Southeast Asia fundraising: Indecision time
Southeast Asian GPs jockey for global attention with mixed results as the largest LPs continue to hesitate to commit to the region. A trickle of investment fuels theories about how to get more
Navis Capital Partners secured a final close on the largest Southeast Asia private equity fund raised this year with $900 million in commitments, putting 2021 on track to be the region’s best year for...
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