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.
Hong Kong: NWS Holdings to raise $102m from Beijing airport stake sale
The shares to be disposed of represent 11.07 percent of the total issued H shares of BCIA that NWS holds through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
China: CITIC Capital takes controlling stake in Harbin Pharmaceutical
CITIC Capital increased its stake in HPGC to 60.86%, making it the controlling shareholder in the company where it has been an investor since 2005.
WL Ross-backed Four Rivers takes 23.5% stake in Chongqing Steel after recapitalization
Four Rivers together with Chongqing Strategic Emerging Industry Equity Investment Fund, invested $615 million of new capital in Chongqing Steel
China Digest: Tsign, HUAZHI, 4K Garden, Weacar, Fit-Start raise funds
China's venture capital and private equity firms continue to invest in the country's startup community
China: Fresh fruit chain Pagoda raises $230m in series B
Pagoda is planning to use the latest proceeds to develop its fresh fruit supply chain.
Japan’s Shiseido acquires US artificial skin technology startup Olivo
This acquisition is the latest in a series of initiatives supported by Shiseido to expand its global beauty innovation footprint.
China’s Kr Space raises $92m in funding from IDG Capital, Gobi, others
A spin-off of Ant Financial-backed 36Kr, Kr Space operates 30 co-working spaces in eight cities in China.
Philippine Digest: Phoenix Petroleum completes FamilyMart buy, AboitizPower invests in 4 new plants
Phoenix Petroleum will put up FamilyMart stores in central business districts, targeting BPO employees.
Singapore’s BM Mobility offers to buy Malaysia’s electric car-sharing firm UNiRIDE
The proposed acquisition would give BM Mobility the Malaysian dealership rights for the car sharing business.
China: English education platform DadaABC secures $100m funding
DadaABC will use the funds to further develop teaching curriculum and online technology.