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U.S. stock exchanges are still waiting for the return of major Asian-company listings despite a pickup in the IPO market across Asia itself, with

Indian beauty and skincare startups, which till recently were riding high on increasing disposable incomes and self-care awareness, seem to have hit a rough patch.

PT Griya MieSejati, which operates Indonesia's oldest noodle restaurant chain Bakmi GM, is said to be exploring a strategic sale by selling a sizeable

Habitto , a Japanese digital bank that also offers financial advice, has announced raising $11.7 million in its Series A funding round anchored by QED Investors DG Daiwa Ventures , and Scrum Ventures

Singapore-headquartered Skyform will pursue growth by acquiring and scaling up enterprise technology services companies in Asia Pacific, the statement said.

Alt Mobility and Candytoy Corporate have raised $10 million and $13 million, respectively, in Series A funding, while ShopDeck has raised $8 million in its Series B funding round.

Wall Street's $1-trillion giant Blackstone has acquired a majority stake in JJ Tools, a Korean producer of industrial cutting tools, as the group continues to be active in dealmaking in the North Asian country this year.

Gurugram-based wealthtech platform Univest is in talks to raise $16 million in a Series A funding round, The Economic Times reported on Wednesday.

The acquisition was done through Amartha's holding company, PT Amartha Nusantara Raya (ANR), which oversees all of Amartha's business operations, including its P2P lending platform PT Amartha Mikro Fintek and credit scoring Ascore. ANR acquired the stakes from previous shareholders PT SAM Global Kapital and PT Bosowa Asuransi.

Singapore-headquartered blockchain payments network Partior has closed its Series B funding round at $80 million after roping in Deutsche Bank as an investor, according to an announcement on Wednesday.