Private Equity
Circlace’s largest shareholders, Pasona Group and TQUILA, have agreed to tender their shares.
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Editor's Take: The Week That Was—Oct 19-24
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SoftBank-backed OPay eyes up to $4.4b US IPO valuation
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Malaysia's SkyeChip joins SoftBank-backed Japanese project to develop memory for AI
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Fast-fashion group Shein agrees to settle US FTC probe for $100m
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Mental health firm Amaha raising capital to expand hospital, clinic network
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Editor’s Take: The Week That Was—Oct 19-24
PE fund in talks to invest in SG tuition chain HCL Education
Hillhouse offers to take Japanese IT firm Circlace private
IFC investing $50m in A.P. Moller’s latest emerging markets infrastructure fund
Temasek calls claims of pressuring MSCI to downgrade Indonesia ‘patently untrue’
IPOs & Markets
It cited market volatility and a broader semiconductor stock correction.
The fund seeks to invest across India, SE Asia, Australia, South Korea, and Japan.
The deal comes as SPACs are making a comeback in the US.
Climate Tech & ESG
In 2025, it began investing in new ESG funds for the first time.
The fund exceeded its initial target of $850m.
Analysis
The lawsuit is Japan’s first civil lawsuit against a data centre operator.
Elice’s debut tests investor appetite for AI and data centre companies.
Solidigm is considering an IPO as early as next year that could value the US subsidiary at up to $150 billion.
Deals
With Allied, SoftBank would look to eventually replace some staff with robots for certain security tasks.
