Private Equity
The deal marks AFL’s largest primary capital raise so far and its first funding from an external investor.
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India: Axis Finance raises $79.6m from Kedaara Capital via preferential issue
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Editor’s Take: The Week That Was - April 20 - 25
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Shareholders of PH pharma firm Ambica enter stake sale talks
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Indian VCs turn to Europe, Asia as Mideast LPs raise their guard
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DeepSeek unveils new AI model tailored for Huawei chips as China pushes for tech autonomy
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Singapore
Catch up on the deals, data, and insights from the week.
Deals
Ambica is a subsidiary of Bridgeway Pharma.
Analysis
Firms seeking fresh capital may have to shrink their fund sizes.
Most leading AI models are trained and run on chips made by Nvidia.
India
India is IFC’s largest investment destination globally.
Paytm had obtained a limited banking license in August 2015.
Greater China
The heightened scrutiny follows Meta’s more than $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus in 2025.
Vietnam
The listing is tentatively planned for 2028-29 in Vietnam.
The acquisition will see Aseem merge into a newly formed joint venture.
