DUE DILIGENCE

The due diligence that investors in family businesses must not skip

2026-07-19T23:00:00.000Z
A demonstration of robots assembling chips during the Semicon South-east Asia 2026 event in Kuala Lumpur in May 2026.
DUE DILIGENCE

Beyond the assembly line – Can Malaysia climb the semiconductor value chain?

2026-06-28T23:00:00.000Z
South-east Asia is not one market but a patchwork of distinct regulatory systems, business cultures, and languages. That complexity is precisely what makes it defensible against a one-size-fits-all product built in Palo Alto.
DUE DILIGENCE

South-east Asia has never produced an enterprise software giant. AI might change that.

2026-05-17T23:00:00.000Z
Razer, founded by Tan Min-Liang and dual-headquartered in Singapore and California, is one of the world’s leading gaming peripheral brands by revenue.
DUE DILIGENCE

Creative, Razer, Secretlab – What’s the playbook for building a global brand from Singapore?

2026-04-19T09:16:15.000Z
While the price of Bitcoin stagnated in 2025, the structure of the crypto ecosystem matured at a velocity that the charts ignore.
DUE DILIGENCE

2025 was not the year crypto died; it was the year crypto got a job

2026-01-18T08:30:43.000Z
A distinctive operating environment does not make Japan harder, just different. It is a market that rewards builders who think in decades, not quarters.
DUE DILIGENCE

As Japan lets go of legacy practices, digital push opens door for business software market

2025-10-19T23:00:00.000Z
Over the last 18 months, there has been a Cambrian explosion of AI-enabled consumer platforms across most sectors one can think of, completely reimagining software and platforms for an otherwise existing demand base.
DUE DILIGENCE

From search to prompt: Consumer AI will eat the app world

2025-09-21T23:00:00.000Z
People taking part in a free Zumba dance workshop on a street during Car Free Day in Jakarta.
DUE DILIGENCE

From padel to Pilates, health and fitness are powering Indonesia’s next consumer wave

2025-08-24T23:00:00.000Z
Companies that can deliver reliable, cost-effective solutions with strong local support stand to grow rapidly, without having to fight head-on with TSMC or Samsung on leading-edge process nodes.
DUE DILIGENCE

Look beyond AI hype to find compelling semiconductor investments as supply chains shift

2025-07-20T23:00:00.000Z
Vietnam is strong in apparel manufacturing, from simple to complex wear, such as suits.
DUE DILIGENCE

Can Vietnam redefine the future of cross-border e-commerce, despite potentially stormy tradewinds ahead?

2025-05-18T21:00:00.000Z