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COO NiQ Lai tells FinanceAsia how GIC-backed HKBN is more ready than ever to take on PCCW’s HKT after finally bagging WTT. Investors’ will focus on the delivery of promised synergies and fierce competition in the sector.

Fighting off fierce competition from international competitors, IHH emerged victorious in the bruising battle to take control of Fortis Healthcare. Will the largest hospital takeover in India cure the ailing Fortis?

Competition gets hotter than a vindaloo as the global e-commerce and e-payments battle between Walmart, Amazon, Alibaba and Tencent enters India.

Conglomerate boosts China's push to revolutionise its health sector by buying US biotech pioneer Dendreon. It complements Sanpower's previous investment in more prosaic health assets.

The private equity firms beat strategic buyer HKBN, which had penciled in extensive synergies.

The deal gives the British and American fund managers more consistency and scale – crucial in an increasingly tough environment for active managers, say industry observers.