Analysis
Singapore fintech startups accounted for more than half of the funds raised in the first quarter.
Octopus Energy's valuation rises to $9b after CPPIB, Generation Investment raise stake
PE firms weigh potential buyout of NY-based fitness company Peloton
CICC, Citic, JPMorgan slash investment banking jobs in China as deals stall
Former Dallas Fed chief Kaplan named Goldman Sachs vice chairman
India Digest: Parseable, Superplum, Cornext raise funding
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CVC-led group to buy 65% stake in Lippo-backed hospital chain Siloam for around $1.6b
Jungle Ventures looking to dig into SE Asia’s F&B sector with Yay! Group investment
Sale process of Malaysia’s Island Hospital by PE firm Affinity draws investors
Singapore co-working laboratory provider NSG BioLabs raises $14.5m
Troubled crypto platform Zipmex appoints liquidator to wind up operations
Deals
Microsoft has pledged to train 2.5 million people in Southeast Asia in the use of AI by 2025.
People
Beacon VC has partnered Indonesia’s SUN Group to invest in Thai startup ION Energy’s $3-million Series A round.
IFC said the funds will be split between KB Kookmin Card’s subsidiaries in these countries.
Venture Capital
Betagro Ventures will back early-stage startups and also undertake venture building of new businesses.
Here’s your weekly recap of the most significant developments in Asian private markets in the week that went by.
Regional startups raised a meagre $1 billion in private funding in Q1, the lowest quarterly haul in over five years.
Thai insurtech firm Sunday has issued additional shares to its largest shareholder.
The facility is forecast to produce 50,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in the first phase within 2025.
A quick recap of all that happened in the PE-VC world in the week gone by.