Private Equity

Capital Markets Malaysia launches Corporate Venture Capital Program to advance local ecosystem

Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an affiliate of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), has on Tuesday launched the nation’s first Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Program to…

Capital Square Partners and Basil Technology team up for $700M tech fund in Asia

Capital Square Partners (CSP) and Basil Technology Partners (BTP) (collectively the GP or the team), two Singapore-based private equity firms, announced Thursday a new partnership…

Securities Commission Malaysia revises venture capital and private equity framework

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has enhanced its guidelines on the registration of venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) corporations and management corporations…

Singapore’s SC Capital Partners teams up ADIA to form Asia Pacific data center investment program

SC Capital Partners Pte Ltd, the Singapore-headquartered private equity real estate fund manager, has announced the formation of a data center investment program with a wholly…

US private equity firm L Catterton establishes Impact Fund platform

L Catterton, the United States-based consumer-focused private equity firm, announced Monday the establishment of its impact investing platform and the appointment of Tehmina…

Singapore’s Tower Capital Asia collects $379M in maiden fundraise

Singapore-based private equity firm Tower Capital Asia has on Tuesday concluded the final closing of its maiden blind-pool private equity vehicle, TOWER CAPITAL PE FUND I, LP. A…

Singapore private equity firm Azalea launches first sustainability fund

Singapore-based private equity (PE) manager Azalea Investment Management Pte. Ltd. (Azalea) said Wednesday it has launched the Altrium Sustainability Fund I (ASF I), which will…

Malaysia’s private equity and venture capital funding up 26.75% to $3.52B in 2021

Malaysia's total committed funds for private equity and venture capital rose 26.75 percent to MYR14.83 billion ($3.52 billion) in 2021 from MYR11.7 billion ($2.78 billion) in…

Australia’s New Forests announces first close of SE Asia-focused fund at $120M

New Forests, an Australia-based global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, announced Thursday the first close of its Tropical Asia…

Hong Kong’s ITCS Group secures investment from Singapore’s Dymon Asia Private Equity to accelerate growth globally

Hong Kong-based information technology (IT) service provider ITCS Group announced Wednesday that it has secured a strategic growth investment from Dymon Asia Private Equity…