India
First-time fund managers mopped up $963m in Jan-Sep this year, a 3x jump over the year-ago period.
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
World
So far, the firm has allocated $80 million into crypto VCs this year.
The firm is looking to ramp up investments across both VC funds and startups.
Singapore
The lending arm of the EU will focus solely on LP-style commitments in this region.
Greater China
Wide bid-ask spreads and concerns over future upside are hampering secondary market transactions.
Despite the availability of dry powder, a deceleration in investment is anticipated.
Many global LPs are looking at Southeast Asia for the first time.
The institutional pool in India is becoming fairly large, experts observed.
Investors may be adopting a diversified approach in Asia, but China is still hard to ignore.
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