IPO

Co-living operator The Assembly Place opens 34.8% above IPO price in Catalist debut

It rises 45.7% above its initial public offering price to S$0.335 in early trade

Applicants seeking between 100,000 and 249,000 shares of The Assembly Place are the most successful, accounting for 38.3% of the shares allocated.

The Assembly Place’s IPO 35.5 times subscribed ahead of Catalist debut

It raises net proceeds of S$10.8 million, from gross proceeds of S$18.3 million

Share prices on display inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is offering help in fundraising and IPO preparations with partners including banks, auditors and venture capital funds in Asia.

Tokyo looks to bolster IPO market by luring startups across Asia

20 startups have been chosen for the TSE initiative with half of them based in Singapore and Taiwan 

Alibaba has been among the most aggressive investors in and advocates for AI since DeepSeek fired up the local tech industry.

Alibaba plans IPO for AI chipmaking unit T-Head: sources

As a first step, Alibaba plans to restructure the unit as a business partly owned by employees

Aside from China, Chi Forest sells its products in countries including the US, UK, France, Singapore, Japan and Australia.

Temasek-backed fizzy drinks maker Chi Forest considers Hong Kong IPO: sources

The drinks manufacturer has held early talks with potential advisers about the share sale

Toku offered 63 million placement shares and two million public offer shares at S$0.25 each.

Customer experience platform Toku closes 14% above IPO price on Catalist debut

The company offers AI-based cloud communications services to businesses

Toku's IPO draws 1,115 valid applications for its public tranche of two million shares at S$0.25 a piece.

Customer experience platform Toku’s IPO 31.9 times subscribed

The company raises total gross proceeds of about S$16.3 million

Zhaoyiming Snacks is a chain operated by snack and beverage retailer Busy Ming Group.

China’s Busy Ming bets on bargain snacks in US$428 million Hong Kong IPO

The retailer is now a national player in China’s snack market via small packs and budget pricing

Almost no Vietnamese firms have debuted in the US through a conventional IPO; some enter the market via a blank-cheque merger.

From Wall Street to Asia: Vietnamese firms diversify IPO options 

The US is no longer the default dreamland, with growing interest in Hong Kong and Singapore listings

The IPO of Fore Coffee, a tech-driven coffee chain in Indonesia, threw the spotlight on the growing depth of domestic capital markets and reduced reliance on overseas exits.

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