Greater China
Startups are demonstrating the power of regional interconnectivity.
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Ant International deepens push into SE Asia’s payment infrastructure stack
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Indian healthcare presents "multidecadal growth opportunity": Quadria
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Indonesian coffee chains take local flavours abroad
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India's IDBI Bank receives bids from Fairfax, Emirates NBD, Kotak Mahindra Bank: report
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Decks cleared for NSE's long-awaited India IPO
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TPG’s debut mid-cap PE fund for Asia garners $742m so far
Ares secures $600m for its Asia funds in Dec quarter
True North in talks to invest around $45m in Indian pharma firm
Indonesia’s Flip explores strategic pact with Paytm in push beyond payments
C Capital buys Australia land parcel to tap logistics, data centre demand
Investors are seeking more flexibility and diversity in strategies.
Singapore
Regional champions are recalibrating expansion strategies and product priorities to protect margins.
AI dominance, governance lessons, and IPO reopenings defined the year.
Vietnam
The company has had little success establishing a foothold in global markets.
India
PE-VC firms raised at least $10.97b as of Dec 17, 2025, a jump of nearly 52% from 2024.
Private equity’s role is not simply to fund growth, but to help institutionalise businesses.
M&A volume rose from 1,330 in 2023 to 1,441 in 2024, before moderating to 1,281 in 2025.
The region’s digital banking landscape is entering a more disciplined phase.
The pattern is clear: the market continues to reward profitability.
