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Taiwan stock exchange looks to tap overseas IPOs from SE Asia, Silicon Valley

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Taiwan stock exchange looks to tap overseas IPOs from SE Asia, Silicon Valley

TWSE has planned trips to SE Asia and US west coast to enhance its visibility.

Vietnam’s fintech sandbox: A game changer or a missed opportunity?

Analysis

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Vietnam’s fintech sandbox: A game changer or a missed opportunity?

Its limited scope and tangled web of regulations raises several questions.

Once-in-a-generation shot: SE Asia looking to steer global chip race

Analysis

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Once-in-a-generation shot: SE Asia looking to steer global chip race

Geopolitical rivalry is redrawing where chips are designed, manufactured, and controlled.

Data Vantage: Solv, Emeritus, Pi-xcels in focus and other updates

Deals

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Data Vantage: Solv, Emeritus, Pi-xcels in focus and other updates

Deals

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India Deal Review: Big-ticket deals drive 40% surge in June startup funding

Japan, South Korea hit with 25% tariffs as Trump ramps up trade war

Analysis

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Japan, South Korea hit with 25% tariffs as Trump ramps up trade war

Singapore data centre NTT DC REIT plans to raise $773m from IPO

IPOs & Markets

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Singapore data centre NTT DC REIT plans to raise $773m from IPO

Jane Street to contest Indian regulator's market manipulation charges

Analysis

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Jane Street to contest Indian regulator's market manipulation charges

Private Equity

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India

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India: Neo Asset's NIIOF Fund closes at $268m, 15% above target

NIIOF has also acquired a road asset on the Chandigarh–Shimla highway.

Cathay Capital, TotalEnergies team up to launch second Smart Energy Fund for China

Greater China

20h ago

Cathay Capital, TotalEnergies team up to launch second Smart Energy Fund for China

The new fund targets a fund size of 1 billion yuan ($139.6m).

India

22h ago

Permira, CVC, EQT in talks to buy India's Nuvama Wealth: Report

PAG, backed by Blackstone, holds over 54% stake in the Indian wealth manager.

World

Australian PE Anacacia Capital acquires majority stake in Procal Dairies

The PE firm is investing alongside the founding Thyssen family and existing management.

World

GIC, Linden Capital buy minority stake in Canadian healthcare marketing firm Klick

The deal reportedly values the company at nearly $2.5b.

Greater China

Chinese polysilicon giant Yongxiang raises $686m amid industry headwinds

The company is valued at about $4b in the deal.

India

Falling rupee stirs debate over local vs foreign capital in India's private markets

Some GPs are weighing the advantages of having a stronger domestic capital base.

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Indonesia

3h ago

Indonesian credit analysis startup Sxored raises funds and other SE Asia deals

Sxored's funding round was led by East Ventures.

India

22h ago

India Digest: Rebel Foods explores stake sale in Smoor; Khetika bags $18m

Khetika's funding was led by the Narotam Sekhsaria Family Office and Anicut Capital.

Rest of Asia

Saudi quick commerce firm Ninja raises $254m; enters unicorn club

Riyad Capital anchored the financing that valued Ninja at $1.5b.

India

Falling rupee stirs debate over local vs foreign capital in India's private markets

Some GPs are weighing the advantages of having a stronger domestic capital base.

Greater China

EACON closes CATL Capital-led Series D round and 48 deals worth over $980m

It counts NIO Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, as well as Zijin Mining Group among its backers.

New Research Reports

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Semiconductors: Southeast Asia's strategic ascent

SE Asia faces a once-in-a-generation opportunity to move up the semiconductor value chain

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Semiconductors: Southeast Asia's strategic ascent

SE Asia faces a once-in-a-generation opportunity to move up the semiconductor value chain

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SE Asia Tech M&A Review 2025

The number of tech M&As in SE Asia fell for a second straight year in 2024.

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The State of Deep Tech in SE Asia 2025

Capital raised by deep tech startups fell 34% YoY in 2024, but their share of overall funding rose.

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India Deal Review: Q1 2025

Sequentially, startup fundraising increased only marginally in Q1, even as deal volume was up 12.3%.

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DATA VANTAGE Newsletters

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India

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Data Vantage: Solv, Emeritus, Pi-xcels in focus and other updates

Solv has issued new preference shares worth $32 million to SC Ventures.

Indonesia

Data Vantage: DEG invests $9.5m in Indonesia’s Waresix and other updates

Waresix is also backed by SoftBank, Temasek, and Tiger Global, among others.

Indonesia

Data Vantage: NewCampus, Believe, and Green Rebel in focus

NewCampus secured $3.3m in capital by allotting shares to a mix of institutional and individual investors.

