Asia/Pacific

SAC Capital Loses Hong Kong Staff At A Critical Time

SAC Capital Advisors has lost seven Hong Kong staff and relocated five others, but the hedge fund had declined to explain the departures.


Malaysia Sees New Public Offers

Malaysia's vibrant bourse is now the home of SPAC's in Asia. Malaysia is seeing a new kind of IPO in their bull market, called special purpose acquisition company.

South Korea Squeezes Big Box Retailers

With restrictions on shelved produce, days of operation and zoning regulations, many big box retailers such as Tesco are being squeezed in the South Korean market.

Japan's Sharp Corp to sell 9.2 stake in Pioneer Corp, reports say

Japan's electronics maker Sharp Corp is selling its 9.2 percent stake in Pioneer Corp, according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei


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ASE breaks ground for building construction of new facilities for semiconductor packaging and testing.
Hinduja aims to form partnerships with UAE's sovereign wealth funds for projects in both India and the UAE.
Street fashion business Reliance Brands has entered into agreement with UK fashion brand Reiss for stores in India.
L&T Komatsu will cease to be as L&T would buy out Komatsu's shares in the joint venture. Larsen and Toubro Ltd will buy out Komatsu Ltd's 50% share in their joint venture.
Singapore's Heliconia Pte Ltd is set to buy 2.6 percent stake in private sector Kotak Mahindra Bank for Rs 1,296 crore.
Turkish conglomerate Calik Holdings is in the process of selling off its media shareholdings. Calik Holdings of Turkey has talks in progress to sell off its ATV television subsidiary to Time Warner Inc.
Japan's railway and real estate group Seibu Holdings has opposed the renewed attempt of Cerberus Capital Management LP to increase its stake in the company to 44.7 percent.
Lippo Group would undertake three separate IPOs for its units. One of the leading Indonesian conglomerates, Lippo Group, is aiming to make US$300 million for IPOs of its banking, healthcare and information technology units.
KKR's Asia Fund purchases Warburg Pincus shareholdings in Alliance Tire Group. KKR & Co LP has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Alliance Tire Group.
Hyundai Rotem is seeking to be listed in the Korea Exchange for its IPO. Hyundai Rotem Company of South Korea has applied for the listing by initial public offering in the stock exchange according to bourse operator Korea Exchange.