Ping An Global Voyager Investment Fund, an investment vehicle of Chinese Insurance behemoth Ping An Insurance Group Co., has led a EUR41.5 million (US$47.54 million) funding round in German fintech firm Finleap, according to an announcement.
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Crypto Exchange OKEx Faces Backlash After Sudden Change Of Contracts
OKEx, one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency exchanges, is facing a backlash from traders after it changed the terms on US$135 million derivative contracts without warning last Wednesday, causing losses on investors.
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Hillhouse, Morgan Stanley Lead $115M Series C Round In Golden Education
Hillhouse Capital and Morgan Stanley have co-led a RMB800 million (US$115 million) series C round in Golden Education, a professional training company specialized on providing financial training and certification programs.
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Foreign Investors Accelerate Chinese NPL Purchases As Cross-Border Deals Increases
There has been increasing interests to purchase Chinese non-performing assets by foreign investors, as a Chinese financial asset exchange platform saw increasing transaction volumes this year, mostly driven by NPL deals.
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China’s Sovereign Wealth Fund CIC In Talks With HSBC To Launch £1B UK-Focused Fund
The sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation (CIC) and one of the world’s largest banks HSBC are in talks to create a fund to finance British companies with “development opportunities in China”, according to a statement released by HSBC…
Redpoint Ventures China Leads Series B Round In Chinese CMP Provider FIT2CLOUD
FIT2CLOUD, a cloud management platform (CMP) provider, has announced that it has secured a series B financing round led by Redpoint Ventures China.
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China’s Bitcoin Miner Canaan Lets HK IPO Application Expire
China’s Canaan Inc, one of the world’s largest makers of cryptocurrency mining equipment, has seen its application for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) expire, raising doubts on the prospects of its Chinese peers IPO application.
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Sequoia Leads Series A+ Round In Chinese Autonomous Driving Start-Up PlusAI
PlusAI, an autonomous driving start-up, today announced that it has raised an undisclosed series A+ financing round led by Sequoia Capital China.
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Sequoia, RGA Co-invest In Chinese Wealth Management Start-up Xiaobangtouzi.com
Xiaobangtouzi.com, a Beijing-based wealth management consulting service provider, has raised millions of U.S. dollars in its series A financing round from Sequoia Capital China and U.S.-based reinsurance giant Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), accord…
Ant Financial Invests In Chinese Umbrella Rental Start-Up Mobrella
Mobrella, an umbrella-sharing start-up, has secured an investment worth millions of RMBs from Ant Financial Services Group, a financial subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.
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