Asian exchanges have been reluctant to embrace the all-popular IPO structures but that might be set to change – now that Singapore has introduced its framework, will others follow?
The global pandemic has served as a wake-up call to society on the importance of ESG and has sped up the process of promoting a green and sustainable economic recovery.
2020 was a turbulent year in every respect. For M&A in Asia Pacific, first-half activities fell to their lowest levels since the global financial crisis. But starting from the third quarter, we witnessed a dramatic up-tick.
Covid-19 saw a proliferation of ‘edtech’ and related services. We are beginning to see early consolidation and directional guidance on the future of the industry.
Cross-border investment and M&A activities have been particularly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
As the world focuses more resolutely on its climate change goals, we are seeing an inevitable increase of investment into new energy power sources as businesses seek to transition their operations from brown to green.
Raghu Narain, Head of IB, Asia Pacific, Marcus Shadbolt, Managing Partner, Vermilion, and Simon Price, Joint Managing Partner, Azure Capital, discuss the M&A market in Asia Pacific, the trends they are seeing and the direction they see the industry moving against the current backdrop of volatility.
