Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 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 Hong Kong Billionaire Li Ka-shing $35 Billion CK Hutchison Holdings Delays Hong Kong & London Dual Listing IPO for Health & Beauty Retail Giant AS Watson Group to 2027 Due to Potential Regulatory Issues, IPO to Raise $2 Billion at $30 Billion Valuation, Founded in 1841 as a Dispensary & Company Later Registered under Name of First Store Manager British Pharmacist Alexander Skirving Watson (AS Watson & Company Limited), Singapore Temasek Owns 24.9% of AS Watson Group Acquired for $5.7 Billion in 2014 UK $49 Billion Mining Giant Anglo American Reviewing to Sell All 85% Stake in UK Diamond Giant De Beers to Investor Group Led by ex-De Beers CEO Gareth Penny, Anglo American Reported $3.7 Billion Loss for 2025 with $2.3 Billion Value Writedown in De Beers, Anglo American Holds 85% Stake in De Beers Valued at $2.3 Billion, Botswana Government Owns 15% Stake in De Beers Hong Kong Billionaire Li Ka-shing $33 Billion CK Hutchison Holdings Plans Hong Kong & London Dual Listing IPO for Health & Beauty Retail Giant AS Watson Group in 2026 to Raise $2 Billion at $30 Billion Valuation, Founded in 1841 as a Dispensary & Company Later Registered under Name of First Store Manager British Pharmacist Alexander Skirving Watson (AS Watson & Company Limited), Singapore Temasek Owns 24.9% of AS Watson Group Acquired for $5.7 Billion in 2014 India $14 Billion Wealth & Asset Management Firm Neo Group Raised $36 Million in New Funding, Founded in 2021 by Nitin Jain, Varun Bajpai, Hemant Daga, Puneet Jain, Shajikumar Devakar & AV Srikanth, Investors Include Peak XV Partners (Previously Sequoia India & SEA), MUFG, Euclidean Capital & TVS Capital United States $50 Billion Payments Company PayPal Board Views $53 Billion Buyout Offer as Low, United States $159 Billion Payments Company Stripe & United States $94 Billion Private Equity Firm Advent International Made Offer to PayPal for $53 Billion in All-Cash Deal, PayPal Founded in 1998 as Confinity, PayPal Current Market Value at $49.3 Billion, Share Price -3.4% YTD, -24% Last 12 Months & -80.9% Last 5 Years Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest China Corruption: Ex-Governor of China Guangdong Province Ma Xingrui Expelled from Chinese Communist Party for Family Relatives Corruption in Real Estate Deals in Syndicate Involving China Property Giants China Evergrande & China Vanke Bank of Singapore CIO Investment Institute Released 2026 Supertrends: 1) Navigating Chokepoints, 2) Whole Portfolio Approach, 3) China Renaissance, 4) Artificial Intelligence (AI) & 5) Longevity Economy Hong Kong AFRC Annual Inspection and Enforcement Reports 2025/2026: 1) Firms Strengthen Systems of Quality Management, More Responsive to Inspection Findings & Able to Implement Effective Remedial Actions, 2) Challenges in Complex & Judgement Intensive Areas of Auditing (Revenue Recognition, Asset Impairment Assessments & Fraud Risk Identification), 3) 4,911 CPAs, 1,172 Registered CPA Firms, 777 Registered Corporate Practices, 22 Disciplinary Cases, $1.5 Million (HKD 11.7 Million) Fines & 49 Compliance Advice Letters Issued Vietnam Electronics Retail Company Dien May Xanh Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange) IPO to Raise $506 Million at $3.9 Billion Valuation, Founded in 2010 by Vietnam Retail Giant Mobile World Investment as Dienmay.com India Healthcare Group Manipal Health ‌Enterprises (Manipal Hospitals) India IPO to Raise $1.2 Billion at $8.3 Billion Valuation with Target IPO Listing in 2026 August, Founded in 1991 & Originated in 1953, Shareholders Include TPG, Temasek, Manipal Education and Medical Group India, Ammar Sdn Bhd, Novo Holdings Invest Asia, Phoenix Bear Investments & Seventy Second Investment Company Africa Richest Man & Nigeria Billionaire Aliko Dangote (Age 69) with $37 Billion Fortune Refinery Business (Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE) Raised $2.5 Billion in Private Placement & Plans IPO in 2026 to Raise $5 Billion at $50 Billion Valuation, Dangote Group Founded in 1981 by Aliko Dangote UK Insurance & Specialist Broker Group Howden to Raise New Funding & Plans IPO by 2030 at $67 Billion (£50 Billion) Valuation, Share Sale at $13 Billion (£10 Billion) Valuation in 2024, Founded in 1994 by David Howden China $112 Billion High-Speed Optical Transceiver Manufacturer Eoptolink Technology Hong Kong Secondary Listing IPO to Raise $5 Billion, Founded in 2008 by Gao Guangrong, Current Market Value at $112 Billion, Share Price +58.5% YTD, +270.8% Last 12 Months & +3,655% Last 5 Years United States $159 Billion Payments Company Stripe & United States $94 Billion Private Equity Firm Advent International Make Offer to Buy United States Payments Company PayPal for $53 Billion in All-Cash Deal, PayPal Founded in 1998 as Confinity, PayPal Current Market Value at $49.3 Billion, Share Price -3.4% YTD, -24% Last 12 Months & -80.9% Last 5 Years Indonesia $6 Billion Renewable Energy Company Barito Renewables Makes Offer to Buy Philippines Geothermal Company Energy Development Corporation at $5 Billion Valuation, Energy Development Corporation Founded in 1976 Switzerland $179 Billion Engineering Giant ABB to Buy UK Flow Control Company Rotork for $5.5 Billion (£4.1 Billion) in All-Cash Deal, Representing +73% Premium to Unaffected Closing Price (15/7/26), Rotork Founded in 1957 by Jeremy & David Fry, Rotork Current Market Value at $5.3 Billion, Share Price +49.3% YTD, +49.2% Last 12 Months & +38.2% Last 5 Years United States $1.1 Trillion Pharmaceutical Giant Eli Lilly to Buy United States Psychedelic Medicine Company AtaiBeckley for $3.8 Billion ($2.8 Billion Upfront & $1 Billion Contingents) in All-Cash Deal, AtaiBeckley Formed in 2025 from Merger of atai Life Sciences & Beckley Psytech, AtaiBeckley Current Market Value at $2.6 Billion, Share Price +84.8% YTD, +156.4% Last 12 Months & -58.8% Last 5 Years United States $758 Billion Private Equity Firm KKR to Buy 51% Stake in Canada $43 Billion Information Company Thomson Reuters Global Print Business for $500 Million in All-Cash Deal United States Insurance Distributor Amwins, United States $35 Billion Private Equity Firm Dragoneer & $758 Billion KKR in Exclusive Talks to Buy Australia $4.1 Billion Insurance Broker Steadfast for $5.4 Billion (AUD $7.7 Billion) in All-Cash Deal, Co-Founded in 1996 by Robert Kelly