Golden Gate Ventures Reaches US$100 Million Final Close for Third Fund (Asia)

Southeast Asia-focused venture capital fund manager Golden Gate Ventures has reached a final close for its third fund with US$100 million in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings, corporate investors Hanwha, Naver and Mitui Fudosan and investment firms CTBC Group, EE Capital, Ion… Read More

Carlyle Co-leads Series E Round of US$450 Million for Tuhu Yangche, Acquires Abacus (Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa)

China-based Lantu Information Technology, which operates automobile after-sales products and services platform Tuhu Yangche, has raised a Series E round of US$450 million led by China-based internet conglomerate Tencent Holdings and global alternative investment fund managers The Carlyle Group and Sequoia Capital. Other participants in the funding round include state-sponsored… Read More

Private Capital-backed Meituan Dianping Raises US$4.2 Billion in IPO (Asia)

China-based e-commerce company Meituan Dianping has raised HKD33.2 billion (approximately US$4.2 billion) in its initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company sold 480 million shares at a price of HKD69 (US$8.79) per share in the offering. The IPO received US$1.5 billion in commitments from cornerstone… Read More

Private Capital-backed NIO Raises US$1 Billion in IPO (Asia)

China-based electric vehicle manufacturer NIO has raised US$1 billion in its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, selling 160 million American Depositary Shares (ADS) at a price of US$6.26 per ADS. The company is backed by Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC and private equity firms Baidu Capital,… Read More

EMPEA Releases 1H 2018 Industry Statistics

Download the full press release here. Washington, D.C., 6 September 2018: Private capital fundraising and investment activity in emerging markets (“EM”) increased by 11% and 21%, respectively, in the first half of 2018, driven predominantly by activity in Emerging Asia, according to EMPEA’s latest… Read More

EMPEA Data Insights (Q3 2018)

The EMPEA Data Insights are quarterly updates of high-level trends and notable developments in all major emerging market regions plus Brazil, China, and India. The Data Insights offer unique access to EMPEA’s statistics at the regional and country level and provide detailed analytics of fundraising trends and deal flow.  … Read More



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