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Asia exits: Pass the parcel

Sponsor-to-sponsor exits are set to reach a record high in Asia this year as private equity firms increase velocity of deployment and some strategics remain in a pandemic-induced funk

  • GPs
  • 08 December 2021
CDC expands Asia footprint

UK development finance institution CDC Group, already an active investor in South Asia, has announced a strategic pivot toward the broader region with a special interest in Southeast Asia.

  • South Asia
  • 30 November 2021
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Philippines fintech player Mynt gets $300m at $2b valuation

Warburg Pincus, Insight Capital, and Bow Wave Capital have led a $300 million round for Mynt, the Filipino financial technology company behind the mobile wallet GCash, at a valuation of $2 billion.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 03 November 2021
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General Atlantic leads Series C for Philippines-based Kumu

General Atlantic has led a Series C round of undisclosed size for Philippines-based social media start-up Kumu, bringing total funding to date to $100 million.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 28 October 2021
Baring buys enterprise tech player Straive from Partners Group

Baring Private Equity Asia is poised to add to its enterprise technology portfolio with the acquisition of Straive – a Philippines-based outsourcing business previously known as SPi Global – from Partners Group.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 23 August 2021
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Weekly digest - August 18 2021

  • Region
  • 18 August 2021
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Start-up profiles: Digital banking, embedded finance, crypto banking

The Philippines’ Tonik breaks ground in neo-banking; India’s YAP finds new ways to connect banks with their customers; Singapore’s Matrixport scales fast with decentralized finance

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 August 2021
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Creador hits $500m first close on Fund V

Creador has reached a first close of $500 million on its fifth South and Southeast Asia-focused fund, with the first three investments set for completion in August.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 16 July 2021
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Philippines-based fintech player Voyager raises $167m

Voyager Innovations, a Philippines financial technology company, has raised $167 million in funding from new and existing investors that will support the development of its PayMaya payments service.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 29 June 2021
NewQuest exits BPO business to US GP

NewQuest Capital Partners is exiting Integreon, a business process outsourcing (BPO) provider with a significant Asia footprint to US private equity firm EagleTree Capital.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 25 June 2021
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Philippines digital bank Tonik raises $17m

Tonik, which claims to be the first digital bank in the Philippines, has raised $17 million in pre-Series B funding led by Singapore’s iGlobe Partners.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 May 2021
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SEAF hits first close on Southeast Asia women’s fund

The Southeast Asia division of US-headquartered impact private equity firm SEAF has reached a first close of at least $16 million for a women’s economic empowerment fund.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 January 2021
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Bow Wave joins $175m round for Philippines-based GCash

Bow Wave Capital Management, a US-based private equity investor in mobile payment ecosystems globally, has participated in a $175 million round for Philippines-based mobile wallet GCash.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 January 2021
CVC backs Philippines logistics provider

CVC Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in The Fast Group, which claims to be the largest third-party logistics provider in the Philippines.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 15 December 2020
KKR backs Philippines telecom tower operator

KKR has invested an undisclosed sum in Philippines-based telecom tower operator Pinnacle Towers with a view to helping it expand into a regional platform.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 November 2020
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Warburg Pincus tips Converge to sustain rapid growth

Philippines-based broadband provider Converge ICT has completed the country’s largest-ever IPO on the back of a tenfold expansion in the past four years as local consumers sign up to highspeed internet services previously unavailable to them.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 October 2020
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PE-backed Converge ICT set for $680m Philippines IPO

Converge ICT, a Philippines-based broadband internet provider that counts Warburg Pincus as an investor, is poised to raise PHP32.9 billion ($680 million) in the country’s largest-ever IPO.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 October 2020
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Partners Group-backed SPi completes India edtech bolt-on

SPi Global, a Philippines-based enterprise technology provider controlled by Partners Group, has paid an undisclosed sum for a majority stake in Indian education technology company LearningMate.

  • South Asia
  • 20 August 2020
Q&A: Navegar's Honorio Poblador

Honorio Poblador, co-founder at Philippines-based Navegar, explains how his firm is positioning its second fund – newly closed at $197 million – in the face of the COVID-19 downturn

  • Southeast Asia
  • 15 July 2020
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Navegar closes second Philippines fund at $197m

Manila-based private equity firm Navegar has closed its second Philippines fund with $197 million in commitments. The initial target was $150 million.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 July 2020
Clime seeks $50m for Southeast Asia clean energy fund

Clime Capital, a newly established cleantech investor based in Singapore, has launched a clean energy fund for Southeast Asia targeting $50 million.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 02 July 2020
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Asia lending start-ups: Bump in the road

Digital lenders in emerging markets need to survive a tricky year under the shadow of potential defaults, but the survivors might become significant players in a renewed financial landscape

  • South Asia
  • 24 June 2020
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Sequoia joins $21m Series A for Philippines digital bank

Sequoia Capital India and US-based Point72 Ventures have led a $21 million Series A round for Tonik, a Singapore-based digital bank launching initial operations in the Philippines.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 16 June 2020
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VC-backed Ayannah merges with India's ECAPS

Philippines financial services player Ayannah, which is backed by Golden Gate Ventures, has merged with India’s Electronic Cash and Payment Solutions (ECAPS).

  • Financials
  • 09 June 2020
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