https://pitchbook.com/tag/southeast-asia southeast-asia en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:03:10 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/chinas-block-on-manus-ai-deal-wont-kill-singapore-washing Beijing has ordered the unwinding of Meta's $2B acquisition. Yet the playbook that enabled it remains very much alive. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:03:10 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/chinas-block-on-manus-ai-deal-wont-kill-singapore-washing https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/singapores-gic-is-sensitive-to-overvaluation-in-ai "We are very valuation sensitive," said Eric Wilmes, GIC's president of the Americas. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:40:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/singapores-gic-is-sensitive-to-overvaluation-in-ai https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pe-sponsors-consider-alternatives-to-china-plus-one-supply-chain-strategy President Trump's 90-day pause on most tariffs, China’s retaliatory measures and evolving supply chain risks force a strategic rethink in private equity. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:15:34 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pe-sponsors-consider-alternatives-to-china-plus-one-supply-chain-strategy https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/singaporean-state-fund-gics-cio-to-step-down GIC's chief investment officer Jeffrey Jaensubhakij will step down after nearly 30 years at the sovereign wealth fund. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:43:21 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/singaporean-state-fund-gics-cio-to-step-down https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/affinitys-1-2b-yupi-acquisition-marks-largest-buyout-deal-in-se-asia-this-year Buyout deals in Southasia bounce 50% this year Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:06:42 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/affinitys-1-2b-yupi-acquisition-marks-largest-buyout-deal-in-se-asia-this-year https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/top-southeast-asian-fintech-startups-capital-raised Here are the 10 startups in Southeast Asia that have secured the most funding to date. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:05:11 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/top-southeast-asian-fintech-startups-capital-raised https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/b2c-startups-southeast-asia-venture-capital B2C startups grabbed the largest share of VC deal value in Southeast Asia last year. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:46:35 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/b2c-startups-southeast-asia-venture-capital https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/whats-driving-se-asias-private-markets When talking about Asian private markets, the focus is typically on China, Japan and India. But the region's most compelling growth story can arguably be found in Southeast Asia. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:35:23 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/whats-driving-se-asias-private-markets https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/singapore-vc-funding-per-capita-2023 Singapore is the country with the most venture capital funding per capita so far in 2023. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/singapore-vc-funding-per-capita-2023 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/its-raining-mega-rounds-in-southeast-asia Hong Kong-based Lalamove pocketed a $300 million Series D, the latest in a string of big VC deals in Southeast Asia. Here's a look at some of the region's other major rounds. Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/its-raining-mega-rounds-in-southeast-asia https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/microsoft-becomes-the-latest-high-profile-company-to-invest-in-grab Microsoft has made an investment in Singapore-based ridehailing business Grab. It's not the only big-name investor to back the company over the last year. Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/microsoft-becomes-the-latest-high-profile-company-to-invest-in-grab https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-brings-in-94b-for-deals-in-asia As one of the world's most prolific dealmakers, it was only a matter of time before Blackstone officially raised billions for buyouts in Asia. That moment has arrived. Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-brings-in-94b-for-deals-in-asia https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/kkr-warburg-pincus-size-up-go-jek KKR and Warburg Pincus are reportedly considering an investment in the Indonesian motorbike-hailing app Go-Jek that could raise $400 million and would value the company at $1.2 billion. Fri, 15 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/kkr-warburg-pincus-size-up-go-jek https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/us-pe-investment-in-southeast-asia-more-than-doubles-since-2013 Though still dwarfed by the U.S. PE activity in China and India, Southeast Asian countries have attracted more and more investment in recent years. Fri, 19 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/us-pe-investment-in-southeast-asia-more-than-doubles-since-2013