Global investment firm KKR, China-based search engine operator Baidu and investment management firm Coatue Management have invested US$170 million in Uxin, a China-based online used car auction company. KKR’s investment was structured through its China Growth Fund. Uxin will use the new funding to expand its business-to-consumer platform Uxin Used… Read More
Venture capital firm IDG Ventures India has led an INR80 million (approximately US$1.3 million) investment in India-based online apartment rental platform NestAway, with participation from a number of angel investors. The company will use the new investment to launch operations in the New Delhi area and Pune. Read More
China-focused growth capital fund manager China New Enterprise Investment (CNEI) has invested US$8.5 million in Chenzhou Yangtao Chemical, a China-based mine tailing and metallurgy waste treatment company. The transaction was structured through China New Enterprise Investment Fund II. The company intends to use the new investment for capacity expansion and… Read More
India-focused private equity fund manager IL&FS Investment Managers, Franklin Templeton Investments’ private equity arm Darby Private Equity and direct investment fund manager Asia Mezzanine Capital Group have exited their stakes in SFO Technologies, an India-based electronic manufacturing services company, to the company’s management. The three private equity firms previously invested… Read More
Hong Kong-based broadband Internet provider Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) has completed an initial public offering (IPO). The company debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 12 March and raised HKD5.8 billion (approximately US$750 million). Global fund of funds manager AlpInvest Partners, private equity and investment advisory firm CVC… Read More
China-focused private equity and venture capital firm CDH Investments has invested RMB140 million (approximately US$23 million) as part of an RMB400 million (approximately US$65 million) Series A round for China-based dairy company Zhongding Dairy Farming. The company will use the new funds to expand and consolidate its dairy assets. Read More
Asia-focused private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asia has agreed to purchase a 57 percent stake in India-based cash management company CMS Info Systems for US$250 million from global investment and advisory firm The Blackstone Group. CMS provides ATM-related cash management services, including cash delivery and pick-ups and in-transit services. Read More
China-based parenting e-commerce website Lamabang has raised US$100 million in a Series C round of funding led by China-based online retailer Vipshop, with participation from venture capital firms Matrix Partners China and Morningside Technologies and asset management firm Greenwoods Asset Management. Lamabang raised US$20 million in Series B funding led… Read More
China-based medical device manufacturer Well Lead Medical, backed by China-focused investment firm JD Capital, has completed an initial public offering (IPO) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, raising RMB385 million (approximately US$61 million) by issuing 25 million new shares at RMB15.4 (US$2.5) apiece. JD Capital, which invested an undisclosed amount in… Read More
Malaysia-based financial services group CIMB Group and Japan-based conglomerate Mitsubishi have held a first close for their joint fund ASEAN Industrial Growth Fund (AIGF) with US$130 million in capital commitments. Investors in the first close included Development Bank of Japan, Japan-based conglomerate Hitachi, steel manufacturer Yamato Kogyo and financial institutions… Read More
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