From September 13 to September 19, according to the incomplete statistics of the palm chain, there were 11 investment and financing incidents of related brand enterprises in the logistics and supply chain investment and financing markets at home and abroad.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > domestic logistics and supply chain</h1>
1、 IPO！ Aneng Logistics, a leading domestic LTL express company, has passed the hearing
On September 19, the official website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange showed that Shanghai Aneng Juchuang Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Aneng Logistics"), a leading LTL express company in China, had passed the hearing, and updated the prospectus after the hearing on September 19, with J.P. Morgan and CICC as its co-sponsors.
As the head enterprise of LTL Express, as of April 30, 2021, Aneng has nearly 151 self-operated distribution centers nationwide, more than 4,200 self-operated trucks and trailers, more than 29,400 freight partners and agents, and an express network covering about 96% of counties and townships in China, serving more than 3.6 million customers in various industries and regions in China.
Comments: Aneng Logistics may win the "first share of Hong Kong Stock Express"
2. Hainan Branch was established! China Eastern Is committed to building Hainan's main base airline
On September 16th, China Donghang South Branch was inaugurated, and the newly established Donghang South Branch will be headquartered in Sanya and stationed in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, making every effort to become the main base airline in Hainan.
China Eastern Airlines said that it will continue to increase investment in transportation capacity in Hainan, continuously optimize the route network, plan to launch about 50 aircraft in Hainan as a whole, comprehensively expand the route network from Hainan to the whole country and the world, and create a high-quality express line from Haikou and Sanya.
Comments: Building an "Aerial Silk Road" connecting the world for the free trade port
3. Strategic cooperation! COSCO SHIPPING Logistics will join hands with Anhui Port and Shipping Group
On September 15, Jiang Kai, General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Logistics, went to Hefei to attend the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement and investment framework agreement between COSCO SHIPPING Logistics and Anhui Port and Shipping Group.
Anhui Port and Shipping Group is the main platform for Anhui Province to integrate ports, waterways, shipping, port industries and related resources, and assumes the main responsibility of building a new highland of inland opening up and participating in the cooperation and division of labor between Shanghai combined ports and the Yangtze River Delta port group.
This in-depth cooperation will further enhance the resource allocation ability and collaborative innovation ability of both sides, strengthen the comprehensive hub function of the port, enhance the service, radiation and driving role of the Yangtze River Basin, along the Yellow River Basin and other hinterlands, and comprehensively improve the high-quality development level of the port.
Comments: The coordinated development of port and shipping logistics enterprises in the Upper Triangle region.
4. 200 million US dollars! Auto aftermarket service provider Xinkangzhong completed a Series D financing
On September 16, the one-stop auto aftermarket service platform "Xinkangzhong" announced the completion of nearly 200 million US dollars of D round financing, led by Asian investment capital, and Yunlong Capital, old shareholder Alibaba Group and other continuous investment.
This round of financing funds will be mainly used for the national market expansion of C-end Tmall car stores, forming a complete link coverage of S2B2C automotive aftermarket services.
Comments: Xinkangzhong's "professional supply chain as the core" link improves the efficiency of the automotive aftermarket
5. Registered capital of 50 million yuan! Ligao Food established a cold chain logistics company
On September 15, the company was wholly owned by Ligao Food Co., Ltd. It is understood that recently, the 2021 interim report released by Ligao Food shows that in the first half of 2021, Ligao Food achieved revenue of 1.252 billion yuan, an increase of 86.78% year-on-year; net profit of 137 million yuan, an increase of 79.95% year-on-year.
Ligao Food is an enterprise in the upstream of the baking industry chain, its main products include cream, fruit products, sauces, chocolate and other baked food raw materials and frozen baking semi-finished products and finished products, in addition to the production of some leisure food.
Comments: The "home economy" brought about by the epidemic has brought opportunities for services based on the baking supply chain.
6, nearly 1 billion! Purdue Robotics completed the C2 round of financing
On September 14, Purdue Robotics announced that it has recently completed hundreds of millions of yuan of C2 round financing, and the cumulative financing of C1 and C2 rounds is nearly 1 billion yuan. Investors in this round include Meituan, Shenzhen Investment Holding Capital, Sequoia China and other strategic investors.
Founded in 2016, Shenzhen Pudu Technology Co., Ltd. is a national high-tech enterprise that develops, designs, produces and sells commercial service robots, headquartered in Shenzhen, with R&D centers in Shenzhen and Chengdu, and hundreds of service outlets around the world.
Comments: Commercial robots have entered a stage of explosive development
7, 2 million yuan! Leapfrog Express established a cross-air logistics company in Xining
On September 13, Xining Cross-Air Logistics Co., Ltd. was established, the legal representative is Yuan Cheng, the registered capital is 2 million yuan, the company is 100% controlled by Leapfrog Express Group Co., Ltd., and the suspected actual controller is Liu Qiangdong.
The company's business scope includes: road freight transportation; domestic freight transportation agency; general cargo warehousing services; loading and unloading handling; auto parts retail; advertising design, agency; computer software and hardware and auxiliary equipment retail.
Comments: Leapfrog express or further expand air superiority.
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1. Acquisition! British e-commerce company Brightpearl acquires French inventory management service provider
On September 18, Inventory Planner, a French inventory management service provider, helped e-commerce merchants predict user demand and optimize inventory management, enabling sellers to reduce revenue loss and inventory excess when avoiding stock-outs. Brightpearl recently announced the acquisition of Inventory Planner, the amount of which has not been disclosed.
Comments: E-commerce optimization of inventory is the key guarantee for cost reduction and efficiency improvement.
2. $10 million! Bangladeshi grocery delivery platform Chaldal received Series C financing
On September 15, Chaldal, Bangladesh's largest grocery delivery platform, announced the completion of a $10 million Series C funding round to expand into 15 new cities. Founded in 2013, Chaldal is one of the world's first grocery delivery startups with independent warehouses, with 27 warehouses in 4 cities.
Chaldal said the company generated $40 million in revenue and completed 2.5 million orders over the past 12 months, an increase of about 120% year-over-year and currently sells about 8,500 products. The company plans to open 50 warehouses by the end of this year and expand to 30,000 SKUs.
Comments: The digital development of south Asian freight logistics market is in the ascendant.
3. $3.2 million! Portcast, a logistics management system in Singapore, received Series A funding rounds
On September 13, Portcast, a new generation logistics management system, announced a $3.2 million Series A funding round. Headquartered in Singapore, Portcast serves customers in Asia and Europe, with some of the funds to be used to expand the market. The Portcast platform uses data collected from a variety of sources to track shipments in real time, predicting factors that may affect transportation.
According to reports, globally, Portcast tracks more than 90% of sea freight and 35% of air cargo, and can predict the demand for 30,000 trade routes. Portcast also plans to launch Order Visibility by the end of the year, a feature that tracks specific SKUs and guarantees faster arrival of goods.
Comments: The logistics management system represented by Portcast is becoming more and more important
4. $33 million! Egyptian B2B e-commerce company Capital received Series A funding
On September 14, Capiter announced that it has raised $33 million in Series A funding, which will be used to expand its B2B e-commerce platform to Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa by 2022. Capiter is a Cairo-based B2B e-commerce startup that has served more than 50,000 merchants and 1,000 sellers.
Mahmoud Nouh, co-founder and CEO of Capiter, said the company is currently creating a machine learning model that can help merchants calculate the inventory items to buy.
Comments: The rapid development of e-commerce in the Middle East and Northeast Africa, or into the next Southeast Asia?
(Author: Hu Xueqin)