Asia PE-VC Summit 2026
The funding gap offers opportunities for investors to build sustainable businesses.
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The Wealth Company invests in fitness brand Boldfit
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Japan’s Itochu acquires 20% stake in PE firm Aspirant Group
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India: Nat Habit raises $15m funding led by Trident Growth Partners
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India: Tessolve Semiconductor raises $75m led by Vector Line Capital
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Indonesia's Medco Energi to buy 10% stake in four Eni oil & gas blocks
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Deals
Decart’s Lucy model, backed by Nvidia, can edit live video in real time.
IPOs & Markets
OPay provides digital payments and lending services across Nigeria, Indonesia, Egypt and Pakistan.
Private Credit
CPP Investments and Temasek re-invested in the strategy.
Private Equity
It is also expanding Asian operations with new offices in Shanghai and HK.
Firmus’ IPO would have been the second-largest new share sale in Australia’s history.
Venture Capital
Its assets under management now stands at $850m.
It seeks to raise $10 billion in bank loans and $30 billion in debt.
Capital pools are chasing a small group of managers who have returned capital.
The deal comes months after Uber agreed in July to buy Delivery Hero in a $14.8b transaction.
