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.
FMO mulls $12m investment in Indian NBFC Dvara KGFS
The Dutch development bank provided a total of $20 million in financing to Dvara in 2023.
Korean wealth fund KIC’s annual return drops to 8.5% in 2024
Its AUM reached a record $206.5 billion at the end of December.
PH telco PLDT eyes KKR’s stake in fintech unit Maya Innovations
KKR holds around 30% of Maya, formerly called Voyager Innovations.
SG’s Ikhlas Capital invests $16.6m in Malaysia’s PMG Healthcare Group
PMG Healthcare Group operates 188 outlets in Malaysia.
Thai Solar Energy selling 60% stake in renewable JV for $53m; GPSC exits
Actis-backed Levanta Renewables (Thailand) is buying the stake.
SG’s Horizon Quantum Computing eyes $500m SPAC merger with dMY Squared
The combined entity will be listed in the US and led by the quantum software firm's CEO Joe Fitzsimons.
SEA Digest: Mosaic Solutions acquires PH firm; Olam Agri secures $2b financing
Mosaic also signed a strategic partnership with local payments startup PayMongo.
B Capital, 5 other VCs to set up regional hubs in Qatar under QIA’s $1b initiative
The programme places a priority focus on the tech and healthcare sectors.
IFC weighs $20m investment in Nepali internet service provider WorldLink
Worldlink's institutional investors include BII and Dolma Impact Fund.
IFC may extend $200m loan for firms in Malaysia, Thailand & India
The proposed loans are for XSD Malaysia, Thailand's Winchai, and India's CSB Bank.
