Asia

GIC, a Singapore-based institutional investor, and Sony Music Group (SMG), a Japan-based music group, announced Wednesday the establishment of an investment partnership to acquire and amplify high‑quality, marquee music catalog assets across a range of genres.

Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1 has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NeutraDC to connect Hokkaido Ishikari, Indonesia and Singapore, the network hub of Asia, and provide digital infrastructure that enables service deployment across all three markets for users of Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1.

Blaize Holdings, Inc., a global firm in programmable, energy efficient artificial intelligence (AI) computing, announced Tuesday a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nokia Solutions and Networks Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Nokia), to offer hybrid inference solutions across Asia Pacific (APAC) regions.

Antler Japan, the Japanese entity of the Singapore-based venture capital firm Antler, announced Tuesday a total investment of ¥240 million ($1.55 million) across ten Japanese startups in 2025, reinforcing its conviction in Japan as a strong base for globally ambitious founders.

Asia-Pacific is re-emerging as a priority region for global limited partners (LPs), Coller Capital said Monday.

Everstone Capital, the Singapore-headquartered private equity arm of the Everstone Group, announced Tuesday that VWO and AB Tasty, two firms in the optimization space, have entered into an agreement to combine.

Australian fund Aware Super announced Tuesday a $300 million investment into the Skyline JV data center business, which indirectly owns Vantage Data Centers APAC (Vantage APAC), a global provider of hyperscale data centers with more than ten high-quality assets across Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Airwallex, a global financial platform, has acquired Paynuri Co. Ltd., an entity holding Payment Gateway and Prepaid Electronic Payment Instrument licenses as well as a Foreign Exchange Business registration, in South Korea.

AnyMind Group, a Singapore-founded business process as a service (BPaaS) company for marketing, e-commerce and digital transformation, has announced that it has acquired all shares of Bcode Inc., a Japan-based company specializing in the management and support of live streamers.

Jatri, a business to business (B2B) travel commerce platform, has secured a strategic investment from Gobi Partners, one of Asia’s leading venture capital firms.