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Through the Hong Kong IPO of its sportswear division, China’s largest shoe retailer will show the world how much it has transformed its vast retail network with the power of digital technology.

As Chinese SOEs embrace funding from private equity firms and foreign companies, two PE firms are competing for a controlling stake of Gree Electric.

Backed by Lilly Asia Ventures and Hillhouse, Elpiscience wants to attract more funding to develop the best-in-class solution for cancer treatment.

Beidian, one of China’s big three social e-commerce sites, has attracted Hillhouse Capital as a new investor.

Mark Au, managing director of the Hong Kong-based logistics startup, speaks with FinanceAsia about plans to build out a regional network after completing its series D funding.

But can it deliver the results that investors are hoping for, given intense competition between operators and growing government efforts to regulate the sector?

A new form of e-commerce sites are getting attention from the likes of Tencent, Hillhouse and Shunwei, but investors beware as some business models have pyramid-scheme qualities.

The private equity firm celebrates 25 years investing in Asia with its largest Asia-focused fund to date.

The EV maker returned to the capital market four months after its US listing and successfully raised fresh capital despite multiple headwinds. It was forced to pay up though.