Rise & Connect: Breakfast for Investors & Founders | June 2026, Singapore
On 16 June 2026, founders and investors gathered in Singapore for Rise & Connect Exclusive Breakfast Networking, a morning centered around fundraising, venture building, and private markets. Hosted by Auptimate and Loyal VC, the session brought together an active mix of operators and investors for focused conversations on how deals are actually getting done today. […]
Building a Fund with Global LPs: What Changes When Your Investors Are in 5 Countries
The EQT Signal Every Emerging Manager Should Read Carefully Earlier this year, EQT closed BPEA IX at $15.6 billion, the largest APAC-focused private equity fund ever raised.[1] Of the 75 new LPs who came into that close, 45 came from within EQT’s own platform relationships. The capital was global, drawn from pension funds, sovereign wealth […]
SPV vs Direct Investment: Why Global Deals Close Faster Through Structure
Cross-Border Deals Are the New Normal. Direct Investment Is Not Built for Them. The pace of cross-border deal activity in private markets has accelerated sharply. Syndicate leads in Singapore are co-investing with angels from Dubai. Fund managers in Hong Kong are writing tickets into Southeast Asian startups alongside European family offices. The capital is global. […]