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Asia PE-VC Summit 2022 goes live today. Hear from 85 top speakers

Asia PE-VC Summit 2022

Asia PE-VC Summit 2022 goes live today. Hear from 85 top speakers

Day one of the summit features 10 private equity sessions.

Sea's e-commerce division Shopee may lay off more employees in Thailand

Sea's e-commerce division Shopee may lay off more employees in Thailand

Employees from ShopeeFood and ShopeePay divisions were let go in July.

Gulf Capital eyes SE Asian mid-market firms with growth plans in GCC region

Gulf Capital eyes SE Asian mid-market firms with growth plans in GCC region

The firm is deploying the tail-end of its third PE fund.

India's Avendus Capital looks to raise $300m for third Future Leaders Fund

India's Avendus Capital looks to raise $300m for third Future Leaders Fund

KKR-backed PH unicorn Voyager's losses widened in 2021 even as revenue grew

KKR-backed PH unicorn Voyager's losses widened in 2021 even as revenue grew

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Private Equity

Hamilton Lane looks for more fund investing opportunities in SE Asia

Hamilton Lane looks for more fund investing opportunities in SE Asia

The firm's allocation to Asia ranges between 10% and 30% of its AUM.

Gulf Capital eyes SE Asian mid-market firms with growth plans in GCC region

Gulf Capital eyes SE Asian mid-market firms with growth plans in GCC region

The firm is deploying the tail-end of its third PE fund.

Welkin China Private Equity extends London IPO closing date amid "significant interest"

Welkin China Private Equity extends London IPO closing date amid "significant interest"

Welkin had said earlier that it expects to raise up to $300m through the listing.

Venture Capital

Singapore's Temasek leads $40m deal in Chinese cloud-rendering startup Well-Link

Singapore's Temasek leads $40m deal in Chinese cloud-rendering startup Well-Link

The Beijing-based startup is seeking to expand internationally

Micro VCs rush to seal early-stage deals in India in rare bright spot amid funding winter

Micro VCs rush to seal early-stage deals in India in rare bright spot amid funding winter

Thirteen micro VC funds have hit the market to raise capital this year.

Weekly roundup: Web3 security platform Immunefi bags $24m and other SE Asia deals

Weekly roundup: Web3 security platform Immunefi bags $24m and other SE Asia deals

The startup collectively offers $136 million in bounties to white hat hackers.

Q & A

Depth of Asia's private markets provides multiple exit options: Blackstone

Depth of Asia's private markets provides multiple exit options: Blackstone

B2B startups to drive the next wave of edtech growth in India: Rocketship.vc

B2B startups to drive the next wave of edtech growth in India: Rocketship.vc

Indonesia's AC Ventures hits first close of $250m, fifth early-stage fund

Indonesia's AC Ventures hits first close of $250m, fifth early-stage fund

Focused on trade exits as SE Asia is always of strategic importance to MNCs: Navis Capital

Focused on trade exits as SE Asia is always of strategic importance to MNCs: Navis Capital

Deals

India's Molbio Diagnostics raises $85m from Temasek

India's Molbio Diagnostics raises $85m from Temasek

Molbio develops portable devices that can detect several infectious diseases, including COVID-19

Indonesian conglomerate Astra International mulls sale of life insurance unit: Report

Indonesian conglomerate Astra International mulls sale of life insurance unit: Report

A deal could reportedly value the business at about $500 million.

Malaysian drone tech firm Aerodyne bags $30m led by PETRONAS Ventures

Malaysian drone tech firm Aerodyne bags $30m led by PETRONAS Ventures

The firm also plans to raise $100-200m in the near future

Analysis

Sea's e-commerce division Shopee may lay off more employees in Thailand

Sea's e-commerce division Shopee may lay off more employees in Thailand

Employees from ShopeeFood and ShopeePay divisions were let go in July.

KKR-backed PH unicorn Voyager's losses widened in 2021 even as revenue grew

KKR-backed PH unicorn Voyager's losses widened in 2021 even as revenue grew

Voyager became a unicorn in April after raising $210m.

Samsung teams up with Axis Bank to lure India customers with new credit card

Samsung teams up with Axis Bank to lure India customers with new credit card

Samsung has been losing smartphone market share in India to Chinese rivals such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo.

Opinion

Guest Post: Boom & Bust! What can we learn from China?

Guest Post: Boom & Bust! What can we learn from China?

Guest Post: Three times when Nium almost died

Guest Post: Three times when Nium almost died

Vantage Point: Indonesia’s fuel price hike is painful but necessary for fiscal health

Vantage Point: Indonesia’s fuel price hike is painful but necessary for fiscal health

Vantage Point: IDX’s upcoming economy board to spur more listings in Indonesia

Vantage Point: IDX’s upcoming economy board to spur more listings in Indonesia

Policy and Regulations

US lawmakers, TikTok hammering out new security plan that would avert sale: report

US lawmakers, TikTok hammering out new security plan that would avert sale: report

US lawmakers have, for long, questioned the Chinese-owned app's safeguards of user data.

UK could fine TikTok $29m for failure to protect children's privacy

UK could fine TikTok $29m for failure to protect children's privacy

Regulators have issued TikTok and TikTok Information Technologies UK Ltd with "notices of intent".

Garuda Indonesia files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in US: CEO

Garuda Indonesia files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in US: CEO

Garuda and its creditors had agreed to halve its debt to around $5b.