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Filipino fast food chain Jollibee may take a bite of UK sandwich chain Pret A Manger
If the deal with Pret A Manger is consolidated, this would become Jollibee’s biggest acquisition to date.
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JAS Asset acquires cafe chain Casa Lapin to set up joint venture Beans and Brown
JAS Asset’s new joint venture – Beans and Brown will take over coffee house chain Casa Lapin, with plans to strengthen the brand overseas and list the subsidiary within 3 years.
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Myanmar’s search technology startup Bindez secures six-digit USD round from Vulpes Investment
Bindez will use the capital to scale up its business in order to meet the growing demand in Myanmar.
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Japan’s fintech startup Money Forward gets IPO approval
The budgeting app has more than 5 million users.
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Japanese startup Ambient Intelligence raises funding to develop submersible underwater drone
The startup will use the capital to accelerate their underwater drone production and begin their drone rentals by November 2017.
