The Taiwan-listed fibre optic and data cable manufacturer will buy the Singapore-headquartered ICT business using cash and Citi financing to strengthen its data centre infrastructure capabilities amid surging AI demand.

Recent deals have involved hotel, food delivery and energy assets from firms in Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan and Thailand. Japanese corporates are seeking diversification in western markets.

Chang, president of Citibank Taiwan and vice chair of Asia North corporate banking, will succeed Aftab Ahmed, who is retiring, on April 1.

From financial knowledge to government support, players in Thailand and Taiwan are finding new ways to channel capital into LGBTQ+-focussed businesses across Asia.

Boussard was most recently the bank's deputy head of group asset liability management (ALM) treasury, and is replacing Manon Breuvart, who has a new role at the bank.

Google invests in BlackRock-owned NGP to accelerate new energy electricity grid in Taiwan and to achieve its clean energy goals.

The ChatGPT maker will commit more than $234m to support the city-state’s national AI strategy, alongside collaborations with Google and Nvidia; in addition, AMD is investing $10bn in Taiwan’s AI infrastructure and AI has boosted Lenovo's revenues.

Read on for the winners of the 30th edition of the FinanceAsia Awards, across mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea and Taiwan.