Tech giant GoTo, which raised $1.1 billion through an IPO on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in April, is planning to raise fresh capital from a new investor through a private placement of shares. In a filing to the IDX on Friday, GoTo said it plans to issue 118.43 billion shares, representing a roughly 10%… Continue reading Indonesian tech giant GoTo plans to raise fresh capital through private placement …
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General Atlantic plans to invest over $2b in India, SE Asia over next two years …
Global private equity firm General Atlantic plans to plough $2 billion into India and Southeast Asia over the next two years after falling valuations made the region’s startups more attractive, a senior executive told Reuters. General Atlantic is in early-stage investment talks with about 15 companies in sectors including technology, financial services, retail and consumer,… Continue reading General Atlantic plans to invest over $2b in India, SE Asia over next two years …
India must establish crypto rules for regulatory ‘peace, certainty’, says CoinSwitch CEO
India must establish rules on cryptocurrencies to resolve regulatory uncertainty, protect investors and boost its crypto sector, CoinSwitch CEO Ashish Singhal said on Sunday. Although India’s central bank has backed a ban on cryptocurrencies over risks to financial stability, a federal government move to tax income from them has been interpreted by the industry as a sign… Continue reading India must establish crypto rules for regulatory ‘peace, certainty’, says CoinSwitch CEO
India: Paytm payments bank says central bank may lift curbs in 3-5 months
India’s Paytm Payments Bank, which facilitates transactions on mobile commerce platform Paytm, expects the central bank to allow it to resume taking on new customers in the next few months, a top executive told Reuters. In March, the Reserve Bank of India ordered a comprehensive audit of the company’s IT systems, citing “material” supervisory concerns, without elaborating further,… Continue reading India: Paytm payments bank says central bank may lift curbs in 3-5 months
Vietnam sacks head of the country’s main stock exchange over “wrongdoing”
Vietnam has fired general director of its main Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the government said on Saturday, as the country intensifies a long-running crackdown on officials it accuses of graft. Le Hai Tra, 47, was dismissed for “having committed serious violations and wrongdoings”, the government said in a statement, without elaborating. He was also… Continue reading Vietnam sacks head of the country’s main stock exchange over “wrongdoing”
Vietnam’s Vinfast says IPO may be delayed to 2023 due to market uncertainty …
The chairman of Vietnam’s Vingroup conglomerate said on Wednesday that an initial public offering (IPO) for the company’s auto unit, VinFast, may be delayed until next year due to market uncertainty. The IPO is currently slated for the fourth quarter of this year. Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong also told the company’s annual general meeting the… Continue reading Vietnam’s Vinfast says IPO may be delayed to 2023 due to market uncertainty …
Renault to sell 34% of its Korea unit to China’s Geely for $207m …
Renault will sell just over a third of its Korea unit to China’s Geely Automobile Holdings for 264 billion won ($207 million) as the French automaker looks to shore up sales in its home market and focuses on its electric business. The deal also comes months after Geely and Renault announced a partnership to develop a lineup of… Continue reading Renault to sell 34% of its Korea unit to China’s Geely for $207m …
Uber to cut costs, slow down hiring to turn lean, CEO tells employees
Uber Technologies Inc will scale back hiring and reduce expenditure on its marketing and incentive activities, CNBC reported on Monday, citing a letter from Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi. The ride-hailing company becomes the latest to rein in costs to have a lean investment model, after Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc said last week it would slow down the growth of its workforce. Khosrowshahi… Continue reading Uber to cut costs, slow down hiring to turn lean, CEO tells employees
Chinese new energy startup Greater Bay Technology raises $150m, joins unicorn club …
Guangzhou Greater Bay Technology, which is incubated by Chinese state-owned automaker GAC Group, has closed nearly 1 billion yuan ($149.8 million) in a Series A round to become the latest unicorn company from China’s new energy sector. The Guangzhou-based startup said in a statement on Thursday that it reached the unicorn valuation of over $1… Continue reading Chinese new energy startup Greater Bay Technology raises $150m, joins unicorn club …
Vietnam-based investment app Finhay said to raise $25m funding
Singapore-based Openspace Ventures and mid-market private equity firm Vietnam Investment Group (VIG) are understood to have co-led a $25 million funding round for Vietnamese robo-advisor Finhay. Finhay’s existing backer, Thien Viet Securities (TVS), also participated in the round, sources familiar with the matter told DealStreetAsia. Go to Source