Joyce Koh
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KinderWorld Education Group said to consider $53m Singapore IPO
KinderWorld Education Group, which runs schools across Southeast Asia, is working with advisers on a planned IPO that could value it at about S$300 mi
GIC-backed Vinhomes said to target raising $2b via share sale
A $2 billion deal would be by far the biggest first-time share sale ever in Vietnam. Vinhomes is considering seeking a valuation of $13-16 billion.
Singapore’s GIC in talks to be lead anchor investor in Techcombank’s $900m IPO
The wealth fund is in talks to buy less than $100 million of stock in the offering.
Temasek explores buying stakes in HNA units Gategroup, Swissport
The Singapore state investment firm is said to be exploring spending at least a few hundred million U.S. dollars on any deal.
Affinity, TPG-backed Singapore chip testing firm UTAC to explore $1b sale
UTAC’s private equity owners have made several previous attempts at exiting their investments in the company.
TPG said to eye stake in $500m Thai fertility hospital
TPG is stepping up healthcare investments in Asia that is seeing growing affluence, ageing population and increased availability of medical insurance.
Singapore wealth fund GIC sees China at par with Silicon Valley for tech investments
GIC hit pay dirt with investments in Alibaba and Xiaomi.
How Singapore’s wealth fund GIC chooses its tech investments
In an interview, GIC chief executive Lim Chow Kiat and head of the company’s technology investment group, Jeremy Kranz, talk about the fund's invest
StanChart to kick off sale process for loss-making PE unit
The private equity unit was initially profitable but its fortunes started to turn in late 2015, partly because of the plunge in the price of oil.
Singtel seeks to create platform to tap 50m users making mobile payments in Asia
Singtel plans to expand the platform to include mobile wallets provided by associates such as those in the Philippines, India and Indonesia,
