Deals

Japan’s Kuraray to buy US-based Calgon Carbon for $1.1b

China-backed fund shunned by Trump to buy British chip maker Imagination Tech

Philippines: ICTSI gets Petron stake in Manila North Harbor for $34.3m

Ping An Insurance buying 10% in Japan drug-maker Tsumura for $244m

Private Equity

EXS Capital eyes countries with great value & fundamentals, temporary distress

Singapore: Makara Capital’s $700m fund to focus on later-stage startup funding

MBK Partners preparing bid for Pearson’s $400m English language unit

Australasia Digest: Waterman exits HealthLink; Seven Group to acquire Coates Hire

Venture Capital

Exclusive: Hellogold closes Series A at $12m valuation, to raise $8m via ICO

Ping An Fund, Oliver Wyman lead $46.1m series A in 10x Future Technologies

China Digest: CMC, AlphaX invest $83m in Gaosi Education; Qiming backs Infervision

China: Drum Tower Ventures launches $50m fund for global startups

Valu, the startup in Japan, that lets anyone hold a personal IPO

Exclusive: Singapore fintech BetterTradeOff raises $1.48m seed round

Singapore NRF seeks to invest $11.8m to in cybersecurity projects

Softbank-backed WeWork to debut in Japan with three locations

APAC Digest: Japan’s Crevo raises $2.77m; Nanolosse to list on ASX

Japanese VC Global Brain to launch blockchain arm


IPOs & Markets

Indiabulls Ventures planning QIP or rights issue to raise up to $462m

Singapore: APAC Realty to list on SGX; Cromwell REIT to halt IPO plans

Southeast Asian e-commerce startup Sea Group to list on NYSE in potential $1b IPO

India eases foreign investment rules for corporate debt

Mobile & Telco

India: Idea, Vodafone mobile tower assets draw interest from ATC, Brookfield, IDFC Alternatives

India: Airtel dials up SK Telcom for newer tech

Australia’s Telstra axes $4.4b fundraising plan after state partner’s veto

Malaysia: Axiata unit close to acquiring Veon Towers in $1b deal

Real Estate

BlackRock sells Singapore office tower to CapitaLand Commercial Trust for $1.5b

Data centre provider Digital Realty eyes M&As, partnerships for Asia growth

Thailand: TICON plans to convert three property funds into REITs

Keppel Land acquires $45m land plot from Indonesia’s BCA

India: RBI to regulate peer-to-peer lending firms

India: Amazon buys 5% equity in Shoppers Stop for $27m

Investors bullish on Indian e-commerce startups, but can’t find the right bet

ItzCash parent Ebix to acquire Paul Merchants

Uber’s India plans may face disruptions amid Asia probe

Profitability not the highest priority today: Flipkart CEO Krishnamurthy

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Impact Investment
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IFC to consider investing $25m in Nexus India-backed Agrex
Myanmar MFI Alliance gets $5m from Asia Impact Investment Fund, return backers

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