Deals
18 October 2017
Qudian gets quids in with $900m IPO
The Ant Financial-backed online lender floated above its range, while fellow corporate investor Kunlun Tech sold $14m of shares.
Qudian, a China-based online consumer lending service backed by financial services provider Ant Financial and game producer Kunlun Tech, will raise $900m from its US flotation, Reuters reported today.The company has priced 37.5 million American depositary shares (ADSs) at $24.00 each on the New York Stock Exchange, above the $19 to $22…Read More.
Supporting articles: Qudian installs Liaison Interactive as investor in $449m round / Qudian quickens pace to $750m IPO
18 October 2017
Momenta rides series B momentum to raise $57m
Nio Capital, the strategic investment arm of electric vehicle developer Nio, led a $57m series B round for China-based autonomous driving technology startup Momenta on Monday.Automotive manufacturer Daimler…
18 October 2017
Corporates side with Cydan for $34m fundraise
US-based orphan-drug accelerator Cydan closed a $34m round yesterday featuring Pfizer Venture Investments and Lundbeckfond Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiaries of pharmaceutical firms Pfizer…
- 18 October 2017 – Magic Leap mounts $502m series D
- 18 October 2017 – Huajuan hunts down $40m
- 18 October 2017 – Heliatek re-energises with new funding
- 18 October 2017 – Santander puts money into ePesos
- 18 October 2017 – Avista reaches LevelTen for series A round
- 17 October 2017 – Chope books $13m round
- 17 October 2017 – InflaRx inhales $55m in series D round
- 17 October 2017 – Hubject charges towards more funding
- 17 October 2017 – Digital Asset gains $40m advantage
- 17 October 2017 – BankBazaar markets $30m series D
- 16 October 2017 – Nominum concurs with Akamai acquisition
- 16 October 2017 – Omnyway completes path to series A round
- 16 October 2017 – CastBox locks up series A funding
- 16 October 2017 – Sansiri sends $12m to JustCo
