Policy & Regulations
The move is aimed at reducing risks of stock market manipulation.
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Indonesia to double capital threshold for securities firms, some asset managers
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Accel raises $5b fund to back AI, late-stage startups globally
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EQT restarts sale of Chinese contact lens maker Ginko
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India Digest: The Hosteller, Aliste Technologies bag funding
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SoftBank raises $3.56b in bond sale to refinance debt
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Venture Capital
Accel’s latest raise includes a $4-billion Leaders Fund for late-stage investments.
Private Equity
EQT is targeting a valuation of at least $1b for the company.
Deals
PROMAFT and V3 Ventures led the Series B funding in The Hosteller.
IPOs & Markets
It raised $1.5b from a dollar-denominated bond offering and $2.06b from a euro-denominated offer.
Greater China
The Shanghai-based company sold 13.57 million shares atHK$324.20 each.
Rest of Asia
John Kim has been appointed as chairman of Korea for Carlyle Asia Partners.
Singapore
PolicyStreet has raised $21m in a Series C round led by Cool Japan Fund.
Local investment will be 80% and international investment about 20%.
Grab is keeping its options open, systems flexible, and bets distributed.
