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APER May 2025 - Reckoning with Trump Trade

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Reckoning with Trump Trade

Quarterly Data

Highlights of Asia PE Movements in Q1 2025

QuickData

DeepSeek’s Sonic Boom

China

Fund Management

One Market, Two Playbooks

Japan/South Korea

Investments

Every Jeon Matters

Fund Management

Japan PE Spreads Its Tendrils

News

Australia/New Zealand

PropHero Enters Oz’s Rough Waters

Ares Bolsters Its Assets in Oz

Aware Super to Strengthen Oz’s Supply Chain Infra

GenEmbryomics Withdraws Nasdaq IPO Plan

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China

Shein One Step Closer to London Listing, But Headwinds Remain

Tea with a Better Brew

Novo Holdings Joins KKR in Backing Sustainable Fungal Solutions

India

Private Equity’s Gold Rush in India

India’s Military Show

Japan/South Korea

JAFCO Returns to Its Roots, Ceases US & Asia Investment Programmes

Japan, Korea PE Bloc Emerges

Warburg Pincus Expands Its Real Asset Footprints in Northeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Indonesia Beckons Foreign Strategic Partners Through Its 2nd SWF

Airwallex Seeks Banking Licences in UK & US Ahead of IPO

Malaysia Offers Zero Tax Incentives for Family Offices

Rest Of Asia/Rest Of The World

New Forests to Manage Oji’s Sustainable Forest Fund

SoftBank Throws Its Weight Behind OpenAI

Coller Capital in Largest LP-led Credit Secondaries

Market Section

Australia/New Zealand

Funds

New Forests’ Agri Unit Launches A$750 m Fund

Climate Tech Partners Secures Mandate from Qantas & Airbus

Investments

Fonterra’s Corporate Venture Arm in AgriTech

GIC Leads in US$152 Mn Financing of Custodian Service Provider

Stonepeak to Distribute Fuel Down Under

Equinor Ventures Doubles Down on Solar Tech in Oz

TPG Makes Five New Friends Down Under

AirTree Promotes Efficient Electricity Management via Gridsight

Five V Buys Questas from Allegro

Adamantem Acquires Wealth Manager, Mason Stevens

PEP Acquires SingPost’s Australian Logistics Arm

GIC & Temasek Pick Up Stakes in TPG’s Novotech

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Divestments

Oaktree to Conclude Its 13-Year Investment in MediaWorks

Anacacia Capital Switches Off Its Fire Alarms

China

Funds

GLP Closes Its Debut Data Centre Fund

Cathay Enters into the Beauty Industry with L’Oréal

Apple Sets Up 2nd Clean Energy Fund in China

Investments

Vision Knight to Advance Power Generator Technology

SAIF & BOCOM Use Acoustic Tech for Equipment Maintenance

Benchmark Said to Have Invested in Manus, an AI-Powered Assistant

Prosperity7 et al in Cardiac Care Play

Qiming Puts on Smart Earbuds for Deal Meetings

Vision Knight et al in Cross-border Logistics Play

Shunwei, Legend Co-lead in Smart Braking

Singtel Innov8 & KIP Jointly Monitor Construction Projects

Oriental Fortune & Legend Star Back Companion Robots Services

BioVeda Seeks Anti-ageing Solutions

Dalton Venture in Plastic Recycling Tech

Vertex China et al Get a Robotic Touch

Zelos Wraps Up US$300 m Financing Round

Tencent & Future Capital Accelerate Intelligent Household Products Development

Prosperity7 & HongShan Re-up in Robotic Intelligence Solutions

HSG Leads in Robotic Hands Maker

Addor Leads in Transforming eVTOL Piloting Systems

UAE’s Stone Venture Joins China PE in Robotics Play

JAFCO Asia Backs Bio-manufacturing

Cathay et al to Boost AI Deployment in Robots

Hidden Hill Joins Domestic Investors in Industrial Material Maker

Prosperity7 et al Buy AI-powered Humanoid Robots

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Divestments

Hillhouse to Trim Its Interest in Probio, a CDMO Play

Chagee to Debut on Nasdaq

Duality Bio Debuts on SEHK

TPG to Fully Exit from HKBN

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India

Funds

A91 Partners Closes Its Fund III at US$665 Mn

Trident Raises 10 Bn Rupees for Its Debut Fund

IFC Earmarks US$25 Mn for Trifecta’s VC Debt Fund IV

Neo Asset Raises 20 Bn Rupees for Its 2nd Credit Opportunities Fund

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Investments

ALTÉRRA & Brookfield Further Charge Solar in India

Lightspeed & InfoEdge Tap into Savings

Nuveen Invests in IoT for EV Automobile

Z47 & Lightspeed Return to Emversity, a Higher Education Platform

