Southeast Asia

FinanceAsia Awards 2025 -- open now

Entries are now open for the 29th edition of the FinanceAsia Awards which celebrate the best banks, brokers, consultants, rating agencies, law firms and other financial institutions across the region.

January 14, 2025

Indonesia's Pertamina NRE snaps up 20% of Philippines' Citicore Renewable Energy

The Philippines is one of the fastest growing markets for renewable energy investment and the $115m of proceeds will be used towards hydro, wind and solar projects in the country.

January 10, 2025

Morrison Foerster rehires Scott Jalowayski and appoints HK partner

The Singapore-based private equity and M&A expert joins the law firm from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, while Xiaoxi Lin joins from Linklaters in Hong Kong.

January 09, 2025

Asia's Best Companies 2025 Poll -- open now

FinanceAsia's annual poll celebrates Asia's best companies which are voted for by our readers.

January 07, 2025

Clifford Capital hires from SocGen in energy push; establishes asset management arm

Sophea Seng joins as managing director and head of energy & utilities, as Vid Pulavarti joins as CIO of Clifford Capital Asset Management.

January 06, 2025

Muzinich & Co appoints director in Asia

Pam Hsieh will focus on the private credit firm’s relationships with financial intermediaries and wealth managers across Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

January 06, 2025

GIC boosts investment by $150m in Asia Healthcare Holdings

The funds follow a $170m investment into the Indian healthcare provider in February 2022; AHH's chairman sees "huge growth opportunities" to bridge the supply and demand gap.

December 18, 2024

GIC invests in $62bn AI firm Databricks amid Apac and Middle East expansion

The Series J funding round by the San Francisco tech firm is being led by US venture capital firm Thrive Capital.

December 18, 2024

Asia’s bond outlook upbeat for issuers in 2025: JP Morgan

Refinancing needs, fewer defaults, falling interest rates, sustainable bonds, and support from banks, are all fueling demand.

December 17, 2024

Vietnam shows resilience, benefits from 'China +1'

The Southeast Asian nation is emerging as a market bellwether, with improving fundamentals, however the uncertain 2025 global trade outlook is making some investors cautious.

December 10, 2024