Deals

LIC board approves raising stake in state-run IDBI Bank to 51%

Indian chemical firm UPL seeks $3b loan to buy Ackman-backed Arysta

Block.one said to raise fresh funding from Peter Thiel, Bitmain

Alibaba-owned food delivery startup Ele.me said to seek at least $2b in funding

Private Equity

Sovereign investors face tougher dealmaking environment amid growing protectionism

Investors in Abraaj’s near $1b Africa Fund seek new manager

Nestle sells NZ candy brands to Australia’s Quadrant Private Equity

Thai PE Lakeshore Capital snags controlling stake in Devakam Apothecary Hall

Venture Capital

Japanese robotics firm Cyberdyne sets up $82m healthcare, AI fund

Edtech firm Unacademy raises $21m from Sequoia, SAIF, others

India Digest: Inner Being, Mumum, MEngage, StayAbode raise funds; Airbus eyes startups

Golden Equator, Korea Investment Partners launch $87m joint fund

Thailand-based Eatigo closes pre-Series C led by existing backer TripAdvisor

Asia Digest: Boardroom buys Symphony House units; Oyo Rooms lands in London

Japanese fintech startup Paidy raises $55m Series C from ITOCHU, Goldman Sachs

SoftBank’s Kabir Misra in advanced talks to set up $250m startup fund

Yahoo Japan acquires Japanese culinary media startup dely

Startup Digest: GetCraft appoints CTO for SE Asia; Frontierpay launches HQ in SG


IPOs & Markets

India’s capital market regulator proposes tightening rules for auditors, valuers

Chinese e-commerce site Pinduoduo targets up to $1.63b in US IPO

Uber’s Khosrowshahi says being profitable not critical to IPO plans

India: HDFC Mutual Fund, six others to hit the markets seeking to raise $2b

Mobile & Telco

Singtel partners Razer, Sea to launch Asia e-sports league in digital content push

From telegraph to video games, 139-year-old Singtel reinvents itself for millennials

Alibaba in negotiations with BT for cloud partnership in Europe push

Trump seeks to block China Mobile’s US entry citing security concerns

Real Estate

India: Allcargo in talks with investors to raise $145m for logistics park

Warburg Pincus-backed ESR close to buying land in Mumbai, Pune for $29m

Singapore’s Frasers Property to acquire 75% stake in Vietnamese realty firm PAD

Japan’s Nomura Real Estate to acquire UK’s Lothbury Investment: Report

Uber rival Gett said to mull sale of ride-share startup Juno

More Asian bike-sharing startups forced to pedal out of markets

GoGoVan raises $250m in fresh funding from Alibaba-backed Cainiao, others

Grab Philippines fined for overcharging, vows to challenge ruling

Malaysia regulates ride-hailing firms, to investigate monopoly risk after Grab-Uber deal

Indonesia reverses ban on Chinese video app Tik Tok

Q & A
Opinion
People
Rumour Mill
Alibaba said to be likely suitor for Indonesian fintech startup Cermati
Singapore’s Carousell in fundraising talks with Naspers: Report
Exclusive: Vingroup unit eyes stake in mobile device retailer Vien Thong A
Impact Investment
SG’s Base of Pyramid Asia makes $2.5m equity investment in Indian MFI Sambandh
Denmark’s 3B Ventures launches $60m impact fund in Malaysia
Capria partners with Australia’s DFAT to expand investment platform in SE Asia
Gray Matters Capital selling entire 81.92% stake in IFSC for $30m

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