Lepu Medical's immuno-oncology spinoff secured $186m in a round co-led by Ping An Capital and the Sunshine Insurance-backed Riverhead Capital.

Ping An Capital, a corporate venturing subsidiary of insurance group Ping An, has co-led a RMB1.29bn ($186m) series B round for China-based oncology therapy developer Lepu Biotech, DealStreetAsia reported today.

The round was co-led by Riverhead Capital, a private equity firm backed by insurance firm Sunshine Insurance, and included Haitong Securities, the state-owned SDIC Unity Capital and a joint fund for Qingdao Minxin Qiyuan Investment and China Reform Holdings.

Formed as a subsidiary of medical technology manufacturer Lepu Medical, Lepu…

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