Southeast Asia

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.

Anthony Yap will head up leveraged finance for Australia and New Zealand, while Maria Chua is joining the Southeast Asia team.

Deutsche Bank is the latest firm to join Loco Singapore, Singapore’s over-the-counter gold clearing system, which will be ready by the end of 2026, with interbank trading being developed next year.

Facing limited land, power and access to frontier compute, Singtel is helping build a sovereign AI ecosystem that combines infrastructure innovation, strategic partnerships and regional expansion to support Singapore's AI ambitions, according to the firm's CTO.

The Taiwan-listed fibre optic and data cable manufacturer will buy the Singapore-headquartered ICT business using cash and Citi financing to strengthen its data centre infrastructure capabilities amid surging AI demand.

The China-focused corporate lawyer has joined to bolster A&G’s cross-border M&A and private equity capabilities across China and Southeast Asia.

The ChatGPT maker will commit more than $234m to support the city-state’s national AI strategy, alongside collaborations with Google and Nvidia; in addition, AMD is investing $10bn in Taiwan’s AI infrastructure and AI has boosted Lenovo's revenues.

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.

Eric Tan has moved to the global law firm from Ashurst in Hong Kong; Hogan Lovells is rebranding in July following a merger.