Deepshikha
Deepshikha is a senior editor at DealStreetAsia and focuses on DATA VANTAGE, a comprehensive data and intelligence offering that includes a database of Singapore and Indonesia-registered companies, monthly research reports, twice weekly newsletters and more.
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IFC invests $27m in Sri Lanka’s Melwa Hotels and Resorts
The financing will help Melwa Hotels develop three new hotels outside of Colombo, in Yala, Kosgoda, and Negombo. The hotels will be operated by Hilton
Australia’s Blue Sky exits child care provider at up to 23% discount
The buyer is believed to be Busy Bees, a UK-based child care provider backed by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Singapore’s Temasek.
Pennsylvania SERS commits up to $75m to Korean PE firm Hahn & Company
The US public pension fund committed up to $50 million to Hahn & Company III L.P. and up to $25 million to Hahn & Company III-S L.P.
IFC mulls up to $100m debt financing for Indonesia’s Surya Semesta Internusa
Indonesian conglomerate Surya Semesta Internusa is seeking financing for the development of a new 2,000-hectare industrial estate in Subang. Phase one
Temasek backs Chinese biotech firm Innovent’s $150m Series E
Innovent's latest financing was led by Capital Group Private Markets (CGPM) that contributed $90 million to the round.
Malaysia: Fintech startup Soft Space bags Series B funding from Sumitomo Mitsui
The investment by Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company (SMCC), which has previously backed US-based fintech firms Square and Stripe, is not only its first i
Malaysian pension fund EPF to exit investment in Columbia Asia
Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is also planning to increase the share of global assets to 32% of total assets this year from 28% in 2017.
Korea’s SK Holdings said to have backed Grab’s latest funding round
According to Korean media reports quoting an SK Holdings official, the chaebol joined Grab's $2-billion Series G funding round and acquired an undisc
Abu Dhabi investment firm ADFG picks up stake in 500 Startups
The deal marks the first time the VC firm has sold equity to an external investor.
Singapore: Blockchain startup Bluezelle raises $1m from China’s NEO Global
The funding round comes after Bluzelle's $19.5-million initial coin offering (ICO) in January. The ICO saw the company sell a third of its 500 millio
