deal focus: Allegro exits transformed Vulcanite
Allegro invested in capacity and boosted international sales in order to turn Vulcanite from a corporate orphan into an independent player with strong growth prospects. The sale of the business to Continental generated a 2x return
Deal focus: VCs back Japan’s fintech underdog
As Japan's traditional financial institutions take time to address demand for online payment services, start-ups are trying to corner the market. Exchange Corporation's Series B round is intended to make sure it is one of them
Deal focus: Partners Group sees sun rising on Taiwan solar
With significant policy support for the sector, Partners Group thinks its investment in Formosa Solar could be the first of numerous sizeable deals in Taiwan renewables
Deal Focus: L Capital taps Korea’s cultural clout
Clio Cosmetics hopes to leverage Korea's entertainment appeal throughout Asia
Deal Focus: IvyCap sees upside in India's online jewels
Bluestone's work to reshape India's jewelry industry and change customers' attitudes appeals to the domestic VC firm
Deal focus: IDG backs Circle’s payments play
Circle is ready to test its blockchain-based online peer-to-peer payments platform in China, with support from a string of local financial and strategic investors
Deal focus: Asia-IO embraces machine learning
Asia-IO Advisors' strategic co-investment with Foxconn Technology Group has led to the creation of a systems integration specialist that will help manufactures embrace 'industry 4.0'
Fund focus: Rising tide floats Golden Gate fund
Golden Gate Ventures has raised a new $60 million fund for investments in Southeast Asia's burgeoning mobile internet sector
Deal focus: AGIC boosts Gimatic’s global automation ambitions
Sino-European investor AGIC Capital has acquired Italy-based Gimatic with a view to boosting sales of the company's robotics components in Asia
Deal focus: PE targets China’s gay community
Vision Knight Capital invests in Chinese gay social app Blued to leverage customer loyalty
Deal focus: Longreach’s fast-track Japan burger play
Longreach invests in Wendy's Japan to build greater synergies with homegrown franchises
Deal focus: Permira consolidates ingredients of JMO success story
Permira has acquired personal care brand John Masters Organics to grow its presence in Japan and the rest of the world
Deal focus: Securing a nation’s digital vaults
Data Republic has attracted Series A funding from some of Australia’s biggest companies, with a notable showing by the major banks demonstrating a growing focus on data security investment in the financial sector