M&A

The Australian Competition Tribunal has overturned an ACCC decision not to authorise the deal which was first struck for A$4.9 billion in July 2022.

BlackRock's deputy head of Apac steps up, as predecessor Rachel Lord becomes head of international. The investment firm has also made its largest M&A deal in over a decade to significantly expand its infrastructure assets, including in Apac.

The firm has appointed Lachlan Clancy as partner in Tokyo, to support client interest in emerging sectors.

Statistics from GlobalData and Ansarada both point to slowed deal activity within the region, but emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) may present opportunities.

Bidlake brings more than 18 years of experience to leverage the law firm’s public and private mergers and acquisitions (M&A) practice in Asia.

Read the rationale behind our jury’s selection of North Asia’s FA Award winners.

New dealmaking opportunity: Asia's debt capital markets face the aftermath of this year's black swan events, but dealmakers are finding opportunities amid the fallout.

As a representative of the US law firm's regional effort, Hannah Ha shares her thoughts on the deal activity we can expect from Hong Kong and China in months to come.

The Australasian bank has announced that Anshul Sidher will step up as managing director of its Markets business. He will oversee recent recruit, Viacheslav (Slava) Shilin, who has joined the bank from Citi to lead its credit strategy.