Fundraising

TAKING HEART

Sing60 ends on a high note for charity

More than 60 home-grown acts across several genres performed at the two-day music festival

August Global Partners' second fund AGP Healthcare Fund has already deployed capital and gotten returns before closing fundraising.

August Global Partners raises US$150 million in final close of Healthcare fund

The fund seeks opportunities in healthtech, advanced manufacturing, digital health and precision medicine

The group's controlling shareholders and directors, its chief executive Goh Wee Ping (pictured) and associates of these individuals hold a “substantial portion” of the Series 001 notes.

Wee Hur Holdings prices S$30 million notes due 2030 at 4.8%

The notes are expected to be issued on Dec 1 and to list on the Singapore Exchange on Dec 2

HKEX has raised US$24 billion in the year to October, nearly trebling the amount recorded in the same period last year.

Hong Kong poised to reclaim top global IPO ranking in 2025

Geopolitical tensions and regulatory backlash in the US against Chinese stocks are working in the city’s favour

DayOne’s portfolio of assets comprised some 480 megawatts of data centre capacity in service.

Chinese data centre firm GDS aims to raise over US$1 billion for international unit DayOne: sources

GDS is aiming to build up DayOne into an independently run and separately listed unit in the mid to long term

The museum, which boasts one of the largest permanent collections on the planet, said the ball aimed to “celebrate London’s status as one of the world’s leading cultural capitals".

Brit Gala? British Museum hosts Met-inspired fundraising ball

The theme, less ambitious than the Met’s elaborate fashion cues, was “pink” – inspired by the “colours and light of India”

The amount that S-Reits have raised so far this year exceed the S$2.9 billion recorded in 2024 and the S$1.9 billion in 2023.
REIT WATCH

S-Reits fundraising uptrend continues in 2025, with S$4 billion raised year to date

Close to half of this year’s funds have come from the primary markets

Kraken recently began offering tokenised equity trading, including stocks and ETFs, and has widened its product suite in advance of a planned initial public offering.

Kraken in strategic investor talks at US$20 billion valuation

The crypto exchange has until this year raised only about US$27 million in primary capital

BlackRock’s merger with HPS comes as part of a larger push by its co-founder Larry Fink to cement the firm’s future in private markets.

BlackRock pauses fundraising for latest Asia private credit fund

The New York-based firm has completed its acquisition of HPS on Jul 1