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A pre-IPO investment in Go-Jek, insider trading appeal in India, the Twitch of China lists in New York, VPlus China VC raises funds and other recent deals.

Japan’s Recruit Holding poaches Glassdoor, Walmart shops for Flipkart and other recent deals from around the region.

Grab buys Uber’s Southeast Asia business, Li Ka-shing sells Hong Kong skyscraper for record price, Ping An raises US$1.12bn from Good Doctor IPO and Sri Lanka taps offshore bond investors.

Louis Dreyfus acquires oilseed refining plant in Tianjin, Lodha Developers files for IPO, China SCE Property issues bonds, Spirit AeroSystems divests China JV, Indian cellphone tower merger and other recent deals.

Vedanta buys Electrosteel through resolution plan, the India leg of Proctor & Gamble’s US$4.2bn acquisition of Merck’s consumer health unit, a sustainability bond in Indonesia to fund a rubber plantation, Alibaba’s artificial intelligence investment and other recent deals.

Pepsi’s Tropicana challenges hashtag disparagement, OCBC issues covered bonds, GreenTree Hospitality IPOs in New York and other recent matters across the region.

Carlyle buys some Australian wine, Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group taps Eurobond investors, Naspers sells Tencent shares and iQiyi IPOs in New York, plus other recent deals.

The latest deals, including a liability management exercise by Ratchaburi Electricity, a poverty alleviation fund in China, divestment by Indiabulls and icing’s going-private deal.

HDFC’s debut masala bonds, Bandhan Bank’s IPO, Naspers’ sale of Tencent shares and KKR’s inaugural global yen offering.

Including Tencent’s Series B financing of Huya, Tsui Wah’s entry to Singapore, Grab’s new cycling platform and Paytm’s merger of Nearbuy and Little