The firm, backed by gaming and social media firm Tencent Holdings Ltd.Meituan-Dianping' s other backers include venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and DST Global, Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte Ltd and state-owned investment company Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd, as well as the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

2. Ant Financial Services Group  on Friday (Jun 8) said it raised around US$14 billion from investors like Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and state investor Temasek,  in what market watchers called the biggest-ever single fundraising globally by a private company.
The cash will boost Ant' s firepower ahead of a widely expected initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong and mainland China as early as next year - though the company has neither publicly set a timetable nor chosen a likely stock exchange.

3. Temasek subsidiary Vertex Ventures to continue tech investments, specifically in China.At the moment the firm is leaning toward investing in Chinese tech companies, due to the trade situation growing more tense, as China may look toward more local solutions.

4. As of the end of March, Temasek' s China-related investments accounted for 26% of its overall portfolio, nearly as great a share as its Singapore-related assets, at 27%. This represents a  dramatic shift in the fund' s asset allocation  since the early 2000s, when most of its holdings were domestic investments.In fiscal 2017 ended March, based on estimates from company disclosures, the  value of Temasek' s  holdings in five Chinese equities -- China Construction Bank,  Industrial and Commercial Bank of China,  Ping An Insurance,  AIA Group  and  Alibaba Group Holding  -- rose by around $9 billion. That contributed greatly to the $24 billion rise in the total value of Temasek' s assets over the period.

5.  Chinese AI start-up SenseTime snags Alibaba, Temasek funding at record US$3b valuation.  SenseTime Group has raised US$600 million from Alibaba Group Holding, Temasek Holdings and other investors at a valuation of more than US$3 billion, becoming the world' s most valuable artificial intelligence (AI) start-up.

6.  Singapore' s state investment firm, Temasek Holdings, has held talks with Chinese authorities about acquiring a stake in Anbang Insurance Group Co as well as some of its assets, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Temasek has been examining a potential deal for several months, the people said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private. The S$308 billion investment firm isn' t currently in any active negotiations about an Anbang transaction, according to two people with knowledge of its deliberations.

7.  WeWork' s China unit gets US$500 million funding from Temasek, Softbank. The Chinese unit of US  co-working space provider WeWork Cos said it has raised US$500 million from investors including Temasek Holdings and SoftBank Group Corp as it looks to expand in the market for shared office space in the country.

8.  Temasek leads $250m Series E funding in Chinese edtech startup 17ZUOYE.  Singapore&rsquo s Temasek Holdings has led a Series E $250 million round of financing in Beijing-based Sunny Education, which operates under the brand name 17ZUOYE, a major three-party K-12 intelligent education platform for teachers, students and parents in China.

9.  Chinese bicycle-sharing startup Mobike said on Monday it has raised funding in a new round led by Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and hedge fund Hillhouse Capital, bringing its total new funding in 2017 to more than $300 million.

10.  Temasek leads US$100M funding in Chinese robotics and AI startup RokidRokid Corporation, a Chinese startup that makes an AI voice assistant and smart devices,  has secured  US$100 million in funding, led by Singapore&rsquo s state-owned  Temasek Holdings.

11.  CapitaLand, through Raffles City China Investment Partners III (RCCIP III), has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Singapore&rsquo s sovereign wealth fund GIC to acquire Shanghai&rsquo s tallest twin towers for an aggregate consideration of RMB12.8 billion (about S$2.54 billion).   Currently under development in Hongkou District, the prime asset will become CapitaLand&rsquo s third Raffles City integrated development in Shanghai, which will also be its ninth in China and 10th  globally.   

12.  Singapore wealth fund GIC sees China as Silicon Valley' s equalAfter hitting pay dirt with investments in Alibaba Group Holding and Xiaomi, Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC is giving China as much attention as it does Silicon Valley in the search for the next big thing in tech.
The fund' s investment in Xiaomi illustrates GIC' s approach to identifying new trends. 
That observation led GIC to back Chinese consumer drone maker DJI, as well as electric unicycle maker Ninebot and electric carmaker NIO, formerly known as NextEV.  and news aggregator Toutiao.

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