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Provident, JD.com back Thailand e-commerce, fintech JVs

Southeast Asia-focused Provident Capital has partnered with Chinese online retailer JD.com, JD Finance, and Thai conglomerate Central Group on an investment of up to $500 million in e-commerce and financial technology services in Thailand.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 September 2017
Southeast Asia's Zilingo gets $17m Series B

Sequoia Capital India and Burda Principal Investments, the VC arm of German internet conglomerate Hubert Burda Media, have led a $17 million Series B round for Thailand-based online fashion marketplace Zilingo.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 13 September 2017
Armstrong makes debut exit from Thailand's Symbior

Singapore-based Armstrong Asset Management has secured a first exit from its Southeast Asia-focused cleantech fund, selling its entire stake in six solar projects controlled by Thailand’s Symbior Solar Siam.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 September 2017
Navis sells duck genetics business to Chinese strategic investors

Navis Capital Partners has sold Cherry Valley Group (CVF), a duck genetics supplier and a breeder of Peking ducks, to Beijing Capital Agribusiness Group (Sunlon) and CITIC Agri Fund Management for an undisclosed sum.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 29 August 2017
Thailand's Zanroo receives $7.4m Series A

Zanroo, a Thailand-based company that uses big data analytics to offer clients real-time marketing services, has received a $7.4 million Series A funding round from domestic investor Shift Ventures.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 July 2017
VC-backed Omise raises $25m, acquires Thai competitor

Omise, a Thailand-based financial technology company backed by a number of venture capital firms, has raised $25 million and acquired Paysbuy, a fintech subsidiary of domestic telecom player Dtac.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 10 July 2017
Fund focus: Thailand gets serious about fintech

Expara Thailand and Premier Advisory Group have been appointed to manage two funds with a combined corpus of $44 million that are intended to push forward the country's financial technology agenda

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 June 2017
IFC set to back Morgan Stanley's $300m Thailand fund

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering an investment of up to $25 million in a Thailand-focused fund launched by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 June 2017
Thailand sets up $44m in VC funds

Thailand’s Government Savings Bank and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) have jointly established two venture capital funds worth a combined THB1.5 billion ($44 million).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 14 June 2017
Thailand's Kasikorn Bank launches $29m fintech fund

Beacon Venture Capital, the VC arm of Thailand-based Kasikorn Bank, has launched a fund aimed at financial technology start-ups with a corpus of THB1 billion ($29 million).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 June 2017
Naspers invests $5m in Philippines-based Coins

The venture capital division of South African media firm Naspers has invested $5 million in Coins, a US-founded blockchain and financial technology company operating in the Philippines.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 26 May 2017
Q&A: Armstrong Asset Management's Andrew Affleck

Andrew Affleck, managing partner of Singapore’s Armstrong Asset Management, explains the role private equity investors can play in developing renewable energy assets in Southeast Asia

  • Southeast Asia
  • 10 May 2017
Southeast Asia VC: Common tastes

Venture capital investors increasingly view Southeast Asia as a single market as start-ups focus their attentions on a handful of large cities whose young populations have similar consumption habits

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 May 2017
Thailand's Bangkok Bank launches fintech accelerator

Bangkok Bank has launched a start-up accelerator to support financial technology development in Thailand. Hong Kong venture investor Nest will co-manage the program.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 March 2017
Indonesia's Kejora reaches first close on second VC fund

Indonesian VC firm Kejora Ventures has reached a first close of nearly $25 million on its second fund and plans to expand into Thailand with the support of one of its LPs, the Chareon Pokphand family, which controls local conglomerate CP Group.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 24 February 2017
Oaktree merges Fitness First Asia with Navis-owned gym business

The Hong Kong and Southeast Asia business of Fitness First, which is controlled by Oaktree Capital Management, has agreed to merge with Celebrity Fitness, a Southeast Asia gym operator owned by Navis Capital Partners.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 23 February 2017
Impact investors and Asian banks: Developing interest
Impact investors and Asian banks: Developing interest

Despite the rise of non-banking finance companies, traditional banks in emerging markets still appeal to impact investors. Using them to their potential means adapting to each market

  • Southeast Asia
  • 15 February 2017
Thailand's Kuvera leads $3m round for domestic IT start-up

Thai investment firm Kuvera Capital has led a $3 million round of funding for Bangkok-based IT services provider D8.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 02 February 2017
IFC proposes $150m investment in Thai bank

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private investment arm of the World Bank, plans to invest up to $150 million in Thai lender TMB Bank.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 26 January 2017
Fund focus: TukTuks answers call for Thai exposure

Domestic high net worth individuals and corporates are the major contributors as 500 Startups closes its debut Thailand venture capital fund above target at $15.4 million

  • Southeast Asia
  • 24 January 2017
500 Startups closes Thailand fund at $15.4m

500 Startups has reached a final close of $15.4 million on its Thailand-focused early-stage fund. It had originally targeted $10 million.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 January 2017
Tencent forms alliance with Thailand's VC-backed Ookbee

Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings has teamed up with Thailand-based Ookbee, a VC-backed digital magazine platform, to pursue growth opportunities in Southeast Asia’s online media space.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 05 January 2017
AVCJ Awards 2016: Exit of the Year - Mid Cap: Golden Foods Siam
AVCJ Awards 2016: Exit of the Year - Mid Cap: Golden Foods Siam

Golden Foods Siam was struggling when Navis Capital Partners took it over, but the GP’s willingness to give management the needed tools helped generate a 3.4x return

  • Southeast Asia
  • 23 December 2016
Thailand's Charoen Pokphand buys Bellisio from US GP

Thai agro-industrial giant Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has acquired frozen meals specialist Bellisio from US private equity firm Centre Partners for $1.1 billion.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 November 2016
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