Indonesia
While there is investor interest in the sector, the pool of target companies is narrowing.
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Ares wary of AI chip financing over GPU depreciation risks
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India: One Planet Partners launches maiden PE fund backed by Japan’s SMTB
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GoTo posts third straight quarterly profit even as commission cap hits mobility services
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India Digest: Ace Blend, Venttup raise funding
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India: Piramal Alternatives invests $14m in precision manufacturer Q&Q Solutions
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Malaysia’s Sunway Group said to be leading race for Pharmaforte stake
Less than 20% of boom-era startups graduate to Series B in SE Asia
Fintech firm Fingular secures $20m credit facility for Malaysia expansion
Hesai founders’ Sharpa bags $670m, unveils fully automated robot restaurant
Asia Digest: Vingroup plans $500m PH manufacturing hub; Keppel seeks $1b for Vietnam investments
Singapore
Women-founded startups show capital efficiency and revenue generation but remain underfunded.
India
The budget improves the underlying conditions that allow healthcare businesses to be built, scaled, and financed.
The budget stops short of fully backing innovation-led growth.
Greater China
Startups are demonstrating the power of regional interconnectivity.
World
The economic and political uncertainty is giving rise to bigger and bigger deals.
AI dominance, governance lessons, and IPO reopenings defined the year.
Private equity’s role is not simply to fund growth, but to help institutionalise businesses.
Rest of Asia
Institutions such as PIF, ADIA, and QIA are acting as long-term industrial and digital architects.
Philippines
2026 could be a potential breakout year for the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia.
