Fay Fu | FinanceAsia

Why Tiger is eyeing China’s electronic signature sector

While China's consumers love e-payments, few contracts are sealed digitally. Start-ups are trying to change all that, and international investors are putting their money behind it.

August 31, 2018

Can Chinese social media generate a WeChat rival?

Tencent has long dominated the attention of China's social media users with its all-encompassing app. A smaller player is pinning its hopes on Alibaba as it starts its fundraising.

August 29, 2018

Why China's auto opportunities aren't just in electric cars

Electric vehicles are the future, but don't count on profits in the short term. Why not invest where the real money is — in the multibillion dollar traditional auto space?

August 27, 2018

China outbound M&A: how to evade trade war radar

Chinese companies have experienced multiple setbacks with their outbound M&A and that is unlikely to change soon, but there is room for smaller deals.

August 21, 2018

Why Alibaba Health is going offline for pharmacy deal

Investors obviously have strong confidence in China’s pre-profit online healthcare sector. But even a leading player like AliHealth is striving hard for positive cash flows.

August 20, 2018

Who needs Tesla? XPeng drives for $4.4b funding goal

Elon Musk's US unicorn is drawing the wrong kind of headlines, but China's electric car startups set a breakneck fundraising pace. While Nio heads for an IPO, one rival is setting lofty targets.

August 16, 2018

Red chips: China's Willsemi seals $2.2b semiconductor deals

Trade tension and the ZTE affair are holding back China's integrated circuit industry, already a decade behind the US. A major M&A deal could help change that.

August 15, 2018

How to play in China’s multibillion-dollar co-working space

China's "sharing economy" boom might have been over-sold, but specific sectors retain great potential. A $120m funding round offers clues on how to carve out a share of the office market.

August 13, 2018

What $500m Walmart, JD logistics deal says about retail's future

The American supermarket giant is deepening its partnership with China's No.2 e-commerce player. It's a sign of things to come as traditional retailers look to play on the e-commerce battlefield.

August 09, 2018

Jack Ma bucks China private equity downturn, raises $2.5bn

Investors show faith in the Alibaba founder's golden touch as his Yunfeng Capital pulls off a lucrative funding round amid a wider downturn. E-commerce rival Suning is among the investors.

August 07, 2018