India
Ola is exiting the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
India's IIFL Finance faces liquidity crunch after RBI curbs on its gold loans business: report
Quadria Capital picks up minority stake in Indian dialysis chain NephroPlus for $102m
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
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Indonesian conglomerate Astra eyes aggressive EV push in next two years
EQT to acquire digital consultancy firm Perficient for about $3b
Fintech deals surge in Q1 but concerns persist over long-term momentum
Greater China
The Group has plans to seek regulatory approval in Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Africa.
Ola Electric has filed its draft red herring prospectus for an IPO to raise $660 million.
Indonesia
HSBC will back companies from its $1b ASEAN Growth Fund.
Sharechat’s valuation had reportedly shrunk to $1.5b in end-2023 from $5b in 2022.
The country added just two unicorns in 2023.
Perfios has a presence in India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
Singapore
The startup will produce in Italy “chiplets”, which can be the size of a grain of sand.
The payments unicorn was last week reported to be under investigation by India’s ED.
Investors including Prosus, General Atlantic, Peak XV say they are “deeply concerned about the stability of the company”.