FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2025: entries are now open
FinanceAsia's annual Achievement Awards recognises excellence in bringing together those issuers, banks, investors, advisors and other market participants, who are working hard to develop...
EQT launches $2.7bn take private bid for Fujitec as Japan M&A continues apace
EQT’s BPEA Private Equity Fund IX said that intends to make a $2.7 billion tender offer to privatise Fujitec, a leading Japanese manufacturer...
IIX adds $60mn issuance to its Women’s Livelihood Bond series
Singapore-based Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) closed a $60 million Women’s Livelihood Bond (WLB) issuance at the end of July. The notes consist of...
Interview: C Capital’s CEO Ben Cheng on China’s new private equity wave
Ben Cheng, chief executive officer (CEO) of C Capital, reveals how a new cycle of China private equity investment has broken from past...
Citi makes senior Apac DCM hire, rejigs leadership; boosts GAM team
Citi has appointed Deepak Dangayach as managing director and co-head of debt capital markets (DCM) for Japan, Asia North and Australia (JAN) and Asia...
Société Générale names Jerome Niddam as next Apac CEO
French banking giant Société Générale has appointed Jerome Niddam as Asia Pacific (Apac) chief executive officer (CEO).
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Interview: Fangfang Chen, BNY’s head of Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific (Apac) region is a key growth region for US global banking giant BNY. The New York-headquartered banking giant already has...
Hillhouse-owned Samty Holdings closes $390m Japan hotel real estate fund
Hillhouse-owned Samty Holdings, a Japanese accommodation developer and hotel operator, has closed its first hotel-focused private real estate fund.
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US reaches trade deal with EU at 15% tariff; $1.35tn of investments announced
The White House announced on July 28 that it had reached a trade deal with the European Union (EU), effectively reducing the previously...
Global ESG sukuk market to surpass $60bn by end of 2026: Fitch
The global environmental, social and governance (ESG) sukuk market is likely to surpass $60 billion (outstanding) by the end of 2026, according to...

