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Privatisation

ASEAN Business

Genting Bhd moves to privatise Genting Malaysia in RM6.7 billion deal

HSBC currently owns about 63% of Hang Seng Bank and will spend about US$14 billion buying up the shares it doesn’t already hold.
Global Enterprise

HSBC plans to privatise Hang Seng at US$37 billion valuation

The competition watchdog had opened a public consultation on Sep 8 to seek feedback on the deal. TPG had acquired Econ Healthcare (Asia) on after proposing to to privatise it on Feb 14.
Companies & Markets

Competition watchdog clears Econ Healthcare acquisition, says deal has not substantially lessened competition

“The remaining clearances are still pending, and the completion of all procedures is now expected to be in mid-January 2026 or later,” Toyota Industries said.
Transport & Logistics

Toyota Industries 4.7 trillion yen buyout plan faces antitrust delays

Signage outside Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) offices in Austin, Texas, US, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. Electronic Arts Inc. agreed to sell itself to Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and a pair of private equity firms in a deal that values the company at about $55 billion, marking the largest leveraged buyout on record. Photographer: Kaylee Greenlee/Bloomberg
Banking & Finance

JPMorgan’s US$20 billion EA deal marks win over private credit

Electronic Arts generated nearly 75 per cent of fiscal 2025 sales from live-service revenue rather than new purchases.
Companies & Markets

Electronic Arts buyout talk highlights video game struggles as growth slows

The trust scheme for the privatisation of FHT is expected to become effective on Sep 23.
Companies & Markets

Frasers Hospitality Trust to suspend trading on Sep 12, expected to delist on Oct 6

FILE PHOTO: Photographers take photos of the stock closing price and forex exchange rates on a board during a ceremony marking the end of trading in 2024 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan December 30, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Banking & Finance

From vultures to defenders, Japan private equity deals head for record year

The move to privatise comes as China’s automakers are locked in a bruising, years-long price war that has raised costs and squeezed margins.
Transport & Logistics

Dongfeng Motor Group at near eight-year peak on privatisation plan

The offeror noted that Cosmosteel has remained on the SGX watch-list since it was placed there in June 2018, and that it faces potential suspension from trading if it should fail to meet the watch-list exit criteria by Jun 4.
Companies & Markets

3HA Capital to privatise watch-listed CosmoSteel after buyout offer accepted

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