

Jan 3
Asia First and Startups Community Asia Ltd Unite to Empower Entrepreneurs and Investors
Startups Community Asia Ltd , which operates leading platform for entrepreneurs, StartHub Asia, and Asia First , a prominent source for...


Sep 25, 2024
Shanghai aims to attract more offshore PE funds
Shanghai has pledged to continue supporting investment by offshore private equity funds in local technology firms and may increase quotas...


Sep 19, 2024
Private equity AUM set to double by 2029, driven by family offices
Growing interest from family offices and individual investors will drive a 106% increase in private equity assets under management (AUM)...


Sep 16, 2024
Asian family businesses turn to private equity amid succession gaps
Family-owned businesses in Asia are increasingly turning to private equity firms to drive growth as fewer heirs step forward and...

Sep 6, 2024
Taiwan FTC reviews Taishin, CTBC bids for Shin Kong Financial
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is reviewing competing bids by Taishin Financial Holding Co and CTBC Financial Holding Co for Shin...


Sep 5, 2024
Macquarie Asset Management, PSP Investments sell majority stake in AirTrunk
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have sold their combined 88% interest...


Aug 22, 2024
KKR-led consortium eyes USD2bn Tokyo office tower
A consortium led by KKR and Japan’s Hulic has submitted a bid to acquire the Shiodome City Center, a 43-story Tokyo skyscraper owned by...


Aug 19, 2024
EQT buys Southeast Asia’s PropertyGuru for USD1.1bn
EQT Private Capital Asia will acquire Southeast Asia’s leading proptech company, PropertyGuru, for USD1.1bn. PropertyGuru’s board...

Aug 1, 2024
China loses appeal as investors look to Japan, India & South Korea
Alternative investors are diversifying into Japan, India, and South Korea as China loses appeal for private equity, real estate, and...


Jul 15, 2024
Hong Kong tycoon Adrian Cheng to list venture fund on Swiss exchange
Hong Kong property mogul Adrian Cheng is taking his venture fund, C Capital, public by merging it with Swiss-listed Youngtimers AG, to be...


Jul 8, 2024
SE Asia fintech fund falls 25% in H1 2024
Funding for Southeast Asia’s financial technology (fintech) startups dropped 25% to USD899m in H1 2024 from USD1.2bn a year ago, Tracxn...


Jun 12, 2024
Carlyle eyes 300 Japanese businesses amid PE surge
Carlyle Group Inc. is actively exploring around 300 Japanese businesses, indicating robust private equity activity in the country....

May 31, 2024
SE Asia’s PE market struggles with IPO exits
The Southeast Asian private equity (PE) market is facing challenges, particularly with IPO exits, according to Bain & Company’s 2023...


May 28, 2024
CFA Institute launches new PE certificate programme
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute has launched a new private equity certificate programme tailored for professionals with...

May 27, 2024
Philippines’s first crowdfunding platform for SMEs to shut down
Investree Philippines Inc, the country’s pioneering crowdfunding intermediary and funding platform, is set to cease operations by...


May 24, 2024
Carlyle raises record USD2.8bn Japan buyout fund
Carlyle Group raised JPY430bn (about USD2.8bn) for its fifth Japan buyout fund, the largest ever for Japan. This fund is 70% bigger than...

May 22, 2024
Crypto startup funding hits USD2.4bn in Q1 2024
Crypto startup funding rose to USD2.4bn in Q1 2024, marking a second consecutive quarterly increase, according to PitchBook. This surge,...


May 1, 2024
Philippine fintech receives major funding to launch new credit products
The International Finance Corp. (IFC), a World Bank entity focused on the private sector, is investing USD7m in the Philippine fintech...


Apr 5, 2024
Global venture capital funding hits five-year low
Global venture capital investments dropped to USD75.9bn in Q1 2024, marking a five-year low, influenced by high interest rates and...

Mar 29, 2024
HSBC launches USD150m venture debt, USD1bn ASEAN fund
HSBC announced a new USD150m venture debt offering, and a USD1bn ASEAN Growth Fund in Singapore, targeting new economy businesses,...