Private equity fundraising plans and asset sales continued to dominate the top headlines during the month.
In the April edition, we featured fundraising updates from Creador, Growtheum Capital and Alpha JWC from Southeast Asia and deployment strategies at India’s Motilal Oswal, which recently closed its $938 million fund.
In terms of asset sales, we reported on Golden Gate’s secondary sale process and Advent testing the market for selling its education portfolio firm. From the startup world, our top stories included potential stake sales at Vietnam’s MoMo and Indonesia’s Rose All Day Cosmetics.
From Greater China, we looked at how AI is reshaping investment thesis while, from India, we featured an interview with the top executive at Partners Group, which is reportedly aiming to raise at least $1 billion for its inaugural buyout fund.
In case you missed these, here are the top stories that our readers and subscribers loved in April 2026:
Southeast Asia
Creador targets $1b for new PE fund amid industry chill
Strong investor demand follows Creador’s string of high-profile exit events, outpacing regional peers struggling to deliver returns.
IFC, ADB may commit a total of $150m to Growtheum’s second fund
Growtheum II is targeting $750 million and will back mid-market companies across SE Asia and India, with investment tickets of $50-250 million.
Golden Gate seeks $150m from secondary sale of SE Asian startup stakes
Golden Gate’s secondary process is the latest example of how VC funds in SE Asia are considering secondaries as an option for liquidity.
After SariWangi, Unilever Indonesia looks to divest Buavita juice brand
A sale would allow the company to unlock value from the brand and reallocate capital to its mainstay segments.
Vietnam’s MoMo starts sale process including M&A option
MoMo’s valuation crossed the $2-billion mark in 2021 when it closed its Series E round led by Japan’s Mizuho Bank.
Advent tests market again with potential $400m sale of Singapore’s The Learning Lab
Should the process result in a transaction, it would add to a growing list of deals in Southeast Asian education companies.
Indonesia’s Rosé All Day Cosmetics may be weighing strategic sale
The move comes just over two years after Rosé All Day raised $5.41 million in a Series A round led by SWC Global.
General Atlantic offloads most of its stake in PH live-streaming app Kumu
Following the sale, General Atlantic retains a minority stake of about 1.6% in the company, which was last valued at $349 million.
Alpha JWC in the market to raise fifth fund; looks to sharpen global, late-stage focus
The Indonesia VC is targeting to raise $200-300 million for the vehicle and is said to have secured commitments from European LPs and sovereign backers.
Emerging managers face extended fundraising timelines as DFIs turn selective
Some DFIs, which have hitherto been consistent backers of GPs in their early years, are growing more conservative, partly due to a strategy shift.
Greater China
Manycore’s Series B to IPO: How Granite Asia stayed the course on AI investments
For Granite Asia, the key to capitalising on Asia’s AI future lies in leveraging the region’s unique hardware manufacturing strengths and supply chain ecosystem.
The LP View: China’s Noah Holdings bets big on AI—a “must-have” asset for HNIs
As AI reshapes industrial structures, energy systems, and capital flows, AI infrastructure, in particular, is moving from a supporting resource to a core asset class.
India
Partners Group delivers 3.5x dollar DPI on India investments
Notably, the firm’s investment in India’s hypermarket chain Vishal Mega Mart has grown to 8.41x of its total invested capital following a recent block trade.
India’s Motilal Oswal Alts open to buyouts with new $938m PE fund
Mo Alts, which invests across sectors such as consumer, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and technology, has already made three investments from its latest fund.
