Equity

Hong Kong-based William Si-Tu will lead the origination and execution of investment banking activities in the region across the technology, media and telecom sector, including AI.

The Shanghai-based photonic computing company's blockbuster debut in H1 underscores investor appetite for AI infrastructure while testing both HKEX's Chapter 18C regime and Hong Kong's IPO revival. Ryan Cheng spoke to senior market participants about the deal.

Shell’s $1.8bn sale of Sprng Energy to a BlackRock-backed Aditya Birla unit highlights a growing strategic divergence as European majors recycle capital while Asian conglomerates aggressively scale their clean energy portfolios.

The South Korean chipmaker's record $26.5 billion Nasdaq debut was followed by a record sell-off in Seoul after weaker earnings expectations, even as analysts remain constructive on the longer-term AI memory cycle.

Temasek's SeaTown Holdings-backed Foundation Healthcare Holdings debuts on the SGX Mainboard, while Chinese electronic components manufacturer Luxshare leads lukewarm IPOs in Hong Kong.

Steven Hsu, who was most recently at Paul Hastings, is set to join the global law firm in "the next few months".

The Mobile World-backed electronics retailer plans to start trading on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange in August, after completing one of Vietnam’s largest IPOs in recent years.

The index provider cited unresolved market-accessibility issues for global investors, including limits around Korean won convertibility. Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix is seeking direct access to US investors amid surging demand for AI memory chips.

The proposed VITRO REIT listing would be the Philippines’ first digital infrastructure REIT, amid a quiet Southeast Asia IPO market and increasing demand for data centre development.