Deals

CPPIB, Baring PE Asia-backed Nord Anglia acquires India’s Oakridge schools

Saudi Aramco to set up JV with two Chinese firms in $10b refinery deal

India Digest: Adani eyes stake in MIAL; Reliance Cap offers Nippon to buy out JV

ASX-listed nano-satellite operator Sky and Space Global raises $12m

Private Equity

India has produced best PE returns in last few years for Blackstone, says COO Gray

Canada pension fund OMERS invests $121 million in IndInfravit Trust

European PE firm Ardian buys Australia’s Study Group

NZ-based Direct Capital acquires minority stake in consulting firm Beca

Venture Capital

Taiwan’s MediaTek commits $12m in automobile-focused PHI Fund

China’s Qiming Venture leads $20m Series C round in pet product startup PETKIT

Vynn Capital snags capital from MAVCAP, to close maiden fund by year-end

China Digest: Starquest, Yao Capital back SuperMonkey; YunQuNa raises Series B2 from Coatue

Malaysia’s Cradle Fund invests in e-fulfillment startup TresGo

Singapore Digest: Echo Base snags funding; Two e-scooter startups face charges

India Dealbook: Wishbook, SpotDraft, Turms secure fresh funding

Asia Digest: Staff layoffs at Razer; Novosol raises $7m Series A

GrabFood signs partnership deal with four Indonesian F&B chains

S Korea’s Woowa Brothers acquires food delivery startup Vietnammm


IPOs & Markets

Baidu beats estimates on the back of strong online marketing growth

Cryptocurrency firms resorting to backdoor listings to get mainstream

Pinterest is said to confidentially file for US IPO

Co-working giant Ucommune seeks $3b valuation in Nasdaq IPO: Report

Mobile & Telco

Singapore mobile internet firm BIGO to invest $100m on India expansion

Bharti Airtel unit to merge with Telkom Kenya to take on rival Safaricom

SoftBank Corp reports quarterly profit jump in first post-IPO earnings

Mukesh Ambani could be biggest beneficiary of RCom’s bankruptcy

Real Estate

Odyssey Capital hits first close of Japan-focused PE real estate fund

SoftBank unit Fortress to invest $3.6b in Japanese property

GLP picks 10% stake in Chinese real estate firm Vantone

ESR Australia makes offer to fully acquire Propertylink

India’s Oyo in talks to pick up stake in food delivery startup FreshMenu

India Digest: Swiggy eyes UberEats India; TPG Growth looks to invest in Nykaa

DoorDash valued at $7.1b after latest round led by Dragoneer, Temasek

China’s Ping An forays into Indonesian fintech market

Indian hotel chain Oyo enters Japan’s rental market, Saudi Arabia

Quest for fresh food pushed this ex-Goldman banker to come up with Market Kurly app

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Rumour Mill
Alibaba said to be likely suitor for Indonesian fintech startup Cermati
Singapore’s Carousell in fundraising talks with Naspers: Report
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Impact Investment
Partners Group-backed PG Impact Investments closes debut fund at $210m
Capital 4 Development Partners secures first close of $30m Asia fund
Indonesian student loan platform Dana Cita snags funding from Patamar Capital
India’s Tata Cleantech raises $25.6m from Dutch bank FMO via green bonds

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