Capital markets news | Fri 25 Jul 2025
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Equity
- McGraw Hill opens flat in underwhelming debut Yahoo
- Advent-backed NIQ shares slip in NYSE debut Yahoo
- PE-backed US IPOs return with plenty of leverage Yahoo
- Bit Digital’s WhiteFiber is getting ready for an IPO Yahoo
- Will Plaid SPAC or IPO in 2025? Yahoo
- SPAC BPGC plans to buy startup iRocket for USD400m Yahoo
- Strategy boosts preferred share raise to USD2.8b from USD500m Coindesk Yahoo
Debt
- Kimanis Power’s RM300m sukuk assigned final AAA rating RAM
- Malaysian and Chinese credit rating agencies to strengthen cross-border ties NST
- Malaysian banks’ bad debts could rise from tariff risks Edge NST
- Malaysia’s statutory debt could breach self-imposed ceiling as economy slows Edge
- Singapore’s Temasek sells USD768m offshore RMB bonds Edge
- Philippines to tap GCash to sell bite-sized bonds to attract more investors Edge
Digital assets
- SEC hits pause on Bitwise ETF offering broad crypto exposure Star
- Crypto inflows surge to USD60b year-to-date, outpacing private equity Coindesk
- Why expensive ethereum will dominate institutional DeFi Coindesk
- ETH treasury firm BitMine steps up bid to acquire 5% of supply Coindesk
- Ethena taps Anchorage to issue USD1.5b stablecoin under Genius Act Coindesk
- Stablecoin supply to grow by USD75b following Genius Act Coindesk
- Solana players unveil internet capital markets roadmap Coindesk
- Robinhood’s tokenised stocks stirs up a legal hornet’s nest Cointelegraph
- Australian fintech Finder wins court battle over crypto yield product Cointelegraph
M&A
- AME Elite, AME Reit get shareholders’ nod for RM100.8m acquisition NST Star
- AYS Ventures’ takeover of SGX-listed CosmoSteel unconditional Edge Star
- Capricorn Metals to acquire Warriedar Resources in Australia Yahoo
- Austral Resources to acquire Lady Loretta mine Yahoo
- Union Pacific nears Norfolk deal to create USD200b railroad Edge Yahoo
- Federal regulators approve Paramount’s USD8b deal with Skydance Yahoo
- Accenture to buy Maryville Consulting Yahoo
- Waystar to acquire Iodine Software for USD1.25b Yahoo
- Corpay to acquire Alpha Group International Yahoo
- Broadcom’s USD61b VMware buyout hit by EU court challenge Edge
Malaysian
- SC may make certain corporate governance practices mandatory in 2026 Edge NST
- RM63b investments secured under National Semiconductor Strategy Edge
- Semiconductor exports remain resilient, up 15.7% in 1H Edge Mail NST Star
- Malaysia on track for US trade deal by 1 Aug, aims for lowest tariff Edge NST Star
Other markets
- Markets bet Beijing is getting serious about China’s overcapacity Edge
- South Korea’s economy grows in 2Q on exports surge NST
- BOK says consumer sentiment hit a high in Jul Star
- Japan’s factory activity slips into contraction in Jul Star
- Australia central bank not shocked by jobless rise, to cut rates gradually Yahoo
- US business activity rises, tariffs fuel inflation concerns Edge
- US weekly jobless claims drop to 3-month low Edge
- Almost 30% of German companies postpone US investments Edge
- Deloitte under investigation by UK FRC over Glencore audits Yahoo
- ECB keeps rates steady as it awaits clarity over trade Edge
- Big central bank rate cuts slow with tariffs and politics in headlights Yahoo