2024-2025
The consolidation wave may not stop in the near term.
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Fewer Indonesian startups shut down in 2024, but layoffs rise as survival takes priority
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Asia’s first-time GPs endure coldest fundraising winter
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Top PE deals that defined the Indian investment landscape in 2024
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GP stake sales heat up in Asia as megafunds hunt for real assets, private credit
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Xerox to buy printer maker Lexmark from Chinese owners in $1.5b deal
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Excelsior Capital Vietnam Partners hits first close of second fund
Tamarind Health, Temasek-backed 65 Equity Partners offer to buy SGX-listed TalkMed
HSBC plans to step up debt financing in Asia’s new economy firms
Ekuinas eyes investments in untapped sectors from debut private credit fund
Singapore Post fires CEO over handling of whistleblower report
Deals
Lexmark was sold to a group of Chinese investors in a $3.6 billion deal in 2016.
Private Equity
Prosus said it would pay $19.50 per Despegar share.
The company will receive A$128 million ($80.08 million) in cash.
Analysis
The U.S. Senate passed a law in April requiring TikTok parent ByteDance to divest the app
Star is facing challenging operating conditions, liquidity concerns and a fall in earnings.
Climate Tech & ESG
Trump’s anti-renewables rhetoric has not prompted a change in strategy.
The Supreme Court will consider the legal challenge of TikTok and ByteDance, seeking an injunction to halt the looming ban or sale.
Venture Capital
SandboxAQ was spun off from Alphabet as an independent startup in 2022.
The round was led by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital.
