Capital markets news | Thu 11 Sep 2025
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Equity
- Express Powerr’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 13.55 times Edge Star
- Vending massage chair operator RNG Tech seeks ACE Market listing Edge
- Interior fit-out firm Inspace Creation files for ACE Market listing Edge
- Waste management firm 5E Resources seeks ACE Market listing Edge
- Furniture retailer SSF Home to invest another RM10m in venture capital fund Edge
- Malaysia posts RM400m foreign outflows in Aug, sharply lower than Jul NST
- Vietnam’s top insurers invest significantly in securities Star
- China’s Nio plans USD1b share sale to fund EV growth Edge
- Home services tech startup Urban’s India IPO sold on day one Edge
- Klarna stock jumps 16% in NYSE debut, valuing BNPL leader at USD17.5b Yahoo
- E-commerce firm Pattern eyes up to USD2.6b valuation in US IPO Yahoo
- Goldman set to see busiest IPO week in over 4 years Yahoo
- E-commerce giant Coupang wins dismissal of lawsuit over IPO Yahoo
- Nvidia backs PsiQuantum in USD1b round at USD7b value Edge
- Perplexity finalises USD20b valuation round Yahoo
- Asset Entities, Strive to merge into USD1.5b bitcoin treasury company Coindesk
- Newmont applies for voluntary delisting from Toronto Stock Exchange Yahoo
- New Ardian infrastructure fund set to surpass EUR10b target Edge
- Norway’s USD2t fund looks to expand renewables investments Edge
Debt
- Pulau Indah Power Plant’s sukuk assigned AA+ preliminary rating MARC
- 10-year Malaysian Government Securities at 3.4% at end-2025 Edge
- Malaysia’s loan growth will slow, modest rise in bad debts Edge NST Star
- Hong Kong property woes weigh on Schroders as banks seize assets Edge
- Tata Motors markets EUR3.875b loan for Iveco acquisition Edge
- Aramco taps bond market again as Saudis ramp up borrowings Edge
- BlackRock gets USD10b financing for Aramco deal Edge
- JPMorgan, Fifth Third among banks facing losses tied to Tricolor Edge
- US mortgage rates at 11-month low rekindle home finance activity Edge
- Brazil’s central bank to auction USD1b with repurchase deal on Fri Yahoo
- EU finalises USD176b defence loans, with Poland taking largest share Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin triggers bullish head and shoulders pattern Coindesk
- Bitcoin breaks USD114k as cooling US PPI data boosts Fed rate cut bets Cointelegraph
- Cboe plans to offer continuous futures for bitcoin, ether Edge
- The ingredients are all there for solana to soar Coindesk
- Kiln exits ethereum validators following SwissBorg SOL exploit Coindesk
- LitFinancial introduces ethereum stablecoin to streamline mortgage Coindesk
- Minnesota credit union to launch stablecoin Coindesk
- Crypto institutional adoption appears to be in the early phases Coindesk
- Sub-Saharan Africa third-fastest growing region for crypto adoption Cointelegraph
- Crypto is bleeding billions a year and traditional finance is watching Coindesk
- Crypto’s crosschain future depends on regulatory readiness Cointelegraph
- Top US banking regulator says crypto debanking is real Coindesk
M&A
- Japan’s Yamae takes up 34% stake in Texchem’s Sea Master Food Edge Star
- OceanCash Pacific to acquire PCCCSB for RM13.42m NST
- Surprising buyer interest for Wisma Mont Kiara Star
- Sunway, Singapore partner secure Chuan Grove land with RM2.05b bid Edge Star
- Bain sells China data centre business to Chinese consortium for USD3.9b Edge
- Samsung Life set to buy stake in private credit firm Hayfin Edge
- RaceTrac buys sandwich chain Potbelly for USD566m Yahoo
- GFL acquires Superior Waste from private equity group Yahoo
- Lincoln International acquires M&A consultancy Marshberry Yahoo
- Agnico Eagle Mines sells interest in Orla Mining for USD405m Yahoo
- Monte dei Paschi secures 62.3% of Mediobanca shares Yahoo
Malaysian
- SC, FSA Oman to collaborate on capital market development Star
- RM169.2b in AI, data centre investments by 2030 Edge NST Star
- Govt committed to UN anti-money laundering, asset recovery principles Edge
- Weak tax base at 12% of GDP flagged NST
- Reliance on indirect taxes unsustainable NST
- Jobless rate stays at decade-low Edge
- EU officially recognises Malaysia’s sustainable palm oil certification NST
- New incentive mechanism to support investment in automotive sector NST
- Total of 13 developers won LSS5+ solar bids Edge
Other markets
- China’s producer deflation eases, helped by crackdown on price wars Edge
- China’s economy under pressure as consumer slump deepens NST
- US-China tensions drive business confidence to new lows NST
- China’s green tech firms pour billions into overseas factories Edge
- PM hopeful Motegi endorses BOJ’s plan to normalise monetary policy Edge
- Nearly half of Japanese firms approve of BOJ chief’s performance Yahoo
- US producer prices slip in Aug on cheaper services Edge
- US judge temporarily blocks Trump from removing Fed governor Cook Edge
- Fitch Ratings lifts global growth forecast to 2.4% Edge Mail NST