Mars Mosqueda Jr.
Mars is the Cebu-based Philippine correspondent at DealStreetAsia, covering startup funding, deals, and public listings across Southeast Asia. He was earlier the Cebu news bureau chief for Manila Bulletin and worked at Rappler, Business Mirror, and Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Stories by Mars Mosqueda Jr.
Perennial to acquire full ownership of Singapore’s iconic Capitol
Perennial Real Estate is buying out Capitol Singapore co-owner Chesham Properties for S$129.6 million ($98.7 million).
UMW seeks majority stake in Malaysian carmaker Perodua for $235m
Malaysia's UMW Holdings plans to take over MBM Resources and acquire the stake held by PNB Equity Resources in Perodua.
Alibaba, Yunfeng-backed consortium seeks to acquire NASDAQ-listed iKang Healthcare
The latest development comes nearly two years after Yunfeng joined a bidding war to take the Chinese healthcare firm private in an all-cash proposal.
Philippine unicorn Revolution Precrafted bags $3.2b deal in Dubai
Agreement involves the design, supply, and installation of 2- to 3-bedroom luxury condominium apartments and villas.
Australia’s Future Fund backs $234m round in US-based Radiology Partners
The latest financing follows a previously announced $200-million round raised in May 2017.
Shunwei Capital leads $100m round in VR home design platform Kujiale
The platform allows users to see their design in a panoramic VR effect, helping designers generate renderings in a matter of seconds.
StanChart PE-backed THSC seeks to privatise SGX-listed Tat Hong for $286m
THSC Investments, owned by Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) and TH60 Investments, has made an S$0.50 per share pre-conditional cash offer for
New York’s Rent the Runway secures $20m from Alibaba founders’ investment unit – Report
The latest investment from Blue Pool Capital, the investment firm of Alibaba founders Jack Ma and Joe Tsai, valued Rent the Runway at about $800 milli
IPO Digest: Malaysia’s QES sees strong trading debut; China’s Inke eyeing HK IPO
The solid trading debut of the Malaysian manufacturer followed the strong demand of its IPO.
Asian PE firm Longreach to acquire Japanese coffee shop Kohikan
Longreach said it sees a clear business growth path in the premium coffee business in Japan, "with a potential to expand into high growth Asian market