Michelle Teo
Michelle is the Southeast Asia managing editor at DealStreetAsia. A journalist with nearly two decades of experience, she was part of Al Jazeera English’s global launch team in Kuala Lumpur and was earlier the chief editor at The Edge Singapore.
Stories by Michelle Teo
EQT to divest portfolio firm Anticimex into new longer-hold strategy structure
EQT and Anticimex’s investors, including Singapore’s GIC, will continue to own the company.
Heritas Capital secures first close for impact-focused Growth Fund III
The fund is targeting to raise a corpus of $150 million.
Verlinvest bets on alternative foods, eyes SE Asia brands with global ambitions
COVID is accelerating the growth of some of these challengers, Verlinvest ED Raphael Thiolon said.
Editor’s take: The week that was — May 24-29
This week's stories included a scoop on Indonesian unicorn Bukalapak filing papers for a local IPO.
Indies Capital launches $100m second fund to target late-stage tech firms in SE Asia
The fund's strategy is similar to that of its predecessor vehicle, which raised over $70 million in 2019.
L Catterton Asia eyes early-stage deals, shifts focus from brick-and-mortar retail
The PE major will also continue to look at beauty, health and wellness sectors.
Editor’s take: The week that was — Apr 19-24
Our reporting was dominated by the unicorns amid a flurry of fundraising and deal activity.
Vertex Ventures said to have divested SE Asia, China funds for up to $500m
The deal could be seen as one of SE Asia's earliest secondary transactions on a portfolio basis.
Global PE giant Partners Group scouts for tech buyout opportunities in Asia
SaaS businesses in the region, in particular, are potential investment targets, says Cyrus Driver.
SG’s insurtech startup CXA Group scouts for buyers for brokerage units in China
The company plans to shift away from its core operations and cut a considerable headcount.
