Singapore
The top three deals accounted for over half of the total deal value.
PE giant KKR to invest $400m in Malaysian subsea cable services provider OMS Group
DEG commits $25m loan for Silver Dragon Water Supply Group
Chinese coffee chains see Japan as key testing ground ahead of global expansion
Tech-enabled B2B commerce struggles to survive in Indonesia, Vietnam but hope lingers on
Indonesian investment firm Saratoga seeks to build a more sustainable portfolio
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Editor’s take: The week that was—Oct 23-28
GoTo-backed digital lender Bank Jago’s profit jumps 24% in 9M 2023
Sequoia Capital marks up the value of 15 funds, writes down four
With funding in purse, From This Island joins starry lineup of beauty brands in Indonesia
SE Asian venture funding in Jan-Sept 2023 retreats below pandemic levels
Greater China
There were only four megadeals in the month.
India
On a year-on-year basis, the deal value in September was up 20%.
Deal volume was the highest so far this year at 257.
There were only two megadeals deals, among the 49 transactions in the month.
The minting of Zepto as India’s first unicorn in nearly a year was the only silver lining in the month.
E-commerce giant Lazada pocketed $845m from its parent Alibaba in July.
Investment sentiment at the growth-and late-stage funding lifts in July.
Startup funding in India had hit a low of $416m in June 2020.
There was only one megadeal in June.