Nexus & Sorin Revisit Consulting Tech Firm

Warburg Pincus Deposits with IDFC FIRST Again; ADIA Joins In

InvAscent in SRV Hospitals

Cornerstone Ventures Prepares OfBusiness for IPO

Venture Catalysts to Fly Garuda Aerospace, a Drone Maker, Again

ValueQuest Powers Solar Cell Maker with Additional Capital

Kalaari Chats More with Eloelo, a Social Chatroom

ICICI Venture Leads in Beauty Brand as Accel Exits

Proparco Promotes Financial Inclusion in India

Somerset Indus Ups Its Order with Medical Device Maker

Jungle Ventures in Story-telling Platform & NBFC

Accel Joins Tiger Global to Revisit Used Car Marketplace

Elev8 Invests in Stocks & ETFs with smallcase

Kedaara Joins Accel in Juspay, a Payments Platform

Bessemer Leads in Payment Platform Easebuzz

Stellaris Keeps Up with Gen Z Fashion Trends

Vertex Joins Prime Venture to Back Solar Financing Play

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Divestments

BII Closes Its Account in RBL Bank

Multiples Sold Its HR Services Provider to Goldman Sachs

Partners Group, Warburg Pincus & BII to Exit from Ecom Express

Japan/South Korea

Funds

D Capital Raises ¥67 Bn for Its 2nd Fund

Investments

Mitsubishi UFJ et al in M&A Matching Platform

Future Food Fund to Enhance Crop Yields

Eight Roads in Management Training

Mirae Partners with Global Brain in Robotic AI Models

Global Brain, SMBC & Mizuho Revisit Farming Industry HR Platform

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital in Healthcare & Software

Johnson & Johnson Innovation Leads Prazer Therapeutics’s Series B Round

Goodwater Capital Backs Korea’s AI Platform, Wrtn

Ingka Investments Enters the Seoul Market

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Divestments

VIG Partners to Fully Exit from Preed Life

Blackstone to Sell Infocom Corp’s IT Business

Advantage Partners Sells Its Stake in Via Mechanics

Sunrise Capital to Pare Down Shareholding in Rise Consulting

Ant Capital Exits from Apex Holdings

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Southeast Asia

Funds

Navis & TPG NewQuest in US$230 m Continuation Vehicle

IFC Could Commit US$100 m to Green Investment Partnership

Clime Capital Closes SEACEF II at US$175 Mn

Investments

SYN Ventures Joins Peak XV in Cybersecurity Play

Apis & Vitruvian Make Payment Through Thunes

Heliconia Backs Singapore-based Logistics Firm

Woori Venture, Washington Uni & Phillip PE Back FinTech, Surfin

IFC Fuels Medela Potentia’s IPO

Tin Men Backs AI-based Maintenance Platform

Genting Ventures, TNB Aura Revisit AgriTech Startup

PATRIZIA-Mitsui to Widen Low-carbon Cooling Service in the Region

Wipro Consumer Care – Ventures Leads in Health Supplement Startup

Altos Joins Intudo in Market Research Company, Populix

Monk’s Hill Offers Sustainable Device Subscription

BITKRAFT, Spartan & Others in Anime Gaming

Creador Acquires Minority Interest in Vietnam’s Pharmacy Chain Long Chau

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Divestments

Dymon Asia to Check Out from Hotel Group Amara

East Ventures-backed Coffee Chain Listed on IDX

Rest Of Asia/Rest Of The World

Funds

StepStone Raises US$705 Mn for Its 4th Tactical Growth Fund

JIC Backs Drug Discovery Fund

Azalea’s Latest FoFs Hits 1st Close at US$262 Mn

Keppel Boosts Its Infra & Real Assets Fund Pool

EQT’s BPEA IX Secures Over US$10 Bn in Commitments

ABC Impact Closes 2nd Fund at US$600 m

Pantheon Raises US$5.2 Bn for Its Secondaries Credit Programme

IFC to Allocate US$150 m to TPG’s Climate Fund

Integral Launches Global & Asia Tech Funds

EQT Raises €21.5 Bn for Infra Fund

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Investments

Zoo Capital et al to Advance Immunotherapy Solutions

GIC Leads in US$152 Mn Financing of Custodian Service Provider

MPCi Leads in AI-powered Video Editing Solutions

NUO to Take Over Italian Coffee Pot Maker Bialetti

Globis Backs Used Automobile Microfinancier in Kenya

Vertex Growth Finds Semiconductor IP Solutions in Canada

Peak XV Backs Merger of Bangladesh’s ShopUp & Saudi’s Sary

Avataar Ventures in Robotic Food Preparation & Packaging

Fosun RZ & Borchid Boost Pool-cleaning Robots

Temasek & Hopu Join Others in Animal Health Play

Advantage Partners Pursues Sustainable Iron & Steel

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Divestments

Singtel Innov8 to Exit from Demyst