North Asia

Brookfield Asset Management has acquired an office skyscraper in Tokyo from a consortium of Japanese investors for an undisclosed price; the global HQ of Dentsu Group is a tenant.

Sherlyn Lau has joined with a team of 12 in Hong Kong to lead the law firm's Apac capital markets and corporate finance team.

Issuances for offshore Rmb bonds now exceed Rmb1 trillion -- transitioning from a policy ambition to a commercial solution in less than two decades. Christopher Chu examines the trend, which started in 2007, as part of FA’s 30th anniversary coverage.

A two-thirds supermajority in the Lower House will allow prime minister Sanae Takaichi to push through her tax cutting agenda.

It is the first Hong Kong dollar issuance by the South Korean investment firm.

The buoyancy in the sector is being driven by multiple factors, including regulatory shifts, policy support, and debt capital market activity in the city.

Hong Kong payment platform Wonder has raised $12m in venture debt from HSBC Innovation Banking to accelerate its regional expansion.

The global law firm has promoted regional managing partner William Liu to drive regional strategy as it marks 50 years in the region.

Amid regional market momentum, the global bank has a strong pipeline of Apac deals across ECM, DCM and M&A.