Myanmar's Ascent appoints two managing partners
Myanmar-based private equity firm Ascent Capital Partners has strengthened its leadership with the naming of two new managing partners. It follows a final close for the firm’s debut fund.
The appointees are Stanley Kyaw Khaing, a Myanmar-born intellectual property lawyer focusing on technology with over 13 years of experience gained in Myanmar and North America, and Yeo Chee Kian, who has...
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