Southeast Asia is a region in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia
Singapore\sMalaysia
Vietnam\sThailand
Philippines
Myanmar
India
Greater China is a term used to describe a
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PayPal Australia competes with Afterpay by offering a no-late-fee BNPL product.
In Australia, the company’s interest-free BNPL option was announced last month.
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With a no-late-fee BNPL option, PayPal Australia takes on Afterpay.
Robo-advisor in Singapore Valar Ventures led a $30 million Series B financing for Syfe.
Texas Permanent invests a total of $110 million in Warburg. Pincus and Orchid Asia are two hedge funds.
As long as ‘exit remains king,’ China’s nascent trend of continuation funds is expected to grow.
Carsome’s acquisition of iCar Asia is only the tip of the automotive iceberg in Southeast Asia.
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[Updated] Nium, a Singapore startup, has raised $78 million in Series D funding from Riverwood Capital, Vertex Growth, and others.
In a $200 million transaction, Carsome and Catcha Group will team together to buy iCar Asia.
Next Gen obtains $20 million in funding from Temasek, GGV Capital, and others.
After attracting VC funding, Southeast Asia’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) firms are focusing on lowering customer acquisition expenses.
PAYFAZZ, an Indonesian fintech firm, has received an e-money license.
Deals from Singapore’s robo-advisor Valar Ventures led a $30 million Series B financing for Syfe.
According to a regulatory filing, Valar Ventures is investing about $22.5 million in this round.
Texas Permanent invests a total of $110 million in Warburg Pincus and Orchid Asia funds.
Warburg Pincus Asia Real Estate and Orchid Asia VIII have made commitments.
Analysis
As long as ‘exit remains king,’ China’s nascent trend of continuation funds is expected to grow.
Continuation funds give investors the option of selling or rolling their investments into a new vehicle.
Carsome’s acquisition of iCar Asia is only the tip of the automotive iceberg in Southeast Asia.
The Carsome-iCar Asia agreement is considered as a merger of two Southeast Asian companies with a long-term growth strategy.
Deals
GLP J-REIT raises $250 million in its first rapid global offering.
The funds would be utilized to purchase four logistics assets in Tokyo and the Greater Osaka area.
VC (Venture Capital) is a
Chinese venture capitalists New funds are being raised by Sky9 Capital and INCE Capital.
INCE Capital raised about 2 billion yuan (approximately $352 million) for Fund I in 2019.
Deals backed by KKR GenesisCare has agreed to sell eight of its clinics in Australia to HealthCo.
In 2018, KKR re-invested in the healthcare provider.
Markets & Initial Public Offerings
Temasek’s portfolio value could be boosted this year by IPO-bound Indian assets.
Zomato, Ola, Pine Labs, and API Holdings, all part of Temasek’s portfolio, are rumored to be ready to go public.
Markets & Initial Public Offerings
Tiger Global, CPPIB, and others put money into Zomato’s $562 million anchor allocation ahead of the company’s IPO.
Zomato will have around $2 billion in cash in the bank after the IPO./n
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