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
Malaysia remains focused to cut fiscal deficit to below 4% in next 3-4 years
The budget deficit is likely to rise due to the fiscal injection to boost the economy.
Hong Kong’s AMTD to acquire controlling stake in SG fintech firm FOMO Pay
The acquisition will be done through a combination of share swap and cash.
Malaysia’s Petronas venture arm invests in renewable energy startup
SOLS Energy designs, distributes, maintains and installs solar energy systems.
Tor Investment raises $240m in initial commitments for second Asia credit fund
The firm is targeting a total corpus of $750 million for Fund II.
Malaysia’s RHB Investment Bank to sell SG stockbroking biz to Phillip Securities
The deal entails the disposal of RHB Investment Bank's equity interest in RHBSS to Phillip Securities.
Malaysia’s PNB names Zulqarnain Onn as new president and group CEO
Zulqarnain was until recently a deputy managing director at Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah.
Malaysia’s OSK Ventures International continues to be in pipeline-building mode
The ACE Market-listed company will follow its strategy of investing in the B2B sector.
CLSA Capital Partners acquires Japanese household service platform Assist
The acquisition has been routed through Sunrise Capital III.
Tencent confirms buying ailing Malaysian streaming platform iflix
The deal covers iflix's content, technology and resources.
Race for digital banking licences in Malaysia likely to heat up
Lower entry barriers, decent profit margins and the untapped market segments are seen to attract interest.
