Capital markets news | Wed 6 Aug 2025
Do you know?
- LEAP Market is accessible only to sophisticated investors as prescribed under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. It was launched by Bursa Malaysia at Invest Malaysia Kuala Lumpur on 25 July 2017.
Equity
- Wawasan Dengkil takes 70% of RM45m fibre optic JV Edge
- Citaglobal to subscribe for 12.8% of Perlis developer for RM40m Edge NST Star
- Touch ‘n Go is now a unicorn worth over USD1b Edge Mail NST Star
- Neuralink’s Chinese rival seeks pre-IPO funds at USD1.3b value Edge Yahoo
- Chinese firms set for record US listings, undeterred by geopolitics NST
- Clay confirms it closed USD100m round at USD3.1b valuation Yahoo
- Tech industry insiders share picks for startups to ride the IPO wave Yahoo
- Modular building startup Boxabl to list on Nasdaq in USD3.5b SPAC deal Yahoo
Debt
- 7-Eleven’s MTN programme AA- rating affirmed MARC
- AFA Prime’s AA- rating affirmed MARC
- Bank Muamalat’s ratings affirmed MARC
- Alam Flora’s MARC-1, AA ratings affirmed MARC
- Federal govt’s statutory debt at 62.7% of GDP as at end-Jun Edge
- Loan growth likely to accelerate in 2H Star
- Carzo hit with RM6m in judgements in default from Maybank Islamic Edge NST
- Country Garden seeks delay of wind-up case to later this year Edge
- Corporate credit markets are flashing signs of complacency Edge
- Bets on Fed rate cuts are sweeping through the US bond market Yahoo
- Colombia launches tender offer to repurchase global bonds Star
Digital assets
- Bitcoin goes below USD113k after ISM services PMI Coindesk Cointelegraph
- US CFTC considers allowing spot crypto trading on futures exchanges Coindesk
- SEC says liquid staking doesn’t run afoul of securities laws Coindesk Cointelegraph
- FinCEN warns financial institutions of crypto kiosk scams Coindesk
- DeFi will become the default financial interface Cointelegraph
M&A
- Petronas said to seek USD1b for Rio oilfield stake sale Edge Star
- Cloudaron to dispose of assets to Swedish firm Star
- Singapore’s largest REIT buys out office tower at SGD1.05b value Edge Star
- Warburg Pincus joins SC Capital Partners to acquire Global Switch Edge
- Australia’s TPG Telecom to use USD3b to trim debt, boost share liquidity Edge
- Medallion signs binding deal for IGO’s Forrestania assets in Western Australia Yahoo
- Alcon expands vision correction portfolio with STAAR Surgical acquisition Yahoo
- Flowco completes acquisition of HPGL and VRU systems from Archrock Yahoo
- BT Brands considers strategic options, including potential mergers Yahoo
- Philz Coffee to be acquired by Freeman Spogli in strategic deal Yahoo
- Cooper Parry expands portfolio with Fellwood Advisory acquisition Yahoo
- Sixth Street to acquire 38% stake in Sorgenia in USD4.6b deal Yahoo
Other markets
- Indonesia police detain ex-eFishery CEO who faked data, 2 others Edge
- Indonesia 2Q GDP beats expectations with fastest growth in 2 years NST Star
- Philippine inflation at near 6-year low, paves way for rate cuts Edge NST
- China services growth jumps to 1-year high on travel boost Edge
- Hong Kong asks insurers to return investing roles from Singapore Edge
- Hong Kong resumes currency intervention spree amid low rates Edge
- Only 6% of Asia-Pacific firms face high exposure to US tariff risks Edge Star
- Markets betting Fed will cut rates in Sep after disappointing jobs report Yahoo
- Trump says pharma, chips tariffs coming in next week or so Edge
- US trade deficit hits nearly 2-year low in Jun, China gap plunges Edge
- US service activity nearly stagnates as employment contracts Edge
- Brazil central bank warns on US tariffs, vows to anchor inflation expectations Yahoo