Capital markets news | Wed 29 Oct 2025
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Private investment in public equity (PIPE): The disadvantages of PIPE are (1) existing shareholders’ ownership gets diluted when new shares are issued (2) frequent PIPEs can signal that a company can’t raise money through normal public channels and (3) if PIPE investors sell quickly once their restrictions lift, the share price can fall.
Equity
- Crane firm Powertechnic down on ACE Market debut Edge NST Star
- LAC Med inks underwriting with RHB, Alliance for Main Market IPO Edge Star
- Geohan signs underwriting deal with Alliance for Main Market IPO NST Star
- SBS Nexus gets approval for ACE Market IPO Edge Star
- PMW International launches ACE Market IPO to raise RM91m Edge
- China streamlines foreign investor rules to lure long-term funds Edge
- Uber planning to invest in Hong Kong listings of Pony AI, WeRide Edge
- Hong Kong property losses hit private equity funds after USD17b rush Edge Star
- Microsoft, OpenAI reach new deal valuing OpenAI at USD500b Edge
- Nvidia to invest USD1b in Nokia in AI networking push Edge
- UK’s Shawbrook set to price GBP348m IPO in middle of range Edge
- Wallenbergs in talks to back EUR5b Europe tech fund Edge
Debt
- Sunsuria’s RM500m Islamic commercial papers assigned MARC-1 final rating MARC
- SP Setia to establish RM4b sukuk to refinance debt, fund growth Edge Star
- Malaysia launches world’s first RM118m carbon credit monetisation sukuk Mail
- Indonesia to allow central government to lend to local authorities, state firms NST
- Philippine banks to lead profit growth among regional peers Edge
- HSBC warns of pressure in Hong Kong office property amid defaults Edge
- HDFC Bank puts bankers on leave amid Credit Suisse bond probe Edge
- Goldman CEO Solomon sees no systemic crisis in credit markets Edge
- Auto lenders are on the lookout for credit washing scams Yahoo
- HSBC reviews ties to hedge funds with credit fears on the rise Edge
- Tom Hayes sues UBS in US for handing him to prosecutors on a silver platter Edge
Digital assets
- Wealth managers scramble for crypto as UAE’s rich demand digital assets Coindesk
- Bitcoin sinks below USD113k as stocks hit records Coindesk
- Bitcoin too expensive for retail, threatens to end bull market cycle Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin leverage nears USD40b ahead of key Fed vote Yahoo
- Wall Street braces for USD6.6t Fed shift amid bitcoin price surge Yahoo
- BlackRock’s Fink sees case for crypto, gold as assets of fear Edge
- Regulated crypto yield wins as institutions demand substance Cointelegraph
- Western Union to launch stablecoin on Solana Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Blockchain-based Polymarket eyes US comeback by Nov Coindesk
M&A
- Sarawak Oil Palms, Hap Seng Plantations emerge as privatisation targets Edge Star
- Bursa takes MAA Group to court to block EGM on KNM unit sale Edge NST
- SkyGate sells factory to Danish firm Ambu for RM39.8m Edge NST Star
- Sunway REIT sells Penang hotel back to parent for RM60m Edge NST Star
- Axis REIT to accelerate acquisition momentum Star
- Alpha IVF keeps M&A option open, eyes Main Market transfer early next year Edge
- Starbucks is said to see Boyu as frontrunner for China business Edge
- Australia’s CSL delays spin-off as US flu shots decline Star
- Apple suppliers Skyworks, Qorvo agree to create USD22b radio-chip giant Edge
- Global M&A activity up 10% in 9M2025 NST
Malaysian
- BNM commits to share confidential FX data with US Treasury Edge
- Trump told 19% tariff still too high NST
- 70% of Malaysian businesses launched in 2019 still thriving Edge
- Where Malaysia stands on EV in Southeast Asia Edge
- Perak records highest number of LSS projects in peninsula Edge
- Khazanah has invested over RM6b in Medini Iskandar, Desaru Coast Edge NST Star
- Taiwan’s Ichia opens new RM490m manufacturing facility in Malaysia Edge NST
Other markets
- Singapore’s Equator, China’s National Nuclear to export power into Singapore Edge
- Thai economy to improve in 1Q2026 NST Star
- Philippines allowing market to determine FX as peso slumps Edge
- Asean signs upgraded trade pact, paving way for single market Mail
- China excludes EVs in latest 5-year plan as industry grapples with oversupply Edge
- Asean-China FTA 3.0 upgrade to boost trade and investment NST Star
- Foxconn to invest USD1.37b in AI compute cluster, supercomputing centre NST
- Bank of Korea may buy gold in medium-term after long hiatus Edge
- Trump sparks South Korean capital flight with USD350b demand Edge
- South Korea’s 3Q GDP growth beats forecasts as spending holds up Edge NST Star
- Blackstone, Saudi AI firm Humain ink USD3b data centre deal Edge
- Saudi wealth fund’s boss touts Vision 2030 progress amid strains Edge
- Fed expected to cut rates again, even as officials fly blind without data Yahoo
- Japan, US name first projects in flagship USD550b fund Edge
- US signs USD80b pact to boost nuclear power in AI drive Edge
- US consumer confidence slips to 6-month low, job availability worries rising Edge
- ADP rolls out weekly US payrolls after suspending data to Fed Edge
- Automakers may halt output in Brazil if chips crisis persists Yahoo
- GlobalFoundries CEO says European clients demand local chip supplies Edge
- WTO chief urges reform of consensus rule that slows global trade progress Mail