Deals
It is the first foreign bank to develop and own a headquarter within the Vietnam International Financial Centre.
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Vietnam Digest: UOB to build HQ in Ho Chi Minh City; G-Group gets nod for AI campus in Hanoi
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Asia Digest: Ant International, KPS in expansion mode
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Indonesia's INA broadens investment strategy for active institutional play
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Australia's Perpetual rejects EQT's $1.69b takeover offer over valuation
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Singapore's BDx open to IPO as AI boom fuels Asia expansion
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Affinity Equity Partners exits Vietnam’s HDBank six years after investment
3one4 Capital raises $15m fund to back underrepresented founders
Asia dealmaking slows as private equity pushes through market swings
Temasek-backed Nium to push stablecoin coverage in SE Asia amid rising demand
Vietnamese fintech firm Trusting Social slips back into loss in 2025
KPS has established a Tokyo office to lead investments across the region.
Policy & Regulations
Dubbed INA 2.0 for term 2026-30, the strategy seeks to widen its investment opportunities.
EQT offered to buy all the shares for A$21.64 apiece in cash, a near 40% premium to Perpetual’s closing price on Tuesday.
IPOs & Markets
BDx is focusing more on building new sites than acquisitions because takeover prices have become expensive.
Vietnam
The company plans to debut on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange in the first week of August.
Indonesia
Sellers with turnover of $28,000 or less will be exempted from having taxes collected.
World
Total value of announced deals hit $2.8 trillion in the first six months.
Greater China
The EV company aims to raise more than $200 million through a SPAC merger.
The inspection follows a corporate governance scandal involving a top Cathay executive.
