Debt financing also lost momentum in Q1 2025, with Southeast Asian startups securing just seven deals worth $154 million.

Southeast Asia’s oldest private equity firms may be edging towards consolidation, as pressure from a tough fundraising environment pushes local GPs to consider mergers with global investment platforms ...

Fintech infrastructure company Juspay has secured $60 million as part of its Series D funding round led by private equity firm Kedaara Capital, it announced on Monday. The round, which was a ...

Vietnam is making a coordinated effort to position itself as a hub for finance and technology by simultaneously pushing the development of International Financial Centres (IFCs), artificial ...

Nafas, an Indonesian air quality solutions provider, is in the final stages of closing a nearly $3-million investment round with Rigel Capital and Qatar Development Bank (QDB), according to a top ...

The imposition of new US tariffs on Southeast Asian exports—particularly from Vietnam (46%), Thailand (36%), and Indonesia (32%)—will introduce a fresh layer of complexity to the region’s logistics ...

Indian data centre provider Web Werks has been fully acquired by its joint venture (JV) partner Iron Mountain, in one of the largest transactions in the country’s data centre industry. The founders of ...

The tariffs imposed last week by the Donald Trump administration on exports to the US will inflict yet another blow to private equity investments in Southeast Asia, where exits have already been hard ...

Defense technology firm Tonbo Imaging has raised Rs 175 crore (around $21 million) in a Series D funding round from Florintree Advisors, Tenacity Ventures, and the Export-Import Bank of India, as it ...

The private equity industry is being reshaped as limited partners (LPs) consolidate their relationships with a select group of sponsors, or general partners (GPs). Amidst this shift, some firms are ...

World Bank Group member International Finance Corporation (IFC) has proposed to invest up to $150 million in TPG Rise Climate Global South Initiative, a private equity fund of US private markets ...

US President Donald Trump’s recent tariff proposals are likely to prompt private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms in India to adopt a more cautious approach as they assess potential impacts ...