Private Equity
The Taiwan-born bubble tea empire plans to expand its store network in East Asia and the US.
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Bain Capital to buy tea chain Gong Cha for over $635m
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Disney moves out as Hearst gains full ownership of A+E in $1.2b deal
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India may bring back merchant fees on digital payments
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GIC explores sale of private fund portfolio worth $1b in secondaries market
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Singapore personal care brand Stryv weighs public listing
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Editor’s Take: The Week That Was—July 27-August1
Deals
Disney’s exit follows the company’s efforts to prioritize streaming and ESPN.
Policy & Regulations
UPI transactions are currently free for merchants.
Sale may contain stakes in funds managed by Thoma Bravo, KKR, and TPG Asia.
IPOs & Markets
The company is also close to completing a pre-IPO fundraising of about $5 million.
Singapore
Grab’s gross loan portfolio nearly tripled to $2.32b after consolidating Superbank.
Philippines
The Philippine e-wallet generated about $384m in revenue in Q2.
Indonesia
It will add a total of 360 MW of contracted power.
Rest of Asia
SoftBank is moving to harness data from Japan’s industrial and retail sectors.
India
Aretto joined Peak XV Partners’ Surge accelerator programme in Sept 2025.
