Raw materials provider Vital Thin Film secured $188m in a round co-led by BYD while drug developers CinCor and Vigil raised a total of $292m in their initial public offerings.

Funding

Automotive manufacturer BYD has co-led a series A round for Vital Thin Film Materials, a China-based provider of rare materials for use in electronics, sized above RMB1.2bn ($188m), DealStreetAsia reported today. It was co-led by CICC Capital and also featured power management equipment maker TBEA and Sinopec Capital, a subsidiary of oil and gas provider Sinopec.

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