Analysis
The acquire & expand strategy is becoming a prominent trend, market watchers said.
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Malaysia's nSWX, SG's Laters.com bag funding and other SE Asia deals
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VKTR signs term sheet with Danantara for up to $112m financing
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Indian data centre operator Yotta targets 2027 IPO, seeks up to $1.5b
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SoftBank-backed SB Energy files for US IPO as AI turbocharges infrastructure demand
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Susquehanna targets Hong Kong expansion to tap Chinese ETF boom
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Vinfast opened its first factory outside Vietnam in southern India last year and pledged to invest $2 billion.
Vietnam has emerged as the biggest market in ADI’s portfolio by company count.
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Green SM aims to operate in 10 countries by year-end, serving as mobile ads.
Deals
The banks are in separate talks to acquire at least a 15% stake.
The govt will look at reducing or exiting its stake in businesses outside critical sectors.
M Village last raised $10m in a Series B round in 2024.
IPOs & Markets
Vietnam is being upgraded in Sept to emerging-market status from frontier status by FTSE Russell.
BIG is also seeking to move its shares from Vietnam’s Unlisted Public Company Market to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.
