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  China

  China’s AI and robotics edge is winning back Western LPs, say investors

  May 19, 2026

  Strong manufacturing, cheap energy and a resurgent IPO market are drawing investors back to a market that spent four years in retreat.

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  China

  China’s block on Manus AI deal won’t kill ‘Singapore washing’

  April 29, 2026

  Beijing has ordered the unwinding of Meta’s $2B acquisition. Yet the playbook that enabled it remains very much alive.

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  PE Fundraising

  EQT raises $15.6B for Asia’s largest PE fund yet

  April 21, 2026

  Fundraising comes as the region’s PE fund count hits its lowest level in a decade, as capital concentrates around established managers.

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  Venture Capital

  Surge in mega-deals vaults US to top of global VC per capita list

  January 9, 2026

  Mammoth AI investments have pushed American annual deal value close to record highs, while Europe continues to grow its presence.

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  Private Equity

  5 charts: Why Japanese PE is so resilient in 2025

  December 9, 2025

  The growth of mid-market and a rebound in carveouts are among the catalysts driving dealmaking in the country.

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  Asia

  Qatar’s investment in Japan shows governance reforms are working

  November 13, 2025

  PE dealmaking has exploded since the government set its sights on boosting corporate profitability.

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  Asia

  ChrysCapital’s record $2.2B raise underscores India’s resurgent PE market

  November 5, 2025

  The new vehicle is 60% larger than its predecessor, and is the firm’s 10th flagship fund since its founding in 1999.

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  Autonomous Vehicles

  China’s Pony AI seeks $862M in Hong Kong listing

  November 3, 2025

  The autonomous driving company is expected to price its shares at HK$139 each, a 4.2% discount to its Nasdaq closing price on Friday.

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  IPO

  Strong liquidity and stable macros support record PE-backed IPOs in India

  October 31, 2025

  Hefty exits in October pushed this year’s total to surpass 2024.

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  IPO

  Hong Kong’s IPO market rebounds with $41.6B raised already this year

  September 26, 2025

  PE and VC-backed listings in 2025 are on the rise again after three years of decline.

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  Capital Pool

  Q&A: Manulife’s multiasset CIO on China, commodities, infrastructure

  September 9, 2025

  Manulife Investment Management’s Nathan Thooft talks asset allocation, mainland China and opportunities outside the US.

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  SoftBank

  Vision Funds’ $4.5B investment gain pushes SoftBank to quarterly profit

  August 7, 2025

  The Japanese group is aggressively putting money into AI to drive growth, including placing heavy bets on ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

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  Venture Capital

  Uzbekistan’s 1st unicorn Uzum takes victory lap with $70M at $1.5B valuation

  August 5, 2025

  The deal occurs during a growth phase for Central Asia’s VC market.

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  PE

  Australia PE deals reach $11B in Q2

  July 21, 2025

  Favorable sectors in the country include B2B and IT.

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  Private Wealth

  Hamilton Lane kicks off industry’s first Asian PE-focused evergreen fund

  July 2, 2025

  Firm says investor demand grows for more targeted, region-specific exposure.

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  IPO

  North America leads PE-backed IPO rebound as EMEA, Asia-Pacific stall

  June 27, 2025

  Listings recover in the region, but macroeconomics hits exit plans elsewhere.

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  Asia

  Poor liquidity, political turmoil hamper South Korean VC

  June 16, 2025

  Q1 saw a drop in the country’s VC dealmaking to its lowest since before the pandemic

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  Bankruptcy

  PE portfolios feel the sting of protectionism

  June 13, 2025

  Local-for-local and dynamic pricing are key

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