Finance Updates – Page 14 – Finance Updates

Japan’s H1 2025 M&A Hits Two-Decade High: PE, Governance & Seven & i Moves

Japan’s M&A hit a record US$232 billion in H1...

Take-private megadeals (Toyota Group ~US$34.6...

Carve-outs and portfolio reshaping are accele...

Valuation gaps and macro/geopolitical and tar...

Singapore M&A 2025–26: Shift to Mid-Market Healthcare & Digital Infrastructure Deals

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Singapore M&A held up in H1 2025 at US$35.2B ...

Healthcare consolidation is accelerating on a...

Digital infrastructure and digital-asset-adja...

For 2026, advisers expect more sponsor-led mi...

Acclime Acquires Crowe Singapore: Implications for M&A in Asia-Pacific Professional Service

Asia M&A Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Acclime acquired Crowe Singapore on 28 Octobe...

The combined firm exceeds 2,000 professionals...

Deal terms were not disclosed, and execution ...

The move follows Warburg Pincus’s investment ...

$13-13.5B All-Stock Deal Strikes: Over $25B Revenue, $750M Synergies, Major Restructuring

Global M&A Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Omnicom closed its all-stock acquisition of I...

Valued at about US$13–13.5 billion, the merge...

The combined group expects more than US$25 bi...

Integration includes thousands of layoffs and...

Asia-Pacific Insurance M&A & Broker Consolidation: India’s Surge in Claims and Growth

Asia M&A Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities

UIB International sold its minority stake in ...

M&A activity accelerated in H1 2025, with Eur...

Aon reported record M&A insurance payouts of ...

India’s insurance market is growing but under...

Grab-GoTo Merger in Indonesia: Potential, Power & Regulatory Hurdles

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

A GrabGoTo merger would create near-monopoly ...

Profitability pressures and investor demandsd...

Indonesia and Singapore regulators are likely...

The deal could produce a regional digital cha...

Hong Kong IPO Boom Set to Shift Investment Banking Pay in 2026

Asia Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Hong Kong’s 2025 IPO rebound has rebuilt deal...

Recruiters expect boutiques to raise base sal...

Hong Kong finance hiring is forecast to rise ...

Regulatory scrutiny of IPO filing quality cou...

Hong Kong Wealth Advisory Advances: AI, Digital Assets & ESG Shape Private Banking’s Future

Asia Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

BOCHK is shifting from generic risk profiling...

AI-enabled, mobile-first tools (e.g., RM Chat...

Hong Kong private wealth is expanding rapidly...

Firms now compete on cross-border capability,...

Why 2025’s Private Equity Paradox Matters: Deal Value Jumps as Fundraising Slumps

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Global PE and VC fundraising fell about 13% i...

Secondaries and continuation vehicles became ...

Dry powder stayed very high at about US$2.18t...

For 2026, modest deal growth is expected, but...

H.I.G. Raises €1.6B Oversubscribed Fund for European Lower-Middle Market Control Deals

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

H.I.G. Capital closed its oversubscribed Euro...

The fund will make 25–30 control investments ...

Commitments came from a global mix of new and...

Fund IV extends H.I.G.’s long-running Europea...