Asia – GP Bullhound

Navigating Southeast Asia’s Tech Frontier: An Interview with GP Bullhound Senior Advisor Shahril Hamdan

Gustav Radell — Mon, 13 May 2024 10:21:13 +0000

“Shahril, could you share your insights on the recent KL20 event and its impact on the tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia?” I believe KL20 – the event and the announcements from more funding dollars to a startup concierge – was a statement of intent from Malaysia to play a leading role in the regional tech ecosystem. It did so by instituting new actions but also being tight about what Malaysia’s…

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Building Cross-Border Tech Communities

Gustav Radell — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:17:53 +0000

In the constantly evolving world of technology, fostering and engaging with vibrant tech communities globally is not just an advantage; it’s a necessity. At GP Bullhound, we’ve positioned ourselves at the intersection of innovation and capital, seeking out ecosystems that possess not only the raw ingredients for success but also the unique characteristics that propel them into becoming world-class…

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GP Bullhound and North Ridge Partners announce exclusive collaboration

Gustav Radell — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:00:36 +0000

The partnership represents a formalisation of the firms’ multi-year relationship, adding to their mutual strength and depth in global coverage of Technology investors and strategic consolidators. This will help unlock growth in key geographies, supporting founders and investors to access a thriving interconnected technology ecosystem. Together, GP Bullhound and NRP have completed over 700…

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Q4 2021 insights into Asian tech investments.

Causality — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 15:30:00 +0000

Elsa Hu, Executive Director at GP Bullhound, commented: “In Q4 2021 we’ve seen Asian investors step up to deploy large amounts of capital into the US and Europe – marking a two-year high since Q4 2019 with c.$50bn into the US, and an increase of almost 90% in European deals since Q4 2020. Chinese investors maintain an outward-looking approach as domestic regulation produces uncertainty.

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Q3 2021 insights into Asian tech investments.

Causality — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:18:46 +0000

Elsa Hu, Executive Director at GP Bullhound, commented: “Asian tech investment activities into Europe and the US have further recovered in Q3, with fundraising deal volume hitting a two-year high and M&A deal volume returning to pre-COVID levels. Blockchain-related assets continued to attract interest, driving Fintech to replace Software to become the most popular tech sector among Asian investors.

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Q2 2021 insights into Asian tech investments.

Causality — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:52:21 +0000

Elsa Hu, Executive Director at GP Bullhound, commented: “Asian tech investment activities into Europe and the US have recovered from the pandemic low, with $12bn raised from Asian investors in Q2 alone. Chinese investors are back in action, with overall deal volume up by 50% QoQ, driven by US and APAC targets. Southeast Asia surpassed India and China as the top destination for European and US tech…

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Q1 2021 insights into Asian tech investments.

Causality — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:30:00 +0000

Elsa Hu, Executive Director at GP Bullhound, commented: “Q1 saw European tech fundraising with Asian investors up by 23% QoQ, with a 2-year record number of deals, and European investments into Asian tech up by 66%, with deal volumes into India having trebled QoQ. Investments in Europe and Asia were dominated by Software and Fintech. Seeing the first increase in European deals since Q2 2020…

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Quarterly Asia Insights.

Causality — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:00:48 +0000

Elsa Hu, Executive Director at GP Bullhound, commented: “With the continued recovery in domestic economies, China tech overseas investments have rebounded to levels last seen in Q4 2019, but with investments into Europe plummeting. European and US tech deals with Asian investors continued to recover, with assets in Europe in favour. While Europeans’ focus has shifted from Southeast Asia and India…

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Quarterly insights into Asian tech investments.

Causality — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 09:03:46 +0000

Elsa Hu, Executive Director at GP Bullhound, commented: “This quarter we saw overall activity increase thanks to large fundraising deals and more US / European tech investments into Asia. Sector-wise, both European and US investors preferred Fintech, Software and Marketplaces, while the US was more bullish on Software. However, with the pandemic and continued geopolitical tensions…

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Quarterly insights into Asian tech investments.

Causality — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 07:57:25 +0000

Elsa Hu, Executive Director at GP Bullhound, commented: “As we expected, the volume of Asian tech investments into Europe and the US dropped slightly in Q2. However, with the recovery of its domestic economy, Chinese tech players started to invest more overseas. Europeans increased Q2 tech investments in Southeast Asia and India, while the US slowed its pace. With the continued geopolitical…

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