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APER Jun 2025 - DPI: Now & Beyond

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DPI: Now & Beyond

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Operation Reconfiguration

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Australia/New Zealand

Blackstone to Monetise Data Centre Fad in ANZ

Oz Govt to Tax Paper Gains in Super Funds Balance

Oz’s Solar Tech to Commercialise with Chinese Partners

China

Hong Kong’s Dynastic Connections

CATL Powers Up the HK Bourse

India

ICICI Venture to Transfer Its Businesses to Prudential AMC

I Squared-backed Hexa Climate Acquires Fortum’s India Renewables

Warburg Pincus Humbled in Its Return to IDFC FIRST

ASG Eye Hospitals Eyes Stake in Dr Gadgil Eye Hospital

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Japan/South Korea

Hedge & Activist Funds Build Stakes in STIC Investments

Private Equity Investors Arrange Financing for Car Rental and Ride-Hailing Assets

Southeast Asia

DEG & Proparco in Indonesia’s Floating Solar Farm

Danantara Lines Up Partnerships with Australia & Others

Brookfield Makes Maiden Direct Acquisition of Singapore Assets

GIP Accesses to Thai’s Digital Infra

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Rest Of Asia/Rest Of The World

China PE Managers Looking Outward

Klarna Bolsters User Base, Revenue Despite IPO Pause

UK-based Builder.ai Collapses

Market Section

Australia/New Zealand

Funds

Five V Raises A$325 Mn for Its Frontier Fund I

Investments

Bupa Ventures to Monitor Glucose Level via Vively

Future Fund in Transgrid; OMERS Makes Exits

EVP Joins Co:Act Capital in Making Reservations via EatClub

Lighter Capital Uses AI to Automate Its Legal Workflow

AirTree Backs AI Compliance Platform

Blackbird & Square Peg Share Their Digital Business Cards

Bessemer Joins King River & Others in Relevance AI

Affinity Completes Acquisition of Healius’s Lumus Imaging Business

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Divestments

Riverside Sold Its Skincare Products

China

Funds

Vertex Ventures China Closes Its 2nd Angel Fund

Investments

GL Ventures, 5Y & Others Back Robotics Ecosystem

Meridian et al Buy Isostatic Pressed Graphite

Hidden Hill & Sinovation to Supply Smart Port Power

Addor & Cowin Separately Boost Aerospace Tech

MPCi Re-ups in AI-powered Consumer Robots

PAG to Acquire Shopping Malls from Dalian Wanda

EQT Joins Qiming in Accelerating Cardiovascular Innovation

KIP Joins China’s Domestic VCs in Advanced Materials

Value Partners Fuels Diagnostics Solution in HK

KIA, Orchid, CPE & Genesis Cornerstone CATL’s IPO

GSR & China Merchants Dive with Marine Robots

Meridian & Oriza Commit to Humanoid Robots

FreesFund & Tsinghua Capital Jointly Develop Robotic Hands

5Y & Baidu to Launch Autonomous Robotic Drones

Addor & Qiming Separately in Semiconductor Deals

Infinity Capital in AI-Driven Bionic Tech

Meridian et al in Embodied AI Model

Lenovo & Gobi Re-up in Cargo Drone Maker

Boyu in China’s Luxury Department Store Chain

Lilly Asia & Lapam Continue to Stabilise Irregular Heartbeats

Lightspeed China Joins Others in Advanced Battery Material Equipment

Walden Backs Precision Equipment Contract Manufacturer

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Divestments

Primavera is Near to Exit from China Asset Management

Weigao Debuts on SSE

Green Tea Group Listed on SEHK

Auntea Jenny Debuts on SEHK

Breton Tech Listed on SEHK

Yuanbao Goes Public in the US

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India

Funds

Multiples Raises US$430 Mn for Its First Continuation Fund

Info Edge to Invest in Its VC Fund III

IFC to Back India Resurgence’s 2nd Distressed Fund

Avendus Raises Over 10 Bn Rupees for Its Credit Fund

Former CIO of NIIF Sets Up His Own PE Shop

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Investments

TVS, Lok, Accel & Elevar in Creditor Solutions for the Underserved

TPG NewQuest & A91 Partners Dress Up with Citykart; Investcorp Exits

