Private Equity
Granite Asia targets Asian middle market with private credit strategy
Granite Asia is focusing its private-credit strategy on mid-sized Asian companies after raising more than $500 million for Libra Hybrid.
Australia’s IFM Investors, with $200B in assets, opens Singapore office for Asia credit
Australia's IFM Investors, a pension-owned asset manager with A$291.6 billion ($204.8 billion) under management, has opened an office in Singapore to expand its private-credit and private-markets business in Asia.
Singapore’s Aura launches private equity evergreen fund
Singapore-based financial services firm Aura Group has launched the Aura PE Evergreen Income Fund, an evergreen private markets strategy designed to address the liquidity, income and capital call challenges that have historically restricted private equity allocation in advised portfolios.
India’s Nexedge Capital raises $20M in first funding round for wealth management
Nexedge Capital, an Indian wealth-management and multi-family office firm, has raised $20 million in its first funding round, co-led by Mirae Asset Venture Investment and Elev8 Venture Partners.
Granite Asia raises over $500M for Pan-Asia private credit fund Libra Hybrid
Granite Asia, a Singapore-based investment firm, has surpassed the $500 million target for its Pan-Asia private credit fund, Libra Hybrid, drawing new commitments from a leading insurer, DBS Private Bank, and other institutional investors.
Temasek-backed Azalea adds over $1B in new capital commitments across private equity platforms
Tamesek-backed Azalea Investment Management Pte. Ltd. announced Monday that it has raised over $1 billion in new capital commitments across three private equity (PE) offerings.
Singapore’s AI company Acrab raises further $130M Series B to scale edge AI platform, after $350M funding
Acrab, a Singapore-headquartered technology company building agentic AI compute infrastructure, has raised $130 million in a Series B round led by existing investors Vertex Ventures SEA & India and Vertex Growth.
Southeast Asia PE investment falls 58% to $935M in Q2/2026 as exits hit 4-year high of $4.2B
Private equity (PE) investment in Southeast Asia fell sharply in the second quarter of 2026, with 10 deals worth $935.5 million, compared with 19 deals worth $9.2 billion in the previous quarter, according to the EY-Parthenon's Southeast Asia Private Equity Pulse for Q2/2026 report.
Seviora, Churchill close $400M Collateralized Fund Obligation combining Asian and U.S. private capital strategies
Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd., Temasek's main asset management platform, and Churchill Asset Management LLC, the U.S. asset management company of Nuveen Private Capital, have announced the closing of an approximately $400 million Collateralized Fund Obligation (CFO).
Singapore Temasek’s net portfolio value hits $400B, doubling over past decade
The net portfolio value of Singapore's global investment company Temasek reached S$518 billion ($400.3 billion) as at March 31, 2026, representing a doubling of its portfolio over the past decade.
