Global venture capital fund manager Lightspeed Venture Partners has reportedly reached a final close for Lightspeed India Partners II with US$175 million in capital commitments from U.S.- and East Asia-based investors. The fund plans to back 25 to 30 India-based companies across a variety of sectors. While it will focus… Read More
China-based electronics producer Xiaomi—which is backed by private equity and venture capital fund managers DST Global, Hopu Investment Management, IDG Capital, Matrix Partners, Morningside Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners, Shunwei Capital Partners and Yunfeng Capital—has raised HKD37 billion (approximately US$4.7 billion) through its initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock… Read More
Early-stage venture capital firm Artha India Ventures has reached a first close for its debut fund with INR400 million (approximately US$6 million) in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include publicly traded companies, India-based family offices and high-net worth individuals. The fund launched in June 2017 with a target of… Read More
China-focused private investment firm CITIC Private Equity Funds Management has reached a final close for its third U.S. dollar-denominated China-focused fund, reportedly exceeding its hard cap of US$2.2 billion in capital commitments. Launched in the fourth quarter of 2017, CPE China Fund III reached a first close in March 2018… Read More
India-based automobile parts manufacturer Varroc Engineering has raised INR19 billion (approximately US$282 million) through its initial public offering on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India, facilitating an exit for India-focused growth equity fund manager Tata Capital. The offering included a total of 20 million shares sold… Read More
C-Bridge Capital, a China-focused private equity fund manager targeting opportunities in health care, has reached a first close for C-Bridge Healthcare Fund III with US$400 million in capital commitments. The fund reportedly launched in January 2018 with a target of US$650 million and a hard cap of US$800 million. It… Read More
Impact investment fund manager responsAbility Investments has acquired a majority stake in Bank Lviv, a provider of financial services to private individuals and small and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine, following approval by the Ukrainian National Bank. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Separately, responsAbility has reportedly invested INR320… Read More
Legend Capital Management, an independent venture capital arm of China-based conglomerate Legend Holdings, has led a CNY580 million (approximately US$88 million) Series B Round for China-based online fashion distribution platform Aikucun. Other participants in the funding round include state-owned real estate and logistics group C&D Corporation and growth capital fund… Read More
Global growth equity fund manager General Atlantic has acquired a 27 percent stake in India-based Indian-Chinese grocery brand Ching’s Secret for INR3.7 billion (approximately US$54 million) from global investment company Invus and the brand’s parent entity, India-based Capital Foods. Products sold under the Ching’s Secret brand include instant soups and… Read More
China-focused private equity firm Boyu Capital has led a US$125 million investment in Trax, a Singapore-based developer of business analytics software serving the retail industry. U.K.-based media company DC Thomson also participated in the funding round. Trax is also backed by global private equity fund manager Warburg Pincus and asset… Read More
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