Michelle Teo

Singapore

Managing Editor, Southeast Aisa at DealStreetAsia

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Editor's take: The week that was - May 19 -24

2 weeks ago | dealstreetasia.com | Michelle Teo

The business week ended with US President Donald Trump threatening imports from the EU – the bloc is the country’s largest trading partner – with 50% trade tariffs by June 1. The US President also targeted smartphones made outside of the US, particularly iPhones and Samsung devices. It came as Apple goes ahead with plans to expand its manufacturing supply chain to India, with its Taiwanese contractor Foxconn building a $1.5 billion-factory in Chennai.
GreenStreet: Minding the decarbonisation gaps

2 weeks ago | dealstreetasia.com | Michelle Teo

This month saw an extensive schedule of events in Singapore that brought investors, climate advocates, and policymakers from all over. One trending topic – apart from the ‘road to Belem’ – was carbon trading. In this edition, we also look at how much impact investing has delivered, and ask if clean energy is really so. Powerful and well-placed voices are pointing to the voluntary carbon market as a key solution to closing the climate financing gap.
Novo Holdings eyes opportunities in food, agri and climate tech sectors

2 weeks ago | dealstreetasia.com | Michelle Teo

One of the world’s largest life sciences investors, Novo Holdings, is building out its presence in some of Asia’s key markets, where it sees significant opportunities for growth in the food, agriculture and climate tech sectors. Start your deal-making journey now!Subscribe now to enjoy unlimited access at just $59. Premium coverage on private equity, venture capital, and startups in Asia. Exclusive scoops from our reporters in nine key markets.
PE investors missing out on opportunities in climate adaptation: BCG & Temasek report

1 month ago | dealstreetasia.com | Michelle Teo

Private equity investors are missing out on hundreds of billions of dollars in potential investments in climate adaptation and resilience (Climate A&R ) globally, say BCG and Temasek in a new report. Investors have not been able to capitalise on opportunities in the sector, owing mainly to the difficulties in identifying assets or businesses that can generate attractive returns.
Decarbonising SE Asia presents $50b in annual investment opportunity

1 month ago | dealstreetasia.com | Michelle Teo

Across major economies in Southeast Asia, there potentially needs to be some $50 billion in annual investment by 2030 to “activate systems-level solutions”. These include developing a sustainable bioeconomy, developing next-generation grid infrastructure to improve reliability; and driving the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), including expanding infrastructure, across Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
Editor’s Take: The Week That Was-Apr 21-26

1 month ago | dealstreetasia.com | Michelle Teo

It was early February 2017, and Pope Francis was challenging the people gathered in front of him to change the structure of an economic system that had so far produced only worsening inequalities and environmental damage. His audience was certainly in a position to do so: A room full of leaders in business, professions, and academia, as well as young people and wealthy individuals from across the world, Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
GreenStreet: Financing the Energy Transition

1 month ago | dealstreetasia.com | Michelle Teo

In this edition, climate policy and finance experts talk about issues that go beyond the announcements out of the White House. We also take a look at the rise of private credit in financing climate action; and ask if a different approach to risk management can help drive climate finance to where it is most needed. Over the past five years, a key set of energy transition assets in private markets has generated returns that outpaced their peers in the public markets, according to research by MSCI.
ABC Impact closes Fund II with expanded LP base, including ADB

1 month ago | dealstreetasia.com | Michelle Teo

Temsek-backed private equity impact fund manager ABC Impact has raised more than $600 million for its second vehicle, it said in a statement. Fund II, which is double the size of the firm’s inaugural fund, has garnered commitments from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a Southeast Asia sovereign wealth fund, a US family office, as well as Temasek, Temasek Trust, SeaTown Holdings, Mapletree Investments, and ultra high net worth individuals.
Singapore and China looking to work together in new areas like sustainability, digital payments

Nov 9, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Michelle Teo

Singapore and China are expected to collaborate on new areas in the sustainability and digital fronts. Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong says this will range from green financing and investments, to digital payment systems and trade documentation. He was speaking in an interview with four journalists to discuss his priorities after assuming the position as co-chair of the Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation.
Singapore and China looking to work together in new areas like sustainability, digital payments: Gan Kim Yong

Nov 9, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Michelle Teo |Louisa Tang

SINGAPORE: As the highest-level annual bilateral forum between Singapore and China enters its 20th year, both nations are looking to collaborate in new and emerging areas related to sustainability and the digital front, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong. “We want to exchange views and ideas of how we can work together to move towards zero carbon in this transitional process,” he told reporters.