Indonesia

Data Vantage: GUUD, PEXX, OnlinePajak in focus and other updates

OnlinePajak has issued $5m in new preference shares to Kratos Technology.

Deals

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India

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Data Vantage: Solv, Emeritus, Pi-xcels in focus and other updates

CoreWeave to buy crypto miner Core Scientific in $9b deal to meet AI power needs

World

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CoreWeave to buy crypto miner Core Scientific in $9b deal to meet AI power needs

India

8h ago

India Deal Review: Big-ticket deals drive 40% surge in June startup funding

Japan Activation Capital picks up stakes in manufacturers Omron, Tadano

India

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Japan Activation Capital picks up stakes in manufacturers Omron, Tadano

World

French IT giant Capgemini to buy outsourcing firm WNS for $3.3b

Beyond The Buyout Newsletters

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Malaysia

Beyond the Buyout: Dark side of Asia’s private credit boom

This edition also looks at Malaysia’s efforts in its financial centre ambitions.

India

Beyond The Buyout: Co-investments as core strategy for SE Asia’s new SWFs

With the SWFs, Indonesia and the Philippines are creating a more structured landing pad for global capital.

Singapore

Beyond the Buyout: US-China tariff tension eases but investors hold steady

Investors refrain from making changes to their strategies in the absence of a lasting deal.

GreenStreet Newsletters

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Singapore

GreenStreet: The Nuclear Option

This edition looks at how countries in Asia are looking at bridging the rare earth elements gap.

Singapore

GreenStreet: Minding the decarbonisation gaps

In this edition, we look at how much impact investing has delivered.

Singapore

GreenStreet: Financing the Energy Transition

This edition looks at the rise of private credit in financing climate action.

Climate & Impact

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Singapore

PIDG tackles private capital's inertia towards climate finance

World

World's biggest climate fund GCF earmarks $1.2b for projects mostly in Asia, Africa

Indonesia

KIS raises $23m debt from responsAbility to fund biogas projects in Indonesia

Indonesia

ID Digest: Circulate Capital backs 2 firms; GreenTeams raises Series A

Indonesia

New Indonesia-focused climate fund launched with first A$50 million

Analysis

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Indonesia

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Once-in-a-generation shot: SE Asia looking to steer global chip race

Geopolitical rivalry is redrawing where chips are designed, manufactured, and controlled.

Rest of Asia

7h ago

Japan, South Korea hit with 25% tariffs as Trump ramps up trade war

Trump hits Malaysia with 25% tariffs, 32% on Indonesia.

Vietnam

7h ago

Vietnam’s fintech sandbox: A game changer or a missed opportunity?

Its limited scope and tangled web of regulations raises several questions.

The LP View

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Singapore

Secondaries represent ‘contrarian opportunities’ in China: LGT Capital

Earnings & Results

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Rest of Asia

Japan's GPIF records $11.8b annual gain

GPIF posted a gain on its foreign stock holdings and a loss on its domestic bond portfolio.

Rest of Asia

Saudi PIF's annual profit slumps 60% due to high rates, inflation

The sovereign wealth fund's assets exceeded $1 trillion in 2024.

World

Prosus bets on tech investment, beats target with core earnings up 47%

For the first time in its history, Prosus' free cash flow was positive.

World

OpenAI's annualised revenue hits $10b, up from $5.5b in Dec 2024

OpenAI is on track to achieve its revenue target of $12.7 billion in 2025.

Vietnam

EV maker VinFast's Q1 loss widens on higher spending as deliveries rise

Deliveries leapt nearly 300% in Q1, mainly driven by sales in Vietnam, its biggest market.

People

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Greater China

People Digest: responsAbility appoints CEO; Gaw Capital names data centre platform head

responsAbility Investments AG has appointed Nadia Nikolova as CEO.

World

Goldman Sachs appoints Raghav Maliah as global head of investment banking

Raghav will continue to serve as co-head of mergers & acquisitions in Asia Pacific.

Rest of Asia

Citigroup hires Kiyota, Nagasaka as Japan co-heads for investment banking

Kiyota has worked at Nomura, while Nagasaka is an insider.

Interviews

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Greater China

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Taiwan stock exchange looks to tap overseas IPOs from SE Asia, Silicon Valley

India

Peak XV’s second act: From record returns to a reinvention around AI

Singapore

Real estate fund manager Hines sees Asia as next growth engine, driven by India

India

TR Capital prioritises asset quality, market nuances in India investment strategy

Singapore

Taiwan stock exchange looks to tap overseas IPOs from SE Asia, Silicon Valley

Vietnam’s fintech sandbox: A game changer or a missed opportunity?

