One of the most surprising acquisitions in recent years was announced last week: PropertyGuru Group, the market leading real estate portal in Singapore, is set to be taken private just two years after going public.

The buyer, EQT, is a successful PE firm that has a track record of "swelling and selling" assets—so what is its play in Singapore?

Join Edmund Keith, Simon Baker and Harvey Hancock for a conversation including:

0:00 intros

1:24 Details of the merger between EQT and PropertyGuru

3:30 Who leaked the rumours: sources or the market?

5:10 Is this a good deal for shareholders?

8:30 a brief history of PropertyGuru

9:35 How does EQT double its money in Singapore

16:15 Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam

23:10 Mortgages and Mergers

31:30 Data as a revenue stream

34:20 Market expectations VS actual performance

41:00 Predictions: What is the next big headline we will write about PropertyGuru?