Deals

China’s state-owned FAW Group to invest in electric vehicle startup Byton

Insurance Australia Group to sell SE Asia businesses in $500m deal

Alibaba acquires Chinese microchip maker C-SKY Microsystems

Parag Milk buys Danone dairy plant in Haryana

Private Equity

Blackstone assets rise 22% to $450b on fundraising growth

Fortis takeover battle intensifies with unsolicited bid from KKR-backed Radiant Life Care

India: Samena Capital picks up 35% stake in Bloom Hotels for $15m

India: Chai Point raises $20m in Series C round led by Paragon Partners

Venture Capital

Eight Roads backs Japanese web analytics firm Plaid’s $25m round

INCJ makes growth capital investments in Tokyo’s Optical Comb, PeptiStar

India: SoftBank-backed fintech firm True Balance raises $23m bridge round

Fitness startup CureFit in talks to raise $75m, to expand offerings

India’s angel investors seek further easing in rules amid tax concerns

Singapore’s Nest Tech invests in Vietnamese startup Edu2Review

Carlyle-backed startup Aruhi vows to dwarf giant Japanese banks

Indonesia’s jewellery e-tailer ORORI, HR startup Gadjian to raise fresh rounds

Singapore’s Park N Parcel raises $648k in Tri5-led round for Asia expansion

IIT-Delhi to help PhD students convert their thesis into startups


IPOs & Markets

KinderWorld Education Group said to consider $53m Singapore IPO

Ctrip says would welcome chance to list in China via depositary receipts

Gates, Bezos-backed cancer startup Grail to raise $1b ahead of HK IPO

Creador-backed Vectus Industries said to plan IPO worth over $75m

Mobile & Telco

India: Aditya Birla Group in talks with PE firms to raise $1b for Idea Cellular

Telkom Kenya mulls merger with Airtel unit to take on Safaricom

Indonesia’s billionaire Hartono brothers chase tower assets as internet users swell

ATC completes $585m-acquisition of telecom towers from Vodafone India

Real Estate

Singapore’s Frasers Logistics to acquire Dutch, German properties for $736m

Singapore: CapitaLand Mall Trust sells Sembawang Shopping Centre for $189m

Singapore: Asia Gardens’ property collective sale fetches $262m

Singapore’s Faber Garden property asset put on sale for $900m

Former Lazada Vietnam alumni’s startup Intrepid closes $2m round

Here’s why there is a lot riding on the Walmart-Flipkart-Amazon love triangle

Indonesia’s Go-Jek eyes Philippine expansion, to meet transport regulator

Alibaba invests $717.2m in rural e-commerce platform Huitongda

Amazon fastest growing marketplace in India: Jeff Bezos

Jack Ma announces $320m investment in Thailand as Alibaba beefs up presence

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Impact Investment
Gray Matters Capital to fund education tech startups in India
India: Microfinance lender Aye secures $4.6m debt funding from BlueOrchard
India: N/Core, Cisco partner to back non-profit startups targeting socioeconomic issues
India: Impact investor Aavishkaar to inject $5.4m in Kottaram Agro Foods

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