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 Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest China $177 Billion Communications Equipment Giant Zhongji Innolight Hong Kong Secondary Listing IPO to Raise $8 Billion with Expected IPO Listing on 30th July 2026, Founded in 1987 as Shandong Zhongji Electrical Equipment by Wang Weixiu (Acquired InnoLight Technology in 2017, Founded in 2008 by Liu Sheng), Current Market Value at $177 Billion, Share Price +67.8% YTD, +465% Last 12 Months & +4,155% Last 5 Years Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Took Enforcement Actions Against 36 Auditors for Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) in 2026 1H & Total of 64 Enforcement Actions in Last 12 Months (2025 July to 2026 June), Enforcement Actions to Address Serious Breaches of Auditor Obligations & Maintained Standards for Auditing Over $698 Billion (AUD 1 Trillion) Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) Assets United States $225 Billion Private Equity Firm Bain Capital to Buy UK Vitamin & Supplements Company Vitabiotics for $1.2 Billion (£900 Million) in All-Cash Deal, Vitabiotics Founded in 1971 by Kartar Lalvani Germany Savory Snack Manufacturer Intersnack Group to Buy United States Salty Snack Manufacturer Utz Brands for $2.9 Billion (Include Debt) in All-Cash Deal, Representing +91% Premium to Unaffected Closing Price (20/7/26), Utz Brands Founded in 1921 by William Utz & Salie Utz, Utz Brands Current Market Value at $2 Billion, Share Price +37% YTD, -2.5% Last 12 Months & -38.5% Last 5 Years United States $48 Billion Private Equity Firm Platinum Equity and Switzerland $254 Billion Food & Beverage Giant Nestlé to Create 50/50 Joint Venture for Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages Business into Peranel at $5.6 Billion (€4.9 Billion) Valuation, Peranel Brands to Include S.Pellegrino, Source Perrier & Acqua Panna South Africa $12 Billion Bank Absa Group in Talks to Merge Tanzania National Bank of Commerce (55% Stake) & Absa Bank Tanzania to Create $3 Billion (ZAR 49.2 Billion) Bank.  National Bank of Commerce Founded in 1967, Absa Bank Tanzania Founded in 1925 as Barclays Bank Tanzania Canada $2.6 Billion Gold Developer NOVAGOLD Resources to Buy Remaining 40% Stake in United States Gold Project Donlin Gold from United States Investment Firm Paulson Advisers in All-Share Deal to Create $4.2 Billion NovaGold Corporation (NOVAGOLD Resources 65%, Paulson Advisers 35%) South Africa $4.5 Billion Retailer Pepkor to Buy 57.1% Stake in South Africa Fintech Company Shop2Shop for $93 Million (ZAR 1.57 Billion) Cash & Combine with Fintech Business Flash to Create Merged Fintech Company (FintechCo) at $1.3 Billion (ZAR 21.3 Billion) Valuation, Shop2Shop Founded in 2018 by Peter Berry  Canada $1 Trillion Brookfield Asset Management & Canada $562 Billion Pension Fund CPP Investments to Buy United States Industrial REIT LXP Industrial Trust for $5.2 Billion (Include Debt) in All-Cash Deal, LXP Industrial Trust Founded in 1993, LXP Industrial Trust Current Market Value at $3.5 Billion, Share Price +22.6% YTD, +49% Last 12 Months & -5.3% Last 5 Years UK Outsourcing Company OCS Group to Buy UK Facilities Management Company Mitie for $4.1 Billion (£3.1 Billion) in All-Cash Deal, Representing +46.8% Premium to Unaffected Closing Price (20/7/26), Mitie Founded in 1987 by David Telling & Ian Stewart, Mitie Current Market Value at $3.6 Billion, Share Price +26.9% YTD, +48.1% Last 12 Months & +236.6% Last 5 Years, OCS Group Majority Owner is United States $87 Billion Private Equity Firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice-Owned United States $1.3 Trillion Private Equity Firm Blackstone to Buy Majority Stake in South Korea Precision Actuator Manufacturer Futronic at $675 Million (KRW 1 Trillion) Valuation in All-Cash Deal, Futronic Founded in 1993 by Jin-ho Ko South Korea $48 Billion Pharmaceutical Company Samsung Biologics to Buy Switzerland Peptide Contract Manufacturer PolyPeptide Group for $1.8 Billion (CHF 1.46 Billion) in All-Cash Deal Representing +40% Premium to Unaffected Closing Price (10/4/26), PolyPeptide Group Founded in 1952, PolyPeptide Group Current Market Value at $1.7 Billion, Share Price +67.6% YTD, +94% Last 12 Months & -59.8% Last 5 Years Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin (Age 76) Resigns Due to Serious Health Issues, Served as Bangladesh President from 2023 to 2026 (24/7/26), Bangladesh GDP at $510 Billion with 177 Million Population United States Government Imposed New 10% to 12.5% Tariffs (24/7/26) on 60 Top United States Trading Partners (99.4% of United States Imports) to Replace 10% Tariffs (Expired 23/7/26), Some Goods are Exempted Including Due to Trade Agreements or Prevent Double Tariffs, Specific Goods (Eg. Oil, Natural Gas) are Also Exempted for Economic Reasons World Bank Will Stop Lending to China by 2031 & Current Lending Will Not Exceed $2 Billion in Country Partnership Framework (CPF), Lending via World Bank – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), China GDP at $20.7 Trillion with 1.4 Billion Population in 2025 United States Treasury Department Semi-Annual Currency Report Found No Major Trading Partner Manipulated Exchange Rate But Listed 10 Major Trading Partners on Monitoring List for Currency Practices & Macroeconomic Policies, 10 Countries (Major Trading Partners) are China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Germany, Ireland & Switzerland Billionaire & Chairman of South Korea 2nd Largest Conglomerate SK Group Anthony Chey Tae-won (Age 65) to Pay $644 Million (KRW 944 Billion) Divorce Settlement (South Korea Court Award) to ex-Wife Roh Soh-yeong Which is Lower than $1 Billion (KRW $1.38 Trillion) Awarded in 2024, Married in 1998 & Divorced in 2022, Roh Soh-yeong is Daughter of ex-South Korea President Roh Tae-woo, Anthony Chey Tae-won Admitted to Having a Mistress & Daughter Outside Marriage in 2015, Anthony Chey Tae-won Owns 17.7% of SK Inc & Has Personal Fortune of $3 Billion,  SK Group (Sunkyong Group) Founded in 1953 by Anthony Chey Tae-won Uncle Chey Jong-gun United States $4 Billion Real Estate Investment Manager Ohana Real Estate Investors Buys United States Florida Palm Beach Gardens Golf Legend Jack Nicklaus-Designed Panther National Golf Course & Luxury Housing Development for $191 Million from Centaur Holdings United States Sustainable Womenswear Brand Reformation NYSE IPO to Raise $152 Million at $1 Billion Valuation, Founded in 2009 by Yael Aflalo