Andrew Tjaardstra

Samantha Horton, group chief operating officer and head of international at Syfe, explained to FA some of the mechanics, challenges and attractions of the 2025 deal for the listed firm, and also future regional expansion plans.

Alinta Energy is one of Australia’s leading energy retailers and generators. Sembcorp is looking to grow its renewables capacity to 25 GW by 2028.

YP05002, developed by Yao Pharma, is in Phase 1 clinical development in Australia and can potentially help with metabolic diseases; Yao Pharma will receive an upfront payment of $150m for a worldwide licence.

Cross was most recently chief financial officer at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing.

The benchmark will track the performance of 100 of the largest Hong Kong-listed companies across six themes. In another move, China's E Fund Management is set to launch an ETF for the index.

The oversubscribed deal is the first Rmb onshore syndicated loan arranged by Deutsche Bank in China and the first facility of its kind for JC Leasing; the loan is connected to rule changes by NFRA in 2024.

Tonik is the first digital-only bank in the Philippines with a banking licence from the BSP. Ukraine's Diligent Capital Partners, which is leading the pre-Series C funding round, has backed founder Greg Krasnov before.

Nelson has been interim chair since October 1 after Mark Tucker left the global bank to rejoin AIA.

The Japanese accommodation developer and fund manager has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Australia and New Zealand student accommodation firm from Pamoja Capital.

It is the Canadian giant's first renewables investments in the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, and follows a recent JV in Malaysia.