Nexus Leads to Provide 1-Hour Fashion Delivery

Accel in AI Marketing Platform

B Capital & Lightspeed in AI-Powered Cybersecurity

BII in EV & Healthcare in India

GIC to Take a Pre-IPO Interest in Groww

Norwest Joins Motilal Oswal in Providing Used Commercial Vehicles Loans

Blume & Owl Ventures Back Personalised Cancer Care

Kalaari Doubles Down on AI Finance Automation

Norwest Revisits AI Firm, Celebal Technologies

L Catterton Munches on Indian Healthy Snack, Farmley

Iron Pillar Leads in Commercial Interior Design with FlipSpace

Kedaara Capital & Wellington Lift Logistics Firm to Unicorn Status

Actis & IFC in Indian Smart Metering

TPG Takes a 35% Interest in SCHOTT Poonawalla

Eurazeo & Omnivore Co-lead in Cold Chain Platform

Kotak Backs Ace Designers, a Manufacturer

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Divestments

Ather Energy Listed on India’s Stock Exchanges

Japan/South Korea

Funds

Hamilton Lane in Secondary of IMM Infra 8

Investments

Japan Post Backs Cross-Border E-Commerce

SBVA et al Find Opportunities in Resolving Succession Issue

IMM Credit & Solutions Invests in Defence & Energy via SNT Holdings

DBJ Capital & Global Brain in Tourism

Energy and Environment Leads KG Motors’ Series A First Closing

Globis Doubles Down on 2.5D Virtual Singers

Bain Capital to Privatise Nissin Corp

VIG Alternative Credit in PropTech Platform Zigbang

Ant Capital Buys Phone Accessories from Trinity

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Divestments

KKR Further Trims Its Stake in HD Hyundai Marine

Woori Venture Partners-backed Skincare Brand d’Alba Debuts on KOSDAQ

Bain Scores Partial Exit from Classys

MCP Capital Exits from Kodera Electronics

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Southeast Asia

Funds

Cocoon Raises US$30 Mn at 1st Closing for Its Fund III

Investments

Openspace, DSG & Insignia Promote SE Asian Beverages

Excelsior backs Vietnam's Software Play

Flourish & Kadan Capital to Provide Mortgage Financing

Square Peg & DST Global Pump More in Global Payments Platform

SeaTown Invests in Healthcare Distribution Platform, AddVita

MDI Ventures & BOSCH Ventures Back Enterprise AI Company, Whale

Vertex Ventures Leads in Drone Tech for Solar Inspection

MassMutual Revisits AI-driven Cybersecurity in Singapore

Openspace Manages Employees with BrioHR

ADB Ventures Joins UntroD Capital Asia in Climate-Tech Startup

Granite Asia in Long-Duration Energy Storage Systems

Partners Group Bolsters Its Data Centre Portfolio

UOB Venture Takes a Minority Stake in Vietnam’s Agricultural Value Chain

AppWorks Joins Saratoga Investama & K3 Ventures in Waste Management

European VCs Back Singapore-based Biotech Firm, Nuevocor

ShawKwei & Partners Adds PEC Ltd to Its Energy Engineering Platform

JIC Venture Growth in Singapore’s EdTech

Jungle Ventures Makes Cross-Border Payments with XWeave

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Divestments

Navis Exits from Godaco Seafood

Eco-Shop Listed on Bursa Malaysia

Mirxes Debuts on SEHK

Rest Of Asia/Rest Of The World

Funds

Cathay Innovation Closes Fund III at US$1 Bn

Quadria Capital Raises US$1.07 Bn for Third Healthcare Fund

Headline Asia Raises US$145 Mn for Its Fund V

LAV Closes 7th Fund at Hard Cap

Actis Raises US$1.7 Bn for Its 2nd Long Life Infra Fund

Granite Asia Raises Its Maiden PE Credit Fund

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Investments

ANRI & Spiral in ERP Software Tailor Technologies

Carlyle Launches Clean Energy Platform in Oz & UK

Sherpa, Lilly Asia Join US Healthcare Titans in Cancer Treatments

GIC Sources HR-Tech in the US

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Divestments

FountainVest Trims Stake in Amer Sports

People on the Move

PAG's Partner & PE Co-Chief to Join Jardine as CEO

Ekuinas Names New CEO

3 Partners to Leave Affinity

NZ Super’s Guardians Names COO

Anchorage’s COO Joins Family Office

Ares Names New PE Chief for Australia & New Zealand

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