Yimie Yong
Yimie covers Malaysia's state-linked investment funds and private equity and venture capital dealscape in Malaysia. She was earlier a business reporter at Nikkei Markets, Chinese newspaper Nanyang Siang Pau, The Edge and The Star.
Stories by Yimie Yong
PGIM Real Estate acquires strategic equity stake in Australian VC Taronga Ventures
PGIM Real Estate also invested in Taronga’s RealTech Ventures Fund.
Indonesian financial wellness platform GajiGesa raises $2.5m and other SE Asia deals
The funding will help the company expand in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and India.
IFC commits to invest $50m in Navis Capital’s new $150m CLMV fund
Navis CLMV Co-Investment Fund will look at buyout deals in the four markets.
Malaysia’s Ekuinas picks controlling stake in pharma distributor Medispec
The deal marks Ekuinas's maiden investment in the pharmaceutical industry.
Singapore’s edtech startup Cialfo extends Series A round to $15m
The extended round was co-led by SIG and Vulcan Capital.
BroadPeak Global-led consortium to buy DuPont Clean Technologies for $510m
DuPont Clean Technologies is a leader in the sulfuric acid, alkylation, and scrubbing sectors.
SE Asia Digest: Kenanga unit buys ValueCap biz; Goldbell in deal talks with BlueSG
The deal represents Kenanga's second bolt-on purchase of a business within the last 14 months
Robert Downey Jr’s venture fund invests in SG biotech startup RWDC
In May 2020, RWDC had raised $133 million in a two-stage Series B funding round.
ThaiBev said to be preparing to file for biggest Singapore IPO in years
Proposed offering could raise $2b and value the beer-making unit at $10b.
Weekly roundup: Total’s VC arm invests in SG’s Canopy Power and other SE Asia deals
The deal table captures top VC transactions in SE Asia from January 25-26, 2021.
