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Deals

EverSource Capital to invest $1b in India’s renewable energy sector

FWD completes acquisition of HSBC’s Malaysian insurance unit, names new CEO

India Dealbook: Netmeds, Amber Enterprises, Nykaa in M&A news

Asian Development Bank to invest $50m in India’s Avaada Energy

Private Equity

Chinese funds hiring Indian executives as they seek to hike deal flow from region

Flexstone, Australia’s Hostplus to launch US private equity programme

PE firm KV Asia Capital said to target $300m for upcoming Fund II

Singapore’s Challenger Tech gets take-private offer from Dymon Asia

Venture Capital

Vietnamese influencer platform Hiip bags 7-digit funding led by Thai Vnet Capital

China’s Qiming Ventures leads $42m funding for Abbisko Therapeutics

China’s NewMargin Ventures holds first close of $1.5b RMB fund

Delhivery raises $413m led by SoftBank Vision Fund, bags unicorn tag

Facebook said to mull investment in Indian content startups

Myanmar Digest: Yoma loan for Kargo; AsiaCarGroup sets up local platform

Venture-backed plant protein startups tap China’s hungry market

Myanmar-focused startup SolarHome raises $1m from SG-based Trirec

Myanmar marketplace rgo47 parent snags funding from Daiwa PI Partners

Singapore Digest: SC Ventures launches Fintech Bridge; MoolahGo raises funds

IPOs & Markets

Shanghai exchange accepts first applicants for Nasdaq-style tech board

Chinese e-commerce platform Yunji files for US IPO

Uber said to pick New York Stock Exchange for 2019 IPO

Bogged down by gaming freeze, Tencent posts 32% profit drop

Mobile & Telco

India: Vodafone Idea’s $3.6b rights issue to cause massive dilution

India: RCom pays Ericsson, asset sale to Jio falls through

Xiaomi ups India play, injects $507m in largest investment this year

Singtel partners with NETSTARS to expand mobile wallet in Japan

Real Estate

Singapore’s Frasers raising stake in PGIM Real Estate Asia Retail Fund

Piramal Capital to look at new real estate deals April onwards: MD Khushru Jijina

KKR said to seek $1.5b for first Asia real estate fund

India: DLF forms JV with Hines for $275m Gurugram commercial project

Razer curtails losses in 2018 but analysts feel cash burn may continue

Indonesia steers towards fixed motorbike ride-hailing rates

Flipkart sets up internal fund to back early-stage startups: Report

PharmEasy in early funding talks with SoftBank to raise up to $100m

Vietnam: VPBank board members said to invest in ride-hailing startup BE

Ola cabs back on Bengaluru roads as Indian state lifts ban

Q & A

Cashless payment in Vietnam could grow to 50% in three years: MoMo CEO

Lack of country-specific expertise a gap in SE Asia's VC ecosystem, says Intudo's Chan

Aquaculture, palm oil ripe for disruption in Asia, says Trendlines’ Sarai Kemp

SoftBank Vision Fund has already invested $65-70b, says Masayoshi Son

Still plenty of room to play in SEA's digital economy, says Quest Ventures' Tan

Opinion

Razer curtails losses in 2018 but analysts feel cash burn may continue

Does Reebonz's latest reverse stock-split exercise matter to investors?

Uber is raising another $1b and it may have little to do with self-driving

It's time Meituan focused on arresting losses and not just beating revenue guidance

Analysts unfazed by Singtel's move to give up half its shares in Airtel rights issue

People

Sequoia China, Hillhouse heads may land key role in Shanghai's new tech board: Report

SoftBank's Vision Fund promotes Lydia Jett to partner

Singapore's B Capital adds former Apple exec as new partner

CLSA chief executive Slone resigns following bonus cuts, Citic changes

Temasek International names Dilhan Pillay Sandarasegara as new CEO

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