StanChart invests in China’s Dianrong.com

The US firm will invest in Japanese PE funds and direct co-investments.

As corporate governance and sentiment improves, Japan's PE market has become one of the most attractive in Asia.

The Singaporean tech firm's $1.49bn deal will boost its financial services arm across five markets.

The banking group has large back-office centres in India, China, Malaysia and Poland; over 7,800 such roles could be impacted. The bank has also increased its profit targets for 2030 and confirmed group CFO and COO appointments.

The US investment giant exceeded its $10bn target after an active 24 months of deals in the region, especially in India and Japan.

Metzger is joining SC's Corporate & Investment Banking team as global head, coverage banking; Kaustubh Kulkarni, co-head at Citi's Apac investment banking team will lead the team at Citi.