Qatar Investment Authority, 65 Equity Partners and Seatown Private Capital Master Fund led a USD290m Series E for Malaysia-based auto resale marketplace Carsome, with participation from Mediatek, Sunway, Gokongwei Group, YTL Group and Taiwan Mobile, at a reported USD1.7b valuation. Read more… Read More
FountainVest Partners acquired China F&B Group, the franchise operator for Papa John’s and Dairy Queen in mainland China, from EQT for an undisclosed amount. Read more… Read More
Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Sequoia Capital India led a USD90m Series C for Indonesia-based aquaculture tech startup eFishery, with follow-on from the Northstar Group, Go-Ventures, Aqua-Spark and Wavemaker Partners. Read more… Read More
Sunshine Insurance led a CNY600m (~USD96m) Series B for China-based biopharma Xuanzhu Biopharm, with participation from Efung Capital, Zhongji Investment, TJ Capital, SDIC Taikang, Haichuang FOF, Bank of China Capital, Jinjiang Xuanhong, Shanxi Financial Holdings, Wanxin Capital, DNV Capital and HY Capital. Read more… Read More
INCE Capital reached final closes for INCE Capital Partners II and INCE Opportunity Fund, raising USD478m and USD222m, respectively. INCE’s second fund will focus on early-stage opportunities at the nexus of consumer and internet, while the opportunity vehicle will target later-stage investments. Read more… Read More
Tiger Global led a USD45m Series B for Avataar, a US- and India-based AR/VR services provider for consumer brands, with follow-on from Sequoia India. Read more… Read More
Reliance Retail Ventures led a USD240m round for India-based hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo, with follow-on from Lightbox, Lightrock, 3L Capital and Alteria Capital. Reliance Retail invested USD200m for a 25.8% stake. Read more… Read More
Tiger Global and Bessemer Venture Partners led a USD25m round for Rupifi, an India-based provider of BNPL services for marketplaces, with follow-on from Quona Capital and Ankur Capital. Read more… Read More
Virtue Diagnostics, a China-based in-vitro diagnostics company focused on cancer, infectious diseases and chronic diseases, raised a USD100m Series B from Sequoia China, Morningside Ventures and ORIZA Holdings, with follow-on from Lilly Asia Ventures and PerkinElmer Ventures. Read more… Read More
The Carlyle Group acquired a 10% stake in South Korea-based Hyundai Glovis, the logistics arm of Hyundai Motor Group, for ~USD510m. Read more… Read More
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