Capital returns from key Southeast Asian markets were quite poor in 2020. Singapore ended the year…
Category: EQUITY/M&A
IMPACT OF GRAB-GOJEK MERGER ON CONSUMERS AND DRIVERS UNLIKELY TO BE HUGE
BY Nitin Pangarkar Concerns over predatory, monopolistic behaviour may be overstated given how the consumer is…
SOUTHEAST ASIAN MARKETS END 2020 WITH INDICES IN THE RED
MALAYSIA Bursa Malaysia ended the year 2020 broadly lower in line with most regional markets, with…
TECH SET TO DRIVE ASIA M&A IN 2021
Coronavirus-spurred growth in the technology sector will help drive M&A activity in the Asia Pacific next…
THAILAND IPOs SECOND LARGEST IN ASIA
Total offerings worth B159bn as of Dec 25 Thailand grabbed the No.2 spot for initial public…
ASEAN’S LARGEST TRAVEL APP EXPLORING GOING PUBLIC
Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s largest online travel app, said on Monday it “was looking to go public…
ALL EYES ON FGV FOLLOWING REPORTS OF FELDA’S TAKEOVER
All eyes are set on FGV Holdings Bhd’s shares today, hours after the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda)…
TESCO SATISFIED WITH US$10.6B SALE OF ASIA BUSINESS
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco expects to complete the $10.6 billion sale of its Asian businesses to…
THAILAND’S SEC: CRITICAL CAPITAL MARKET CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED
Pichit Akrathit, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, centre left, and Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol, SEC secretary-general,…
MEGA M&A TO CREATE ASIA’S NEXT ISLAMIC FINANCE HUB
By Fauziah Rizki Yuniarti, Three Indonesian Islamic Banks signed a merger deal last October aiming to increase the efficiency, performance, and thus competitiveness of…