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Brookfield raises $2.4bn for catalytic transition fund, names four new investors

Additional capital raised from CDPQ, GIC, Prudential and Temasek, joins UAE giant climate finance vehicle Alterra.

September 24, 2024

How China is making the green leap in power generation and manufacturing

To achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2060, China is retrofitting coal-fire powered plants, expanding energy storage systems, and changing the demand for energy across key sectors, according to a collaborative article from MioTech and GIC.

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KKR buys into Philippine hospitals operator amid Asian healthcare boom

Public investors miss out, at least for the time being, as Metro Pacific Investments shelves its planned $1.6 billion IPO of the fast-growing Metro Pacific Hospitals.

October 15, 2019

Asset World kicks off Thailand’s first major IPO since election

Food and beverage-to-real estate conglomerate TCC seeks $1.36 billion from a listing of its hospitality and retail business. It could be the first of a series of big listings in Thailand following the belated return of democracy in March.

September 12, 2019

Why PE investors believe returns will hold up in Vietnam

Can the industry build on its recent successes in one of Asia's most promising markets? And can it do so without compromising returns?

August 04, 2019

How Singapore's GIC spots tech unicorns in their infancy

“We are almost at the point where every company is a tech company.” The sovereign wealth fund's co-heads of technology investment outline their approach to the sector.

July 03, 2019

Bharti Airtel kicks off jumbo $3.5b rights issue

India’s leading telecom operator follows its rival to raise a huge pile of fresh capital in order to sustain a prolonged price war between the major telcos.

May 02, 2019

GIC, Mizuho give Vietcombank $265m capital boost

The funds raised via a private placement bolster Vietcombank’s capital ahead of Vietnam's application of Basel II in 2020. However, the state could continue to demand big dividends.

January 09, 2019

Luckin Coffee raises another $200m to fuel expansion

Bagging $400 million within five months, it is increasingly convincing for Luckin Coffee to call itself a challenger to Starbucks in China.

December 12, 2018