China Digest: Dearer nets $65m; Temasek backs Abiochem Dearer nets $65m in Series B Shanghai-headquartered contact lens manufacturer Dearer has raised 420 million yuan ($65 million) in a Series B round of financing. State-backed alternative asset manager CITIC Private Equity Funds Management (CPE), Legend Holdings’ investment arm Legend Capital and BioTrack Capital joined the round. Insight Capital made a follow-on investment in the round. The company will use the proceeds for R&D and mass production of coloured contact lenses, the company said in a statement. Its early-stage investors include Orient Securities, Borchid Capital, FOF Capital and eyecare service provider Eyebright. Temasek invests in Abiochem