Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PwC Forecasts $4 Trillion Total M&A Deals in 2026 (2025: $3.5 Trillion, 2021: $5.2 Trillion), 1) Supersize IPOs Include SpaceX, Anthropic & OpenAI, 2) Large M&A Deal Include NextEra Energy & Dominion Energy $67 Billion Merger, 3) Top 5 Mega Deal Sector (> $5 Billion) in 2026 1H are Technology 15 Deals, Pharma & Life Sciences 6 Deals, Banking & Capital Markets 4 Deals, Oil & Gas 4 Deals and Real Estate 3 Deals Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest China Clinical-Stage Biotech Company HJ Science Hong Kong IPO Share Price Decreased -56.9% on Day 1 Trading (23/6/26: IPO Price HKD 81.80, Closing HKD 35.26) to $331 Million Market Value & Raised $140 Million in IPO, Founded in 2017 by Ji Jianxin Latest United States $22 Billion Market Prediction Trading Platform Kalshi Adds India to Restricted Jurisdictions & Countries List Which Include China South Korea Major Stock Index KOSPI Decreased -9.99% on 23rd June 2026 (Tuesday) to 8,203.84 (Decreased 910.71), Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) Tracks All Shares Listed of Korea Exchange (KRX) Main Board, KOSPI +96% YTD, +172.3% Last 12 Months & +155.9% Last 5 Years, South Korea Top 5 Largest Companies by Market Value are Samsung $1.4 Trillion, SK Hynix $1.2 Trillion, SK Square $149 Billion, Hyundai $87 Billion & LG Energy Solution $55 Billion Ex-JP Morgan Private Bank UK Head of Middle East Lending Michael Darriba Joins Singapore $5 Billion Wealth & Asset Manager Lighthouse Canton as Managing Director, Key Clients & Institutions Based in Dubai, 25 Years Private Banking & Financial Industry Experience at HSBC, Coutts, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse & JP Morgan Private Bank Hong Kong Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results 23rd June 2026 – $8.4 Billion 3-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.51%, $2.5 Billion 6-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.66% United States Late John Hotchkis & Joan Hotchkis (Husband & Wife) United States California Bel-Air Ocean View Estate (Villa Cresta) with 15,000 Sq Ft Property (Main House & Detached), Private Vineyard & 25-Vehicle Parking Lists for Sale at $65 Million, John Hotchkis Died in 2017 at Age 86 & Joan Hotchkis Died in 2025 at Age 88, John Hotchkis is Co-Founder of United States $38 Billion Investment Management Firm Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management American Idol & Wheel of Fortune Host Ryan Seacrest (Age 51) with $500 Million Fortune Sells United States California 40-Acre Napa Valley Estate (St. Helena) with 10,750 Sq Ft House for $18.5 Million, Bought for $14 Million in 2020 United States $1 Trillion Private Equity Firm Apollo Capital Management Sets 5% of NAV (Net Asset Value) Withdrawal Limit on $25.9 Billion Private Credit Fund (Apollo Debt Solutions) after Receiving 16.8% Redemption Requests, Total Net Return +1.19% YTD, +5.3% Last 3 Years & +8.88% Last 3 Years China $4 Billion Lithium Battery Separator Company Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Hong Kong Secondary Listing IPO Share Price Increased +22.5% on Day 1 Trading (23/6/26: IPO Price HKD 8.98, Closing HKD 11) & Raised $172 Million in IPO, Founded in 2003 by Chen Xiufeng Latest Latest Italy Digital Business Company Bending Spoons Nasdaq IPO to Raise $1.6 Billion at $19 Billion Valuation, Founded in 2013 by Luca Ferrari, Matteo Danieli, Francesco Patarnello, Luca Querella & Tomasz Greber, Portfolio Companies Include AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, komoot, Meetup, Remini, StreamYard, Vimeo & WeTransfer Singapore-Based Healthcare Group Foundation Healthcare Holdings Singapore IPO to Raise $187 Million at $926 Million Valuation with Expected IPO Listing on 8th July 2026, Founded in 2023 by Liaw Yit Ming & Dr Lee Hong Huei, Investors Include Temasek Subsidiary SeaTown Holdings (SeaTown Private Capital Master Fund) United States $758 Billion Private Equity Firm KKR Appoints Managing Director Bhavit Patel as Head of Asia-Pacific (APAC) Institutional and Family Capital to Succeed Kate Richale Who is Departing, Bhavit Patel Has 22 Years of Asset Management & Financial Industry Experience at JP Morgan Asset Management, Angelo Gordon & KKR (Joined 2022) United States Federal Reserve (Fed) ex-Chairman (1987 to 2006) Alan Greenspan Died at Age 100 (22/6/26), 18 Years as Fed Chairman from 1987 to 2006 Societe Generale Launches 4 Gold & Silver Daily Leverage Certificates (DLCs) with Listing (23/6/26) on Singapore Exchange (SGX) Tracking SPD Gold Shares (GLD) ETF & iShares Silver Trust (SLV) ETF, 5x Leverage for Long & Short Gold and 3x Leverage for Long & Short Silver United States Billionaire Larry Ellison $503 Billion Technology Company Oracle Completes 21,000 Job Cuts in Last 12 Months with Workforce at 141,000 in 2026 May, Sent 6 am Email to Cut Thousands of Jobs (Same-Day Termination) in Early 2026, Potential 30,000 Job Cuts Representing 18.5% of Total 162,000 Employees, Oracle Founded in 1977 as Software Development Laboratories by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner & Ed Oates, Current Market Value at $503 Billion, Share Price -10.6% YTD, -15.4% Last 12 Months & +123.1% Last 5 Years United States $145 Billion Ride-Hailing Giant Uber Technologies Board Received Lawsuit from Shareholders for Compliance Failures Leading to 3,571+ Lawsuits in United States San Francisco Court from Victims of Sexual Abuse & Harassment by Drivers Despite Repeated Warnings, Current Market Value at $145 Billion, Share Price -13.8% YTD, -16.2% Last 12 Months & +38.1% Last 5 Years Thailand Crackdown on Thailand Companies Using Thailand Citizens as Dummy Shareholders to Comply with Maximum of 49% Foreign Shareholding, Flags 11,426 Companies with Foreign Shareholders in Koh Samui & Koh Phangan Representing 68% of All Registered Companies in Koh Samui & Koh Phangan, 7,000+ Businesses Suspected of Using Illegal Nominee Structures (Majority in Real Estate, Tourism & Hospitality) India Fintech Startup CRED Raised $900 Million in Series H Funding at $4.5 Billion Valuation from Facebook Parent $1.4 Trillion Meta Platforms with CRED Founder Kunal Shah to Step Down as CEO & Joins Meta Platforms as Head of Whatsapp (Meta Platforms Messaging Platform), CRED Founded in 2018 by Kunal Shah Latest Latest