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
Vietnam’s Mekong Capital adds female partner, strengthens leadership
In 2016, Mekong Capital promoted its first two female partners.
IFC mulls $50m loan investment in Vietnamese logistics firm ITL
ITL offers 3PL, aviation services, freight forwarding, warehousing and contract logistics in Vietnam.
Vietnam finalises regulations for taxi operators, ride-hailing firms
Companies like Grab are required to put the “contracted car” label on driver-partner vehicles.
VinaCapital-led consortium invests $25m in Vietnamese hospitality firm
As part of the deal, VinaCapital has invested $20 million through its flagship Vietnam Opportunity Fund.
Shareholders of Vietnam’s TMMC Healthcare mull exit options
VinaCapital holds a minority stake in TMMC through its London-listed VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund.
IFC extends $213m debt financing for Vietnam’s VPBank
The financing will enable the bank to boost its SME and climate project portfolio.
Indonesian logistics startup Waresix bags $11m Series A extension from EV Growth, Jungle Ventures
The startup has grown monthly revenues more than 30x in 2019 and is EBITDA profitable.
Thai fintech startup Lightnet banks $31.2m in Series A round
The investment is one of the largest Series A rounds in Southeast Asia.
GIC’s Spanish unit P3 Logistics said to mull sale of assets worth $111m
GIC acquired P3 from TPG Real Estate and Ivanhoé Cambridge for 2.4 billion euros in 2016.
Temasek leads $40m Series B funding in NZ’s AI company Soul Machines
The startup will use the funding for R&D and global expansion.
