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.
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SE Asia sees record investments in health-tech space in 2019
Singapore and Indonesia scored the bulk of the investments.
German development fund DEG commits $20m to Provident Growth Fund II
DEG's investment will also give it a seat on the fund's advisory committee.
Another record year for PE secondaries amid more GP-led transactions
As the Asian PE market matures, we will see more GP-led activity out of Asia, says Jeff Akers, Adams Street Partners.
Investment opportunities abound in Vietnam, says Warburg’s Perlman
On the other hand, Indonesia is likely to be quieter in terms of investments in the coming year.
Kaizen PE rebrands as Kaizenvest, eyes maiden debt fund
Kaizenvest is aiming to raise a total of $150 million for the fund by June 2021.
Indonesian edtech startup Ruangguru said to secure General Atlantic-led financing
SoftBank was understood to be interested in leading this round of funding but may have decided against it.
Private capital trumps public markets in SEA as PE/VC deals hit record
Duff & Phelps MD Srividya Gopal says the privatisation and delistings trend will continue.
Singapore’s Vertex Holdings hits final close for $730m fund-of-funds
This is the first time that Vertex is raising capital externally at the master fund level.
Asia’s PE to grow amid broader market discipline: Adams Street’s Yar-Ping Soo
Investors will be cautious about high-growth companies with a high burn rate, she said.
Singapore’s GIC, real estate M&A lead dealmaking in region
PE/VC investments into Singapore companies reached a record high of 166 deals in 2019.
