Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc
Ngoc is a Hanoi-based correspondent covering Vietnam and private equity at DealStreetAsia. She previously worked in the communications team at Vietnam-focused private equity firm Mekong Capital. She was chosen Vietnam's Startup Journalist of the Year 2016 at the ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards.
Stories by Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc
Caldera Pacific raises $250m for debut SEA fund, to deploy half of it in Vietnam
The firm has roped in French investment group Argenthal as its anchor investor.
Vietnam to remove 49% foreign ownership cap for payment firms
The state has revised the earlier draft that capped foreign ownership in these firms at 49%.
Vietnam’s e-commerce firms Tiki, Sendo said to have held merger talks
A potential Sendo-Tiki combine would pose a stronger threat to rivals Lazada and Shopee.
Tech IPOs struggle to gain favour in risk-averse Vietnam
To date, only three Vietnamese tech companies have made their trading debut - FPT, Yeah1 and Clever Group.
S Korea’s Hahn & Co to acquire SK Chemicals unit for $322m
This is the fourth SK Group unit acquired by the private equity house.
Frontier Digital Ventures exits investment in Vietnam-based Propzy
Propzy represented over 50 per cent of the EBITDA loss in FDV’s last fiscal results.
Vietnamese e-commerce startup Leflair suspends local operations
It will retain its cross-border business, fulfillment centre in Singapore and Philippine operations.
Japanese insurer Tokio Marine merges Thai unit with IAG’s Safety Insurance
Tokio Marine earlier said the merger will make it the third largest P&C insurer in Thailand.
Burmese digital commerce startup Get acquires local fintech Daung Capital
Both startups are portfolio companies of local investor BOD Tech Ventures.
Excelsior Capital Asia hits first close of debut Vietnam fund at $62m
Last year, Dutch development bank FMO proposed a $15-million investment in the country-focused fund.
