Tim Burroughs

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.