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As listcos head for the door, are private markets the answer for investors?
Private markets have grown increasingly popular in recent times in South-east Asia, with Singapore accounting for 45 per cent of the…
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CapitaLand Ascendas Reit raises S$500 million from private placement of 202 million shares at S$2.47 each
Proceeds will help fund S$700 million purchase of Tai Seng data centre, Science Park building CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment…
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Hong Leong Bank forms private banking alliance with Lombard Odier
Bursa-listed Hong Leong Bank (HLB) – a subsidiary of Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan’s Hong Leong Financial Group (HLFG) – on Monday (May…
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Private credit funds target billions in retail demand from Asia
From Singapore to Japan and Australia, fund managers in Asia are looking to unlock billions of US dollars for private credit from the last…
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Done Deal: Nordstrom Family, Mexico’s Liverpool Take Nordstrom Inc. Private
It’s a new era for Nordstrom Inc. and the Nordstrom family. Brothers Erik and Pete Nordstrom and their cousin Jamie, along with El Puerto…
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HSBC revamps financing, advisory to help private credit push
HSBC Holdings is reorganising its capital markets and corporate advisory units into a new business as part of a plan aimed at helping…
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Ossia controlling shareholders offer S$0.16 a share to take it private
The controlling shareholders of Ossia International – group executive chairman Goh Ching Wah, chief executive Goh Ching Huat, and…
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Citigroup to partner with Swiss bourse in private markets push
Citigroup is partnering with Switzerland’s stock exchange SIX Group as part of a push by the Wall Street lender to make it easier for…
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Morgan Stanley offers private equity fund to wider swath of millionaires
Morgan Stanley is launching a private equity fund for its widest audience yet – investors wielding a few million US dollars – as asset…
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Chinese sovereign fund CIC to sell US$1 billion of US private equity investments: sources
Chinese sovereign investor China Investment Corporation (CIC) is selling about US$1 billion of its private equity (PE) investment…
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Tariff-fuelled volatility killing private equity optimism as deal flows squeezed
In just three months, private equity markets’ initial optimism for a busier year has largely dissipated. Instead, the turmoil unleashed on…
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The Vitamin Shoppe Is Being Sold to Private Equity Companies
Two private equity firms, Kingswood Capital Management and Performance Investment Partners, have entered into a definitive agreement to…
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Industry players see room for private credit market to grow in South-east Asia
Private credit funds, where investors pool their capital to enable the fund manager to provide loans to companies, are seeing greater…
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BlackRock’s head of Asia-Pacific private credit Celia Yan to leave firm
Her team has deployed over US$200 million in 2024, over US$1.8 billion historically and been able to generate a 16 per cent gross internal…
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FCT’s private placement raises S$220 million to finance Northpoint City deal, repay debt
Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) closed its upsized private placement at S$2.09 apiece, raising around S$220 million in gross proceeds with…
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StanChart boosts private credit presence with new hires in India
The bank has also appointed Ankit Dokania as director for the same team, and S Siddharth as executive director for private and traded…
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Growth in global private equity deal flow may be slower than expected this year: Preqin
INVESTORS forecasting a quick uptake in global private equity (PE) activity this year may be disappointed, especially if the gap in…
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Coller Capital expands in South-east Asia private equity secondary market with Singapore office - The Business Times
The move extends the company’s commitment to the region as demand from institutional and private wealth investors rise…
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Asia private credit funding hits eight-year low on China slump - The Business Times
ASIA’S private credit market faces diverse challenges in 2025 after fundraising dropped to an eight-year low and concerns over China’s…
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Private lenders set to take over Alacrity in debt restructuring
DIRECT lenders including Antares Capital, Blue Owl Capital and KKR are preparing to take over insurance claims manager Alacrity Solutions,…
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Toyota invests $44.4M in private Japanese spaceflight company
Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda announces the automaker's $44.4 million investment in private space technology during the…
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One million sign petition to ban private use of fireworks in Germany
More than 1 million people in Germany have joined a petition for a nationwide ban on fireworks after New Year celebrations again resulted…
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Who is the Nordstrom family? Department store goes private in $6.25 billion
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! What's New The Norstrom department store chain is set to go private after the Nordstrom announced on…
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ALL(H)OURS to Take Action Against Netizen for Unauthorized Distribution of Masami's Private Photos
ALL(H)OURS member Masami recently got embroiled in a dating rumor after an individual posted several private photos of the idol. The…