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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 India Renewable Energy Company Aditya Birla Renewables to Buy India Renewable Energy Platform Sprng Energy for $1.8 Billion from UK $244 Billion Oil Giant Shell in All-Cash Deal, Sprng Energy Founded in 2017 by Actis China AI Startup DeepSeek Raised $7.4 Billion (CNY 50 Billion) in First Funding Round at $52 Billion Valuation in 2026 June, DeepSeek AI Model Built with $6 Million Funding, Founded in 2023 & Invested Solely by China $14 Billion Quant Hedge Fund High-Flyer Quant, DeepSeek CEO Liang Wenfeng is High-Flyer Quant Co-Founder, High-Flyer Quant Founded in 2015 Relying on Mathematics & AI for Quantitative Investment UK Government to Ban Unlicensed Gambling Sponsorships & Advertising in All Sectors Including Sport from 2027 August to 1) Protect Consumers, Younger & Vulnerable People, 2) Defend Integrity of Domestic Market & 3) Eliminate Money Laundering Vulnerabilities in Football Clubs & Agents (Flagged in UK National Risk Assessment) Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) Suspends Licence (Till 7/8/26) of Australia $2 Billion Asset Manager Prime Value Asset Management for Failure to Meet Statutory Audit & Financial Report Obligations for 2024 & 2025 Hong Kong Sovereign Wealth Fund Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) Reports $8.9 Billion (HKD 69.7 Billion) AUM & +14% Net IRR for 2025, Portfolio Geography: China Mainland 47%, Hong Kong 28%, Others 25%, Sector: Hard & Core Technology 56%, Biotech 22%, New Energy / Green Technology 9%, Others 13%, Investment Stage: Early 9%, Growth 58%, Mature 33% Singapore 3rd Largest Bank $55 Billion UOB Held 3-Day Leadership Program (UOB PriviGen 2026 from 14/7/26 to 16/7/26) for 63 Children (Age 18 to 25) of UOB Privilege Banking Clients in Partnership with Singapore Management University (SMU) Business Families Institute & Steward Leadership Institute (SLI), UOB Privilege Banking Requires Minimum $270,000 (S$350,000) AUM