Deals

Glencore signs deals to buy 49% stake in Australia’s Hunter Valley for $1.1b

India Dealbook: HDFC Life gets nod for 9.57% stake sale via IPO; Marico buys Isoplus brand

India Dealbook: Sun Pharma ups stake in Zenotech; Wilmar to back Renuka Sugars

India: RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group buys Gujarat-based Apricot Foods for $68m

Private Equity

Exclusive: PE firm Lighthouse Funds aims to launch new $200m fund by year end

Singapore: Temasek-backed K1 Ventures exits Guggenheim Capital in $221m sale

Singapore: Platinum Equity to acquire Fisher Tech Ltd in $111.7m deal

Partners Group’s latest fund marks final close at record $7.01b

Venture Capital

Temasek, Emerson Collective lead $40m Series B in US virtual reality startup Within

China: QianCheng Tech closes $30m series B; DotC United raises $350m

Australia: Nuheara raises $7.19m; GlamCorner secures Series A funding

China: Qiming leads $10m Series A in AI firm; Teddy Mobile closes Series B round

Exclusive: Foxconn-backed mobile internet player MoMagic to expand in SE Asia

5 lessons for aspiring unicorns from Uber CTO and VNG chairman

Indonesia: Telkom to boost collaboration with startups in digital space

WeWork launches China unit with $500m funding from Hony, SoftBank

Grab rolls out new tech features to capture market share in Myanmar

China’s bike-sharing firm Ofo keen to expand across SE Asia


IPOs & Markets

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco advisers favour London for historic $100b IPO – sources

HNA said to seek more banks for delayed Singapore trust IPO

Singapore: Noble Group shares plummet after $1.8b loss warning, asset sales

India: Essel Group may raise $1b to refinance offshore debt

Mobile & Telco

Australian telco Speedcast buys US-based UltiSat for $100m

HK-based Hutchison’s Drei buys Tele2 for $111m to rival Telekom Austria

Singapore: SPH, Axiata and Keppel call off strategic review of M1 stake

Myanmar Technology, Malaysia’s Numix JV to invest $2.5m in broadband services

Real Estate

China’s Fosun buys office property in Brazil for $140.1m

Major Development forms JV with Singapore, HK investors for new realty projects

Singapore: Ascott acquires 80% in US-based Synergy Global Housing for $33.7m

Australia: 360 Capital seeks acquisition of APDC in $164m deal

Tencent likely to invest $400m in India’s Ola to take on Uber: Report

China’s bike-sharing firm Ofo in talks to raise $1b in round led by SoftBank

Malaysia legalises e-hailing services as Grab, Uber compete to expand regional presence

India: Snapdeal sells Freecharge to Axis Bank for a song at $60m

Anonymous blog post alleges Swiggy fudged numbers; startup denies claims

China: Baidu partners with Paypal to expand global payment network

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Impact Investment
IFC joins hands with Sri Lankan bank to boost green financing access
ADB launches $526m financial facility for Bangladesh infra projects
India: IFC invests $20m in Aavas Financiers for affordable housing
India: The/Nudge Foundation incubator ropes in former Infosys, Apple executives

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