Markets & Investing
Singapore's PE and VC deals reached US$19.8b in Q1 2018
Singapore's PE and VC deals reached US$19.8b in Q1 2018
It pushed SEA investment deals to skyrocket to US$21.9b from US$687m in Q1 2017.
CityDev's share price hit by surprise property policy
It has the largest inventory of about 2,000 units for launching from H2 2018 to 2019.
Sembcorp Industries to get $200m of 5% perpetual securities
It will cease trading in SGX securities after redemption.
SGX to amend financial and capital requirements for bank and remote members
One of the changes aims to rely on the requirements by the home regulator instead of SGX.
Xiaomi call warrants to start SGX trading on 9 July
Its Hong Kong IPO will start on the same date.
Singapore's Makara Innovation Fund secures US$150m from Jordanian investor
Makara Capital will utilise it to fund late-stage start-ups and growth-stage companies.
APAC IPO proceeds ballooned 80% to US$3.1b
Vietnam led the growth with a real estate developer listing of US$3.1b.
Singapore IPO proceeds plummeted 20% to US$408m
Small-cap listings dominated the market amidst uncertainty and trade tensions.
Singapore firms' payment performance weakened in Q2
Prompt payments fell slightly by 1.65 ppt to 49.55% of total transactions.
Daily Briefing: Fuel shortage in Asia pushed Singapore oil prices to a 3-year high; Starhub welcomes new CEO
And Golden Gate Ventures joined a $19.9m funding for a Singapore care-giving startup.
ComfortdelGro buys 49% stake in Australian car repair firm for $943,000
WSRC provides repair and maintenance of vehicles.
9 in 10 planned M&A deals failed in the past year
Nearly 3 in 5 bosses blamed competition and disagreement over the valuation price.
PropNex Realty debuts on SGX Mainboard at 68.5 cents per share
Its $240m market cap boosted the real estate cluster's cap to $179b.
EDBI joins US$220m funding for China bio-pharma player
I-Mab will use the fund to further develop its pre-clinical and clinical assets.
PropNex Realty raises $38m from IPO
Its publicly offered shares were 24.6 times oversubscribed.
Temasek invests $341.65m in US tech firm
The Singapore wealth fund is UST Global's first institutional investor.
Courts Asia offers to buy back $75m worth of 5.75% notes due 2019
The firm's existing cash surplus will fund their offering.
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