Joyce Koh
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PE firm Unitas Capital looking to sell China’s wasabi pioneer for $600m
Any deal would add to the $13.2 billion of announced food-related acquisitions involving Chinese firms over the last 12 months.
L Catterton-backed Chinese men’s fashion retailer GXG plans $300m HK IPO
L Catterton Asia bought a majority stake in GXG in 2016.
Warburg, Baring PE Asia among suitors for Indonesia’s consumer finance firm BFI
Baring PE Asia, Taiwan’s Cathay Financial Holding, and South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group are among bidders for a stake in PT BFI Finance Indo
Morgan Stanley’s top man in Indonesia to leave post for HSBC
Oki Ramadhana, who heads Morgan Stanley’s Indonesian operations, will be leaving to join HSBC.
Genting-backed Singaporean pharma startup TauRx claims $2.5b valuation
Funded by investors including casino operator Genting, TauRx Pharmaceuticals is embarking on its latest trial to find a cure for Alzheimer's.
KKR in talks to sell Singapore’s MMI Holdings for nearly $700m
MMI is the oldest Asian investment listed in the PE firm's portfolio.
San Miguel readies for food business stake sale estimated to fetch $1.5b
A $1.5 billion offering would be the largest ever equity deal in the Philippines.
Indonesia’s Bank Danamon fields interest from suitors for insurance unit
The subsidiary, PT Asuransi Adira Dinamika, has drawn interest from European and Japanese insurers.
HNA’s former Singapore partner AEP Investment said to revive IPO plan
AEP Investment Management plans to seek a market value of as much as $459 million and aims to list around the second quarter.
Warburg-backed ESR-REIT in talks to merge with Viva to expand SG portfolio
ESR-REIT and Viva Industrial own real estate valued at a combined $2.3 billion.
