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Does the challenging venture capital funding climate raise concerns about recovery in 2025? Will investors' cautious approach linger?

The continuing slowdown in exit activity has been a key reason for turbulence in private equity (PE) dealmaking in Asia, according to leading industry executives at the Asia PE-VC Summit 2024.

Japanese logistics provider Trancom will seek to go private in a management buyout with US private equity group Bain Capital, the company said Tuesday, in an estimated 100 billion yen ($706 million) deal.

The move comes at a time when there is an increase in demand for additional warehouses amid tight cold storage supply and rising market demand for frozen foods, while the country's restaurant industry suffers from a labour crunch.

Redcliffe Labs, a pan-India omnichannel diagnostics service provider, has garnered as much as $42 million in its Series C round from a host of new and existing investors, per an announcement.

Digital infrastructure solutions provider iBUS Network and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. has secured an investment of about $34 million (Rs 280 crore) from

e6data has raised $10 million in its Series A funding round led by Accel; AltiusHub has raised $2.25 million in its seed funding round led by Endiya Partners; while Bluecopa has raised $1.8 million in its pre-Series A round.

Bow Wave Capital Management , a US-based private investment firm, has made another close of its Philippine-focused buyout fund at $89.6 million, its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed.

Navigating the unpredictable waters of the tech ecosystem, especially during an economic downturn, requires strategic foresight, adaptability, and

New York- and Bangkok-based alternative investment firm ALLY Global is betting on developing an ecosystem of sports, media, and entertainment in Southeast Asia for its private equity investing platform.