Once-in-a-generation shot: SE Asia looking to steer global chip race

Data Vantage: Solv, Emeritus, Pi-xcels in focus and other updates

India Deal Review: Big-ticket deals drive 40% surge in June startup funding

Japan, South Korea hit with 25% tariffs as Trump ramps up trade war

Singapore data centre NTT DC REIT plans to raise $773m from IPO

Jane Street to contest Indian regulator's market manipulation charges

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Private Equity

India: Neo Asset's NIIOF Fund closes at $268m, 15% above target

Cathay Capital, TotalEnergies team up to launch second Smart Energy Fund for China

Permira, CVC, EQT in talks to buy India's Nuvama Wealth: Report

Australian PE Anacacia Capital acquires majority stake in Procal Dairies

GIC, Linden Capital buy minority stake in Canadian healthcare marketing firm Klick

Chinese polysilicon giant Yongxiang raises $686m amid industry headwinds

Falling rupee stirs debate over local vs foreign capital in India's private markets

Venture Capital

Indonesian credit analysis startup Sxored raises funds and other SE Asia deals

India Digest: Rebel Foods explores stake sale in Smoor; Khetika bags $18m

Saudi quick commerce firm Ninja raises $254m; enters unicorn club

Falling rupee stirs debate over local vs foreign capital in India's private markets

EACON closes CATL Capital-led Series D round and 48 deals worth over $980m

New Research Reports

Semiconductors: Southeast Asia's strategic ascent

Semiconductors: Southeast Asia's strategic ascent

SE Asia Tech M&A Review 2025

The State of Deep Tech in SE Asia 2025

India Deal Review: Q1 2025

DATA VANTAGE Newsletters

Data Vantage: Solv, Emeritus, Pi-xcels in focus and other updates

Data Vantage: DEG invests $9.5m in Indonesia’s Waresix and other updates

Data Vantage: NewCampus, Believe, and Green Rebel in focus

Data Vantage: GUUD, PEXX, OnlinePajak in focus and other updates

Deals

Data Vantage: Solv, Emeritus, Pi-xcels in focus and other updates

CoreWeave to buy crypto miner Core Scientific in $9b deal to meet AI power needs

India Deal Review: Big-ticket deals drive 40% surge in June startup funding

Japan Activation Capital picks up stakes in manufacturers Omron, Tadano

French IT giant Capgemini to buy outsourcing firm WNS for $3.3b

Beyond The Buyout Newsletters

Beyond the Buyout: Dark side of Asia’s private credit boom

Beyond The Buyout: Co-investments as core strategy for SE Asia’s new SWFs

Beyond the Buyout: US-China tariff tension eases but investors hold steady

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GreenStreet Newsletters

GreenStreet: The Nuclear Option

GreenStreet: Minding the decarbonisation gaps

GreenStreet: Financing the Energy Transition

Climate & Impact

PIDG tackles private capital's inertia towards climate finance

World's biggest climate fund GCF earmarks $1.2b for projects mostly in Asia, Africa

KIS raises $23m debt from responsAbility to fund biogas projects in Indonesia

ID Digest: Circulate Capital backs 2 firms; GreenTeams raises Series A

New Indonesia-focused climate fund launched with first A$50 million

Analysis

Once-in-a-generation shot: SE Asia looking to steer global chip race

Japan, South Korea hit with 25% tariffs as Trump ramps up trade war

Vietnam’s fintech sandbox: A game changer or a missed opportunity?

The LP View

Pan-Asian funds reshaping SE Asia’s private equity landscape: GreenBear

KWAP finalises 12 global GPs for allocations under Dana Pemacu initiative

HK-based Sagamore to explore new relationships with Chinese GPs

PE/VC fundamentals in Asia intact despite diminished risk appetite

Secondaries represent ‘contrarian opportunities’ in China: LGT Capital

Earnings & Results

Japan's GPIF records $11.8b annual gain

Saudi PIF's annual profit slumps 60% due to high rates, inflation

Prosus bets on tech investment, beats target with core earnings up 47%

OpenAI's annualised revenue hits $10b, up from $5.5b in Dec 2024

EV maker VinFast's Q1 loss widens on higher spending as deliveries rise

People

People Digest: responsAbility appoints CEO; Gaw Capital names data centre platform head

Goldman Sachs appoints Raghav Maliah as global head of investment banking

Citigroup hires Kiyota, Nagasaka as Japan co-heads for investment banking

Interviews

Taiwan stock exchange looks to tap overseas IPOs from SE Asia, Silicon Valley

Peak XV’s second act: From record returns to a reinvention around AI

Real estate fund manager Hines sees Asia as next growth engine, driven by India