tomnoda
Tom Noda, Philippines Correspondent for DEALSTREETASIA, has been a journalist for the past 12 years. He has worked with popular print and online media organizations such as Philstar.com (online version of The Philippine STAR), Computerworld Philippines magazine, The Manila Times national broadsheet, and Sun Star Pampanga daily community newspaper.
Stories by tomnoda
Philippines: Robinsons Retail invests in e-commerce site BeautyMNL
The Gokongwei-led firm made the investment to further expand and strengthen its presence in the beauty format and e-commerce space.
Australia’s Cover-More acquires majority stake in data analytics firm FitSense
FitSense would operate as a standalone entity within Cover-More and would work with other insurers where it made commercial sense to do so.
Singapore: 500 Startups invests in student-housing startup Oxfordcaps
The startup plans to invest the fresh capital for deeper penetration in Asian markets and for ramping up operations in the region.
Asia Digest: CDL ups buyout offer for M&C Hotels; AEEX’s $15m private placement
CDL said its latest offer, which values M&C at £2.01 billion (S$3.64 billion), is final.
Philippines: Japan’s SBI Investment leads $2.3m series A in tech startup Venteny
Other investors were Tokyo-based VC firm SV-FINTECH Fund, an independent firm from Singapore, and also key figures in Japan's fintech community.
China: GenBridge Capital seals $500m debut fund target
The fund is backed by limited partners GIC Private Ltd, Asia Alternatives Management, and International Finance Corp. This vehicle was launched last y
Philippines: Venture Capital, Kickstart back $550k round in ZAP
A rewards and loyalty platform startup, ZAP now plans to make a push into the payments space.
Philippines: Healthtech venture Philab to acquire controlling stake in pharma firm SLI
Philab's investment in SLI is in line with its goal to foray into precision medicine.
Finland’s PYN Fund Management acquires stake in Vietnam’s TPBank for $40m
The deal marks Asia-focused PYN Elite Fund's first investment in a Vietnamese bank.
Philippines: Cirtek Holdings raises $67m in local capital market
Cirtek's dollar-denominated preferred shares chiefly gained demand from retail investors.
