Axiom Asia Private Capital announced the final close of its fourth private equity fund of funds, Axiom Asia IV, at US$1.03 billion.

Isentia, a content distribution and media analytics technology company based in Sydney, Australia announces the acquisition of Shanghai-based China Newswire.

Samsung has announced its intention to invest in seed to Series B stages within virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and IoT space via Samsung NEXT, a US$150 million venture capital fund.

China New Century Healthcare is looking to raise up to US$129 million in an IPO at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this month. The trading of the company's share will begin on January 18.

Israel's leading venture capital firm Yozma Group is entering the global markets, investing US$42.1 million in Korean startups through a fund named "Yozma Group - Daesung Private Equity Inc" which is slated to begin in the first half of 2017.

Backed by IDG Capital, Fortune Capital and the direct investment arm of Ping An Insurance, Chinese online gaming firm G-bits Network Technology has completed its IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, raising an amount of US$138 million.

Singapore-listed SATS has entered into a conditional share sale agreement with Malaysia Airlines to acquire a 10 percent stake in Evergreen Sky Catering Corporation (ESCC) for RM100 million (about US$22.3 million).

Vietnamese real estate investment and development firm VinaCapital Group to open a US$4 billion integrated tourism and leisure destination - operate under the name Hoiana and the property’s first phase will open in early 2019.

Garena Interactive Holding Ltd., a Singapore-based unicorn is reportedly going ahead with an initial public offering in the United States that may raise US$1 billion, according to Wall Street Journal.

EVISU Group Limited, a Japanese high-end denim brand, has announced today that it has bought back the retail and franchise rights for the Chinese market at a price tag of US$40 million.