Venture Capital
Existing investors, including Polaris Partners and SEEDS Capital, backed the round.
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Australia's Pepper Money soars on $815m bid from Challenger, major shareholder
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Indonesia’s IPO window remains open in 2026 but only selectively
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Singapore's Engine Biosciences bags $13.6m from existing investors
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With Puma stake, China's Anta seeks to enter the arena with Nike and Adidas
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Editor’s Take: The Week That Was—Feb 2-7
Asia braces for deal frenzy as PE giants build record war chests
TPG’s debut mid-cap PE fund for Asia garners $742m so far
Southeast Asia PE deals remain strong as exits fall behind
Ant International deepens push into SE Asia’s payment infrastructure stack
Analysis
EQT, Blackstone, KKR, and TPG are attempting to raise even bigger Asia flagship funds.
This week, KKR planted its flag in two areas of PE at once—secondaries and sports investing.
The region’s competitive digital payment market is now defined by infrastructure depth.
Earnings and Results
Piyush Gupta will be appointed as non-executive chairman.
Leadership stability is not an internal issue; it is systemic with consequences for the entire ecosystem.
The Hesai deal is the latest move signaling Grab’s long-term bet on autonomous mobility.
IPOs & Markets
The top IPO was by NTT DC REIT, which raised $824m in its SGX listing in July.
Deals
Uzabase Inc. has completed the acquisition of Singapore-based Sealed Network.
Singapore led SE Asia’s IPO market in 2025 with nine deals raising about $1.6b
