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
Buyout major EQT invests in Indonesian food ingredients maker Indesso
The investment was made through the EQT Mid Market Asia III fund.
People Digest: WeWork appoints Balder Tol as GM; Shiprocket names Amit Bhatia as VP
Co-work space operator WeWork and logistics aggregator Shiprocket have made top-level hires.
SoftBank Corp buys 23% in Malaysian telco Axiata’s AI unit for $60m
ADA will develop big data platforms, AI models and focus on automation.
Malaysian PE firm Creador looking to sell 40% of its stake in CTOS Digital via IPO
Lack of growth stocks could boost investor interest in CTOS's IPO, said CEO Vasudevan.
Japan’s Mitsui looking to buy out Khazanah’s stake in Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare: report
Khazanah is IHH’s second-largest shareholder with a 25.81% stake.
Malaysian SWF Khazanah returns to US-dollar sukuk market with dual-tranche offering
Khazanah issued its first US dollar-denominated sukuk in 2016.
SEA Digest: Gojek launches GoTaxi in SG, Mitsubishi-Trendlines to back agri startups
GoTaxi will complement GoCar — the Gojek service that matches customers to private-hire vehicles or taxis.
Asia Digest: JGC sets up $45.6m CVC fund; IMM PE to buy 49% in SK Lubricants
JGC Holdings has set up an investment line totaling $91m that will target domestic and foreign startups.
NZ’s Infratil to acquire majority stake in Pacific Radiology Group for $253m
Pacific Radiology is the largest private diagnostic imaging service provider in New Zealand.
People Digest: Top-deck updates from Partners Capital, Malaysia’s PNB & Bank Pembangunan
Partners Capital and Malaysian lenders PNB and Bank Pembangunan have made appointment updates.
