Private Equity

Creador, a Malaysia-based private equity firm in South and Southeast Asia, has announced the acquisition of up to 13 percent in FPT Long Chau Investment JSC (Long Chau), one of Vietnam’s leading pharmacy chains.

Total committed funds for private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) in Malaysia reached a combined total of MYR 24.70 billion ($5.58 billion) in 2024, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said Thursday.

Seraya Partners said Monday that energy transition, digitalization, and regionalization, are driving new investment opportunities across developed and emerging Asia, as the region continues to drive global economic growth.

Singapore-based superapp Grab Holdings Limited has acquired Everrise supermarket business from Malaysia-based private equity firm Navis Capital Partners.

The Philippines’ sovereign wealth fund Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) and Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. (CP Group) are launching $1 billion private equity fund for agri-food, digital, and green energy in the Philippines.

Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd said on Friday it has invested into the Malaysia-based private equity Cambrian Fund and US artificial intelligence firm Syntiant Corp.

Family Offices in Asia Pacific are investing more in public equity and fixed income, and are bullish on private equity, Citi Private Bank Survey showed Wednesday.

NextBold Capital, a Vietnam-based private equity firm, is eyeing $100 million fund to back small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Vietnam-based private equity firm Mekong Capital has been awarded a proof-of-concept grant from Convergence for its impact initiative, a multimillion-dollar blended finance project that aims to provide private growth stage funding and technical assistance for regenerative agriculture and sustainable land use businesses in the Lower Mekong region.

Private capital industry leaders have on Wednesday launched Vietnam Private Capital Agency (VPCA) to drive $35 billion in private investments in Vietnam by 2035.