Leslie Shaffer
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SG Digest: Great Eastern sets up GP entity; AVATAMED bags $1m
Great Eastern, the insurance arm of Singapore-listed OCBC, has set up an entity to act as a GP of a PE fund.
Gobi Partners says $200m Meranti ASEAN Growth Fund is closed
The fund, launched in 2017, took over two years to close, indicating hiccups in fundraising.
Synagie proposes to sell e-commerce business to Gobi fund, Alibaba consortium
The proposed deal would leave Synagie with an insurance tech business.
Telstra to sell data centre asset to Centuria REIT for $298.4m
In August 2019, Telstra agreed to sell part of its portfolio of data centers to I-Squared Capital.
GIC, Yanlord to co-invest $1b in China residential property projects
The deal extends Yanlord's previous tie-ups with GIC.
Singapore biotech startup Gero raises $2.2m in Series A round
Gero plans to use the funds to continue developing its AI platform for analysing clinical and genetic data.
Frasers Logistics acquires two properties from Frasers Property for $65.3m
The two properties are located in the UK and Australia, respectively.
Financial software giant Intuit to acquire SG’s TradeGecko
TradeGecko had been looking for a buyer for more than 18 months.
Grab Financial adds micro-investments, consumer loans and pay later solutions to portfolio
It will offer consumer loans via a third-party platform connecting borrowers with financing from partners.
Temasek joins $250m funding round for agtech firm Farmer’s Business Network
The Series F round was led by BlackRock-managed funds and accounts.
