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Chinese data-center services provider 21Vianet Group Inc. is aiming for its initial public offering of American depositary shares to be worth at least $115 million, estimating an IPO of 11.5 million ADSs at a price between $10 and $12 each. The company hosts customers' servers ...
Xiu.com, China's biggest luxury and fashion online shopping website announced first round VC of 20 million USD from famous Silicon Valley investor KPCB. "We were inspired by many successful B2C fashion websites in U.S. and Europe," said Mr. George (Wenhong) Ji, Founder and CEO of ...
Blank-check company China Growth Equity Investment Ltd. filed to raise up to an estimated $69 million through an initial public offering, selling at least 6 million units for $10 each, as it seeks proceeds to acquire a China-focused business. Special-purpose acquisition companies...
"Under severe controls from the central bank, monetary conditions fuelling price rises have clearly been curbed. But inflationary pressure still cannot be overlooked," the newspaper said in a front-page commentary. "Keeping inflation in check remains the focus of current monetary ...
China's central bank increased interest rates on Tuesday for the fourth time since October, raising suspicions that data next week may show inflation rose more than expected in March. China's rate rise adds to six official increases in bank reserves since October and underlines ...
Kolhberg, Kravis & Roberts and the chairman of Taiwan's Yageo Corporation have launched a bid to take the electronic-components manufacturer private in a deal that values the company at $1.6bn. The deal, one of the biggest private equity purchases in Taiwan in recent years, comes ...
Shanghai's benchmark stock index opened down 0.1 percent on Wednesday, after the central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday for the fourth time since October. The financial sub-index opened up 0.7 percent, with top lender Industrial and Commercial Bank of China up 0.4 percent, ...
Chinese mobile search service provider Easou has reportedly obtained USD 20.48 mln worth of financing led by Softbank China Venture Capital, Chinese online media provider and online game developer and operator Shanda Interactive's (Nasdaq: SNDA) investment arm Shanda Capital, ...
Middle East turmoil and Japan crisis add to pressure on prices BEIJING - The central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday, for the second time this year, to tackle inflation and asset bubbles in the world's fastest-growing major economy. The People's Bank of China said it would ...
Goldman Sachs is building a team to raise funds for third-party private equity firms, a move that will put the investment bank in direct competition with placement agencies like those run by Credit Suisse, UBS, Greenhill and Probitas Partners, according to several sources. ...
Over-the-Counter (OTC) market has long been a major part of the international multi-layered capital market framework. For the improvement of the construction of China's multi-layered capital market, advancing the third board market will be an inevitable trend. In particular, with ...
Until last year, General Motors' (GM) China marketers advertised the Chevy Cruze sedan with spy thriller-themed spots featuring Wentworth Miller, star of the TV show Prison Break. After Fox (NWS) canceled the series, Shanghai GM decided it wanted a new ad approach, one with "real ...
SHANGHAI - Ping An Insurance (Group) Co, China's second-biggest insurer by market capitalization, said on Wednesday it will not raise capital on the financial markets in the short-term following a rights issue a few weeks ago. "We have met all the capital requirements and our ...
Following the recent rebound in Hong Kong shares, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. has increased the size of its planned initial public offering in the city to between US$1.5 billion and US$1.8 billion from the earlier US$1.2 billion, a person familiar with the situation said ...
What's up with Kleiner Perkins in China? While Sequoia Capital China scores one IPO after another on NASDAQ and the NYSE, Kleiner continues to struggle in China. Just this week, Sequoia saw the successful listing of Beijing portfolio company Qihoo 360 Technology, its ninth IPO of ...
Praesidian Capital ( the Firm ), a leading provider of mezzanine capital for small and mid-sized companies, has announced that it has invested $19 million of second lien debt in The PromptCare Companies, Inc. and its sister company PromptCare Home Infusion, LLC (together, ...
Private equity deals in Asia got off to a steady start in 2011, as buyout funds provided capital to companies in rapidly growing China and India, and some analysts say competition is pushing up valuation in some Asian countries. Asia has traditionally been a growth market for PE ...
Even when U.S. companies are struggling to go public, venerable venture firm Sequoia Capital still finds a way to mint money from IPOs. Sequoia has another winner in China on its hands with Beijing-based Qihoo 360 Technology Co., whose stock soared 134% in its debut on the New ...
China's National Social Security Fund has only invested CNY8 billion ($1.2 billion) of the CNY80 billion it has earmarked for PE investments, NSSF vice-chairman Wang Zhongmin said Wednesday. The NSSF is preparing to invest in foreign private equity funds and is vetting candidates...
Beijing-based B2C e-commerce platform 360Buy announced today that it has completed over USD 1 bln in third-round funding and plans to IPO in 2013 on either a US or Hong Kong exchange. In an interview during an industry forum in Hainan, CEO Liu Qiangdong said that USD 800 mln has ...
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