Ant's IPO, which would have been world’s largest ever, now seen unlikely to go ahead in the short-term although wider impact on sentiment won’t last long, says one analyst.

FinanceAsia welcomes the participation of Asia-Pacific financial professionals on the future of regional M&A.

There is a growing hunger amongst Asia-Pacific executives for M&A deals as businesses seek to capitalise on market disruptions wrought by ongoing social and trade tensions.

Business leaders have also been taking more time to complete deals, but experts remain hopeful that corporate activities will pick up sooner or later.

Investment sentiment weakened in Taiwan this year amid China-US trade war and concerns of a global recession.

China’s biggest selfie-app operator pays $342 million to venture into video gaming in the face of rapidly changing consumer trends and a declining share price.

Trade tensions and failed deals are preying on the minds of FinanceAsia’s readers as they ponder the M&A landscape for the year ahead.

Tan will help build FWD, the insurance arm of Richard Li’s Pacific Century Group, into a regional platform.

Troubles around domestic economy and regional trade relations have led to a sharp decline in corporate restructuring and strategic investment deals.

Despite the regulatory risks that surround China’s education sector, the private school operator manages to close the year's first convertible bond sale in Asia ex-Japan.