Capital markets news | Thu 30 Oct 2025
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Private investment in public equity (PIPE): Some difference between PIPE and private placement in Malaysia are (1) listed companies in Malaysia must obtain shareholders’ approval and Bursa Malaysia’s approval before the private placement of shares (2) SC approval is required for the issuance of convertible debt (3) the placement share price in Malaysia is fixed at no more than 10% discount to the 5-day volume weighted average price (4) an announcement must be made to Bursa Malaysia before the private placement and (5) the placement shares are listed and tradable upon placement completion.
Equity
- Ekuinas-backed Orkim gets SC nod for Main Market IPO Edge NST Star
- Meridian granted third extension to submit PN17 regularisation plan Edge
- JagaSolution auditor flags material uncertainty on going concern Star
- Citaglobal’s RE ventures require RM100m equity funding Edge
- Bursa on track to meet target of 60 IPOs this year Edge NST Star
- India’s USD200m-an-hour IPO boom shows rise of local investors Edge
- Consensys hires JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to lead IPO Coindesk
- Securitize to go public in USD1.25b BlackRock-backed merger Cointelegraph
- Europe’s top drone maker eyes Warsaw IPO as EU funding surges Edge
Debt
- KAF Investment Bank’s AA-, MARC-1 ratings affirmed MARC
- Japan’s life insurers trim foreign debt as domestic yields soar Star
- Securitize rolls out tokenised credit fund with BNY on Ethereum Coindesk
- US mortgage rates fall to 6.3%, boosting buying and refinancing Edge
- Credit cockroaches are being held at bay for now in America Star
Digital assets
- Visa to start supporting stablecoins on 4 blockchains Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin tumbles back to USD110k on Fed’s Powell’s hawkish comments Coindesk
- MegaETH raises USD450m in oversubscribed token sale Coindesk
- Mizuho says visa is becoming the stablecoin of stablecoins Coindesk
- ECB targets 2029 launch for digital euro, prep work to continue Edge
- DeFi needs smarter wallets to prevent overnight losses Cointelegraph
M&A
- PeterLabs’ substantial shareholders to buy back 60% stake in unit Edge
- Capital A clears final hurdle to consolidate AirAsia airlines under AAX Edge
- KIP REIT’s 1Q net profit surges 51%, eyes more acquisition Edge NST Star
- Auction house denies lack of transparency in Heritage Tower sale NST
- KNM to seek shareholder approval to postpone German unit sale vote Edge NST
- Bursa clarifies legal action against KNM over German unit sale NST
- PNB, EPF say no plan to exit Battersea project Edge Mail NST Star
- YTL makes first hotel investment in New Zealand with RM388m deal Edge
- Publicis to buy Singapore meme creator in social media push Edge Star
- Temasek-backed consortium to take China’s ANE private at USD1.84b valuation Edge
- Paramount begins new round of layoffs after Skydance merger Edge
- Thermo Fisher nears USD10b takeover of Clario NST
- Mastercard in talks to acquire blockchain startup Zero Hash for USD2b Coindesk
- Activist funds stir M&A surge in US banking Star
Malaysian
- BNM says consultation with US Treasury in line with existing practice Edge NST Star
- BNM penalises JAGS Money again for compliance breach NST Star
- Producer price index down 0.8% in Sep Edge Mail Star
- Employers struggle to hire as top talent prioritise job security Edge
- Maybank app surpasses RM4t in digital transactions NST Star
- Permodalan Darul Ta’zim, UEM Lestra in 1GW hybrid solar project Edge Star
- Lynas to spend RM500m on heavy rare earths facility in Malaysia Edge Mail NST Star
- Infomina hit with RM225.7m Bank of Philippine Islands counterclaim Edge
- Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat explains no toll hike, no compensation mandate Edge
Other markets
- Thailand has not manipulated currency NST
- China pledges to deepen financial sector reforms Star
- Japan says economy recovering led by capex in Oct NST
- Amazon to invest another USD5b in South Korean data centres Edge NST
- Australia inflation spike boosts case for extended RBA pause Edge Star
- Fed delivers expected 25 basis point rate cut Coindesk Yahoo
- Powell warns not to count on a Dec rate cut just yet Yahoo
- Fed winding down balance sheet contraction amid tightening money markets Yahoo
- Starmer opens door to hiking main UK taxes in looming budget Edge
- Spain growth stays strong as homegrown demand offsets trade Edge