The new version of Industrial Catalogue for Guiding Foreign Investment (“Catalogue”) was formally released on 24 December 2011. It will come into effect on 30 January 2012 and supersede the Catalogue published in 2007. The 2011 Catalogue brings significant adjustments to the industrial classification. ... Read More

　　General Catalyst Partners has raised $500 million for a sixth venture capital fund, according to a securities filing. ... Read More

　　China’s Alibaba Group has hired Washington lobbying firm Duberstein Group Inc as it eyes a possible deal with Internet giant Yahoo Inc. ... Read More

　　Hyde Park Venture Partners, a firm founded by angel investors based in the Windy City, has raised $13.55 million toward a planned $25 million fund, according to a filing with the SEC. ... Read More

　　Excel Venture Management, a healthcare investor based in Boston, is seeking to raise up to $150 million for a second fund, according to an SEC filing. ... Read More

　　In-flight Internet provider Gogo Inc, which serves some of the biggest names in the airlines industry, filed with U.S. regulators on Friday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of its common stock. ... Read More

　　Stion this week announced one of the year’s largest private company solar investments, a $130 million financing of its thin-film module manufacturing technology. What the deal says is that some investors still believe they can change the game in solar. ... Read More

　　SAN FRANCISCO / NEW YORK - Yahoo! Inc is considering cutting its 40 percent stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to about 15 percent, two people briefed on the matter said. ... Read More

　　BEIJING - China will continue to lead the global IPO market next year, despite the dramatic weakening in new offerings in the second half of 2011, accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) said on Wednesday. ... Read More

　　On Dec. 21, Xiaomi Technology announced that it had completed a new round of financing of US$90M, making its market valuation reach US$1B. The investors include Qiming Venture Partners, IDG, Shuiwei Fund, Temasek, Qualcomm and Morningside.... Read More

　　Huaban.com is an emerging social network in China based on interest sharing. It provides simple collection tools to help users re-organize and collect their favorite things on Internet and meanwhile based on interests, it interlinks people with the same tastes and preferences. ... Read More

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The regulatory regime on private equity fund is developing at a fast pace, despite there is still no unified national-level law or regulation governing the business. After establishing its authority as a key regulator of China’s venture capital funds, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) takes the leadership in developing the regulatory regime and is determined to expand its regulatory power intothe area. ... Read More

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　　“We generate substantially all of our revenue and players through the Facebook platform and expect to continue to do so for the foreseeable future,” Zynga wrote in its IPO prospectus. ... Read More