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.
Philippines: Jollibee acquires majority stake in US burger chain Smashburger for $100m
The deal will expand JFC’s geographical presence from 16 countries to 21.
CapitaLand acquires Singapore’s Pearl Bank Apartments for $550m
The sale price translates to a land cost of approximately S$1,515 per square foot per gross floor area.
DBS completes acquisition of ANZ’s wealth, retail units in five Asian markets
The migration of businesses from ANZ to DBS started in July 2017.
Philippine Digest: Freeman eyes investments; Mulgrave ups stake in Rose Pharmacy
Freeman FinTech is exploring investment opportunities in the Philippines while Netherlands-based Mulgrave Corp is raising its ownership in Rose Pharma
India: IFC likely to invest $15m in Faering Capital’s new $200m vehicle
Faering Capital Evolving Fund III is focused on providing growth capital to mid-market companies in India across consumption themes.
Hong Kong’s Fabrica Fund bullish on investing in ‘techstyle’ startups
The fund is structured as an evergreen VC fund with financial backing from the Nan Fung Group and will target early-stage investments from seed to Ser
US-based Moonrise Capital eyes $100m China-focused VC fund
Moonrise Capital is managed by Donald Pascal, formerly of Commonfund Capital Inc (CCI).
China Digest: Farasis Energy raises $790m, Codoon secures $20m
Farasis Energy (Ganzhou), a lithium-ion battery company, has raised $790 million in a Series C funding round backed by China Venture Capital.
Healthcare investment firm Vivo Capital leads $55m round in Beijing Innocare
The lead investor in the funding round, Vivo Capital, is a global healthcare investment firm with presence in Palo Alto in California, Beijing, Shangh
