Private Equity
The consortium also includes DEG, BIO, and OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I.
KKR to buy Indian medical devices firm Healthium Medtech from Apax
Australia Digest: AI startup Brainfish raises funding; Optus names new CEO
Triple P, IFC consortium acquires non-life insurer MAA General Assurance Philippines
Hong Kong Exchange Fund posts investment income of $6.95b in Q1
EQT to acquire digital consultancy firm Perficient for about $3b
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Vietnam’s Galaxy Education eyes up to $20m fundraising to expand footprint
Analysis
Singapore fintech startups accounted for more than half of the funds raised in the first quarter.
Deals
Pet supplies company Vetreska received a capital injection from VC firm Quest Ventures this week.
Proptech firm Lhoopa received a capital infusion last week from investors, including Wavemaker Partners.
Here’s your weekly recap of the most significant developments in Asian private markets in the week that went by.
Regional startups raised a meagre $1 billion in private funding in Q1, the lowest quarterly haul in over five years.
First Circle provides loans for SMEs.
Vietnamese food chain Homefarm is backed by Alibaba’s eWTP Technology and Innovation Fund.
Blending digital and physical distribution is vital for SE Asian digital banks, says CEO Coen Jonker.
Biotech startup Peptobiotics has issued new shares to investors, including Hatch Blue, Entrepreneur First and SEEDS Capital.