California-headquartered smart electric scooter maker Gogoro Inc. has completed US$130 million series B funding round led by Taiwanese billionaire Samuel Yin, chairman of Taiwan-based retail firm Ruentex Group, according to a company announcement. Yin is a current Gogoro board member and a major shareholder of Gogoro. Others including Panasonic Corporation and the National Development Fund […]

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California-headquartered smart electric scooter maker Gogoro Inc. has completed US$130 million series B funding round led by Taiwanese billionaire Samuel Yin, chairman of Taiwan-based retail firm Ruentex Group, according to a company announcement. Yin is a current Gogoro board member and a major shareholder of Gogoro. Others including Panasonic Corporation and the National Development Fund […]

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Lyfe Capital, a Chinese healthcare-focused private equity firm, has closed its debut fund at US$298 million to make early-stage equity investments in the the pharmaceuticals, medical device, digital healthcare, diagnostics sectors in China, according to a company announcement. The fund is made of two vehicles, a US$210 million U.S. dollar fund and a RMB555 million […]

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Lyfe Capital, a Chinese healthcare-focused private equity firm, has closed its debut fund at US$298 million to make early-stage equity investments in the the pharmaceuticals, medical device, digital healthcare, diagnostics sectors in China, according to a company announcement. The fund is made of two vehicles, a US$210 million U.S. dollar fund and a RMB555 million […]

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Beijing-based motion capture software firm Noitom Ltd. has completed US$20 million series B round of financing from Legend Capital, Haitong Kaiyuan Investment, Alpha Animation And Culture and other undisclosed investors, according to a company announcement posted on Wechat. Founded in 2011, Noitom is now valued between US$200 million to US$300 million, says the statement. The […]

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Chinese private equity firm JD Capital has launched fundraising for a new RMB-denominated fund, says a company announcement without specifying the target of the new vehicle. The fund will seek to capitalize on China's reform and economic transition, focusing on opportunities in financial reform, state-owned enterprise reform, environmental protection, advanced manufacturing, consumer, as well as […]

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Northern Trust Corporation has appointed Ali Sheikh as head of hedge fund services in Asia-Pacific, responsible for leading the firm's hedge fund services business in the region, says a company statement. "With record assets of US$5.3 billion raised in Asia, the hedge fund industry continues to evolve with service demands," says Peter Sanchez, global head […]

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Private equity firms in Asia are increasingly focused on operational improvements of their portfolio companies, with 80% of surveyed firms currently having dedicated operating partners internally, says business advisory firm AlixPartners. But the change is just beginning, with 37% describe their operational programs as mature, and 47% describe theirs as early stage. For the firms […]

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I posted the other day about a column written by my colleague David Shambaugh in which he averred to a "delusion" that Taiwan was an independent, sovereign state. I argued that by the definition of "state" in the Montevideo Convention,…