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Daily Briefing: Singapore eyes Asia for growth amidst trade tensions; GIC and US private equity firm buy chemicals business for US$12.6b
Daily Briefing: Singapore eyes Asia for growth amidst trade tensions; GIC and US private equity firm buy chemicals business for US$12.6b
And Singtel Innov8 adds an Australian satellite company to its lineup of investments.
Here's one thing that worries GIC when investing
It said tight restrictions on the supply chain would be a negative for business.
Chart of the day: Equity offerings hit 5-year high at US$1.5b
This was driven by follow-on offerings which soared 133.4% to US$1.2b.
Sasseur REIT launches IPO for $396m
Twelve cornerstone investors, including JD.com’s subsidiary, have committed to subscribe to 46.1% of the proceeds.
Credit searches by Singaporean firms rose 3.04% in 2017
These were fuelled by overall trade growth in 2017.
Daily Briefing: London property market woos rich Singaporeans; Alibaba's US$2b investment slashes Temasek stake in Lazada
And here's why 2 in 3 firms ignore their candidates' feedback after an interview.
Chart of the Day: Value of Singapore inbound M&A hits 6-year low
It reached US$516.8m, the slowest start to a year since 2012.
Singapore needs to push its startups beyond seed funding
Despite seed and series A capital abundance, there’s not much series B and C funding enabling startups to scale up.
Singapore M&A deal value crashed 24.8% to US$8b YTD
The number of M&A deals largely fell by 28%.
Fintech firm ayondo targets Catalist IPO at $21m
ayondo will be the first fintech firm to be listed on the SGX-ST Catalist board if this pushes through.
Singapore-based firms raised US$816.9b from equity capital
IPO proceeds soared 479.8% to US$344.4m and bolstered ECM activity.
Small businesses' growth in Singapore is the worst in Asia
Only 47.5% think they grew in 2017, significantly lower than the 68.5% average in the Asia Pacific.
Trump to Singapore's Broadcom: "You're a national security risk"
Singapore's companies on notice that they could pose a national security risk to America.
Golden Gate Ventures raises US$100m fund
The new fund is expected to have a first close before the end of this month and the final close by the end of 2018.
SIIC Environment eyes dual listing in SEHK
It expects to start share trading on 23 March 2018.
Chart of the Day: Temasek's major stock investments yielded 8.1%
Its investments in Keppel paid off the largest at 12.8%.
S-REITs market sparks US asset listings
Analysts expect two more listings to follow Keppel-KBS US REIT’s footsteps.
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