Israel's leading venture capital firm Yozma Group is entering the global markets, investing US$42.1 million in Korean startups through a fund named "Yozma Group - Daesung Private Equity Inc" which is slated to begin in the first half of 2017.

E-Shang Redwood (ESR) has closed a US$300 million round of investment led by a consortium of China mainland investors. The Asian logistics developer also prepares for a potential 2017 initial public offering.

Asia Fintech Fund of Funds (FOF), a foundation that targets financial and tech mergers and acquisition (M&A) in Asia has been established with funds of US$1.44 billion.

Everstone Group acquires a minority stake in OmniActive Health Technologies Ltd. in a US$35 million deal to strengthen OmniActive's presence in global nutraceutical space.

Galaxy Holdings and Puji Capital has recently formed a strategic joint venture to provide investment capital and act as a business incubator for foreign companies entering the China market. They will invest in more than 10 startups across mobile gaming, media technology and consumer hardware.

GIC, Tencent, and NavInfo will be part of a consortium to acquire a 10 per cent stake in HERE as the company unveils its plans to bring its products and services to China.

Through investment funds Lemon Grass Master Fund, Japanese investors continue to pour an additional US$100 million in the JSC Real Estate Son Kim Land.

Startupbootcamp, which operates a global network of industry-focused accelerator programmes, has launched their first China-based programme, a digital health accelerator in Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province. This programme marks a joint partnership between Startupbootcamp and Thinkzon, a Chinese incubator accommodating over 500 enterprises in mobile internet, software R&D, and digital media. Through this […]

EVISU Group Limited, a Japanese high-end denim brand, has announced today that it has bought back the retail and franchise rights for the Chinese market at a price tag of US$40 million.

At the annual Global Brain Alliance Forum, founder and CEO Yasuhiko Yurimoto has announced the creation of a sixth fund to be valued at Us$175 million. The fund made its first close at US$130 million, with its final close expected in June 2017.