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China Deal Review: Startup funding suffers steep 50% decline in May

Scarcity of megadeals affected deal value in May.

Ares closes $2.4b Japan data centre fund

Ares is reported to be in the market for its next Asia-focused special situations fund.

SE Asia Deal Review: Startup funding jumps 92% MoM in May

Four PE deals accounted for half the region's monthly haul.

India: Lighthouse Funds invests $35m in construction tech firm Knest

Vietnam’s first PE firm Mekong Capital still sees IPOs as a viable exit path

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Private Equity

Ares closes $2.4b Japan data centre fund

Ares is reported to be in the market for its next Asia-focused special situations fund.

India: Lighthouse Funds invests $35m in construction tech firm Knest

Lighthouse has invested in over 35 companies in India so far.

Japan’s J-STAR backs HK’s e-commerce logistics firm Orange Connex Group

J-STAR's investment in OC Group is expected to support its global expansion.

Venture Capital

The Wealth Company launches $117m India real estate-focused fund

The vehicle will back execution-ready real estate projects across major Indian cities.

IFC invests $49m in India’s Birla Estates to back 2 housing projects

The capital will be invested through two SPVs, controlled by Birla Estates.

China’s SparkEdge Capital hits first close of second RMB fund

The investor said about half of its existing LPs doubled down on the new fund.

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Deals

General Mills mulls sale of Haagen-Dazs stores in China

General Mills intends to continue selling Häagen-Dazs in supermarkets in China.

China’s COMAC seeking majority stake in Lao Airlines

COMAC is developing its commercial planes to compete with Airbus and Boeing.

India Digest: Wow! Momo Foods, Piston, PowerUp Money raise funding

Wow! Momo Foods has raised nearly $10m in debt from Stride Ventures.

IPOs and Markets

Household goods maker Cuckoo International trims Malaysian IPO size

The size of its IPO has been trimmed by 16%.

Cryptocurrency firm Bullish confidentially files for US IPO: report

Bullish is seeking to capitalise on renewed investor interest in digital assets.

China’s Foshan Haitian aims to raise over $1.2b in Hong Kong listing

Haitian expects to list its shares in Hong Kong on June 19.

Opinion

Viewpoint: Asia’s VC secondaries market isn’t the lifeline investors hoped for

Viewpoint: The new reality for Asia VCs—liquidity, policy, and strategic repositioning

Viewpoint: Private assets for retail investors? Democratisation needs careful management

Beyond the Buyout: Navigating the new ‘New Normal’

Policy & Regulations

Jio BlackRock gets regulatory nod to operate as investment adviser in India

The approval adds to Jio-BlackRock's growing financial services footprint in India.

Musk’s Starlink secures licence to offer satcom services in India: report

Starlink is the third company after Eutelsat's OneWeb and Reliance Jio to get the licence.

SEC takes aim at China, moves to toughen rules for US-listed foreign firms

China will move to protect the legitimate rights of it companies, its foreign ministry said.

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