KKR-backed Avendus to tap tech investment banking deals in Southeast Asia

MUMBAI: Indian financial services firm Avendus will start offering investment banking services from Singapore to cash in on an expected technology sector dealmaking boom in the Southeast Asia region.

Majority owned by U.S. private equity giant KKR, Avendus is best known in India for advising large startups such as SoftBank-backed food delivery firm Swiggy and eyewear retailer Lenskart on their fund raising.