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4 weeks ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Tim Burroughs |Edith Leung
Tariffs will accelerate the emergence of new trade corridors as legacy channels come under pressure, according to Afeef Zaman, CEO of SILQ Group, a B2B platform looking to solidify ties between the Gulf and emerging Asia. “It’s not just the US creating a new narrative of what trade with the US should look like. You will see this happening across multiple markets, because for many countries, including the US and China, the context has changed,” he explained.
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4 weeks ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Vivian Li |Edith Leung
China’s Centurium Capital acquired German industrial automation business Ruhlamat, marking its debut cross-border deal, shortly before the latest round of US tariffs. Charles Lin, a managing director at the GP, described it as a succession transaction with a risk-aware geopolitical overlay: Ruhlamat’s headquarters have moved to Singapore; China is now home to R&D operations. “This is about de-globalisation.
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4 weeks ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Tim Burroughs |Edith Leung
Southeast Asia can curtail start-up fraud through a standardised approach to due diligence and investment management, five VC industry associations in the region claim. The move to create a regional governance benchmark follows the emergence of large-scale falsification of sales at Indonesia-based aquaculture business eFishery. The company had raised more than USD 300m in funding from the likes of Peak XV Partners, Temasek Holdings and SoftBank Investment Advisors.
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1 month ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Rory Gallivan |Edith Leung
News (Intelligence) The UK’s smart meters sector may further consolidate with Iberdrola shortlisting strategic players in a sale process for a portfolio of gas and electricity meters, according to sources familiar. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR)-owned Smart Metering Systems and Macquarie’s local unit have made the list. Calisen, backed by GIC and EQT Infrastructure, is also likely to be through, the sources said.
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1 month ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Rory Gallivan |Tanu Pandey |Edith Leung
News (Intelligence) Vattenfall has begun selecting advisors for the potential sale of its UK, Swedish and Dutch heating operations as well as its electricity distribution activities in the UK. The Swedish utility has picked Barclays as a financial advisor to advise on options for the businesses, sources said, adding that any broader sale is most likely to involve different processes for the three countries. Barclays declined to comment.
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1 month ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Andrew Vitelli |Pooja Sarkar |Edith Leung
News (Intelligence) OMERS has launched a sale process for Navisun, a Massachusetts-based distributed generation (DG) solar firm, three sources familiar with the process told Infralogic. Marathon Capital is acting as financial advisor to OMERS on the sale process, the first two sources said. The process is still in the first round and launched roughly a month ago, the first source added.
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1 month ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Tim Burroughs |Edith Leung
Private equity investors see carve-outs as one of the biggest opportunities in Asia Pacific, despite patchy returns for this deal type, according to Bain & Company. More than 40% of respondents in a survey accompanying Bain & Co’s Asia Pacific Private Equity Report 2025 identified carve-outs as an interesting investment opportunity, ahead of sponsor-to-sponsor deals and take-privates. Companies with no prior sponsor involvement are seen as most attractive.
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1 month ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Tim Burroughs |Edith Leung
India-focused ChrysCapital Partners has reached a first close of USD 1.4bn on its 10th private equity fund, according to three sources familiar with the situation. The first close took place earlier in March and the institutional hard cap has been set at USD 2bn, the sources added. Including the GP commitment, the final total is likely to be nearly USD 2.2bn. The fund is oversubscribed, and the fundraising process is expected to conclude towards the end of 2Q25, one of the sources said.
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2 months ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Tim Burroughs |Edith Leung
Amit Gupta, one of TPG NewQuest’s four founding partners, will depart in June 2026 as part of a broader ongoing transition at the Asia-focused secondaries specialist that also includes several promotions and assorted new hires. LPs were recently informed that Gupta, who oversees investment activities in India and Southeast Asia, would make a staged exit over an approximately 16-month period, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
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2 months ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Vivian Li |Edith Leung
News (Intelligence) • Growth capital pullback unlikely to harm portfolio as companies move towards profitability• Liquidity via GP-led secondary for Fund V set to be followed by Fore Coffee’s Indonesia IPO• AI is an increasing area of focus for new deals, portfolio-level operational improvementThe scandal surrounding Indonesian aquaculture start-up eFishery has shaken investor confidence in Southeast Asia.
