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M&A
Kirin to pay $978 million for Fraser and Neave stake
The Japanese beverage company agrees to acquire 14.7% of Fraser and Neave from Temasek in an effort to enhance its footprint and product offering in Asia-Pacific.
By Lillian Liu | 27 July 2010
M&A
India's Fortis gives up battle for Parkway
The Indian hospital operator agrees to sell its shares in Parkway to IHH and abandons its own bid for the Singapore-listed healthcare provider after the Khazanah subsidiary ...
By Anette Jönsson | 27 July 2010
M&A
Honam pays $1.25 billion for Titan in petrochemical deal
Korea's Honam Petrochemical makes its first overseas acquisition with a $1.25 billion purchase of Malaysia's Titan Chemicals.
By Rupert Walker | 19 July 2010
M&A
Daiwa acquires CB and derivatives business from KBC
Daiwa pays about $1 billion and says it will use KBC's secondary CB platform for an expansion into CB origination in Asia.
By Anette Jönsson | 6 July 2010
M&A
HSBC buys part of RBS's India business
HSBC will pay a premium of up to $95 million for Royal Bank of Scotland’s retail and commercial businesses in India.
By Lara Wozniak, Rupert Walker | 5 July 2010
M&A
China Resources takes a caffeine injection
China Resources Enterprise pays $42 million to buy a majority stake in Pacific Coffee from Chevalier Pacific, earning Chevalier a healthy return on its five-year investment.
By Rupert Walker | 30 June 2010
M&A
Primus consortium and AIG amend Nan Shan purchase agreement
$325 million of the purchase price will be placed in escrow to support Nan Shan's capital ratio as Primus and China Strategic try to convince the Taiwan regulator to approve ...
By Anette Jönsson | 14 June 2010
M&A
Sinochem to invest $3.07 billion in Brazilian oil field
The state-owned Chinese company agrees to buy a 40% stake in the Peregrino oil field from Norway's Statoil, continuing a trend of Chinese firms seeking to meet the country's ...
By Anette Jönsson | 24 May 2010
Equities
Prudential prices $21 billion rights issue at 39% discount
The announcement of the deal, which will be used to fund part of the $35.5 billion acquisition of AIA, clears the way for a Hong Kong listing of Prudential on May 25.
By Anette Jönsson | 18 May 2010
Equities
Cosco Pacific raises $601 million to fund acquisition
The Chinese container ports operator launches a top-up placement minutes after announcing that it will increase its effective stake in China's Yantian port through a $520 ...
By Anette Jönsson | 30 April 2010
M&A
Charles River buys WuXi PharmaTech in $1.6 billion deal
Pharmaceutical research company Charles River pays $1.6 billion in cash and stock to acquire Chinese outsourcing company WuXi PharmaTech two-and-a-half years after its listing ...
By Sameera Anand | 27 April 2010
M&A
Primus Financial buys US broker Chapdelaine
Financial services-focused private equity firm Primus Financial buys US inter-dealer broker Chapdelaine & Company.
By Sameera Anand | 9 April 2010
M&A
Geely to buy Volvo for $1.8 billion
Geely pulls off the largest overseas acquisition by a Chinese carmaker, but will face tough challenges in absorbing the Swedish brand.
By Lillian Liu | 30 March 2010
Equities
Tianjin Port Development raises $318 million from placement
The final price is fixed slightly below the mid-point of the indicated range, but the deal attracts “strong” demand from over 100 investors.
By Lillian Liu | 14 January 2010
M&A
LG Household buys TheFaceShop from Affinity
Korea's LG Household & Health Care pays $364 million to buy 90% of TheFaceShop from Affinity Equity Partners and the cosmetic chain's chairman.
By Sameera Anand | 25 November 2009
M&A
Haitong buys Taifook Securities
China's Haitong Securities acquires Hong Kong-based Taifook Securities for an outlay of up to $445 million.
By Sameera Anand | 24 November 2009
M&A
First Philippine Holdings to sell 6.7% Meralco stake to Metro Pacific
Metro Pacific Investments uses a right of first refusal to match the valuation of a bid by Henry Sy Jr that would have given the San Miguel group and its allies absolute ...
By Anette Jönsson | 6 November 2009
M&A
Wuhan Iron & Steel gets Australian approval for Centrex investment
Centrex will receive a capital boost of up to $245 million, while Wuhan Iron will get a 60% stake in the Australian company's iron deposits on the Eyre Peninsula.
By Daniel Inman | 6 November 2009
M&A
Sinochem tables $2.4 billion offer for Australia's Nufarm
Government-owned Sinochem becomes the second Chinese firm to pursue Australian farm chemicals company Nufarm.
By Sameera Anand | 29 September 2009
Equities
Fortune Reit launches $244 million rights issue to pay for acquisitions
Singapore-listed Fortune Reit will add three more shopping centres to its portfolio of Hong Kong retail properties at a total cost of $270 million.
By Anette Jönsson | 27 August 2009
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