Global investment firm KKR has agreed to sell its approximately 38 percent stake in India-based pharmaceutical company Gland Pharma to Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of China-based conglomerate Fosun International, as part of Fosun’s acquisition of an 86 percent stake in the company. The transaction value will total as much… Read More
China-focused private equity and venture capital firm CDH Investments has led a US$100 million funding round for China-based robot designer and manufacturer UBTECH Robotics. China-based investment bank CITIC Securities and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. UBTECH plans to use the new capital for research and development, exploring… Read More
EMPEA had the opportunity to speak with EMPEA Member, Mounir Guen, Founder & CEO of MVision Private Equity Advisers, and Harmony Ventures’ founders Yassamin Issapour and Aymeric Pacton about the winner of a Dhaka Start-up Competition, MyDoctor, a micro health insurance program which uses garbage as a financial… Read More
A consortium of investors has completed an INR2.25 billion (approximately US$34 million) financing round for India-based specialty lender Suryoday Microfinance. As part of the transaction, India-focused private equity firm Aavishkaar has fully exited the company and India-focused impact investment firm Lok Capital has partially exited its stake. Investors in the… Read More
BOV Capital, a Sri Lanka-focused venture capital firm, has reached an initial close for its first fund with INR300 million (approximately US$4.5 million) in capital commitments. Investors in the fund, which has an INR1 billion (approximately US$14.9 million) target, include a number of Indian high net-worth individuals and additional investors… Read More
China-focused investment firm IDG Capital Partners has reached a final close for IDG Capital Fund III with US$1 billion in capital commitments. The fund, which was raised in partnership with United States-based venture capital investor Breyer Capital, will focus on investing in technology, media and telecommunications, health care, energy and… Read More
Vietnam-focused private equity firm Mekong Capital has invested US$6.9 million in Vietnam-based restaurant chain Wrap & Roll. The transaction was structured through Mekong Enterprise Fund III. Wrap & Roll, which currently operates 11 restaurants in Vietnam and four franchise locations in Singapore, plans to work with Mekong to grow internationally. Read More
China Logistics Property Holdings, which is backed by global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group and Asia-focused private equity firm RRJ Capital, has completed an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, raising approximately HKD3.4 billion (approximately US$434 million). The company will use approximately 15 percent the… Read More
IDG Ventures India and philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network have led a US$5 million Series A venture capital round for India-based Rejuvenate Solutions, operator of on-demand home services platform Zimmber. Existing investors Aarin Capital and Sherpalo Ventures also participated in the round. The company will use the fresh capital for… Read More
Media-focused alternative investment management company CMC Capital Partners has reached a first close for its second U.S. dollar-denominated China media fund with more than US$350 million in capital commitments. Existing investors accounted for the bulk of commitments. The fund has a hard cap of US$600 million and will focus on… Read More
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