Capital markets news | Tue 11 Nov 2025
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Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in Malaysia: Other factors that support SPACs in the US include (1) speculative capital is abundant in the US compared to mostly conservative mandates in Malaysia (2) investors are receptive of blind pools where money is raised without telling investors exactly what assets or businesses will be bought (3) target acquisitions are in high-growth industries e.g. technology and (4) US SPACs trade on Nasdaq / NYSE with deep secondary markets and arbitrage opportunities.
Equity
- PMW International’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 32 times Edge NST
- AYS Ventures invests RM31.15m to buy more shares in 3HA Capital Edge
- Local institutions made RM280.7m net purchases last week Edge Mail NST Star
- Hong Kong surpasses Korea in structured note boom Edge
- Goldman Sachs upgrades India to overweight, Nifty rising 14% by end-2026 Edge
- Lenskart tumbles in Mumbai debut after USD821m IPO Edge Yahoo
- Private equity is finding new ways to cash out after IPOs Yahoo
- Shutdown endgame revives US IPO prospects as year end looms Yahoo
- Grab to invest USD60m in remotely-driven car startup Vay Edge Star
- Eurozone investor morale worsens further than expected Edge
Debt
- SD Guthrie’s RM5b sukuk assigned final ratings MARC Edge
- Genting issued RM900m bonds to finance GenM acquisition Edge Mail NST Star
- Maybank facilitates RM15b in financing, investments in JS-SEZ Edge Mail NST Star
- High-risk label keeps banks away from shipowners NST
- China’s internet firms cautiously revive lending Edge
- Hong Kong extends digital bond ambitions with third offering Edge
- Treasury debt sales dominate light data week for bond traders Edge
- US 10-year yield to 6% echoing bitcoin’s 2024 bullish setup Coindesk
- Verizon sells USD11b of bonds tied to Frontier deal Edge Yahoo
- Catastrophe bonds absorb black swan event dealt by Melissa Edge
- Deutsche Bank nears SRT deal with European Investment Fund Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin holds above USD105k as traders eye shutdown deal, liquidity boost Coindesk
- Senate committee releases draft crypto market structure bill Coindesk
- US IRS issued guidance for trusts to stake digital assets Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Privacy coins are not radical, surveillance money is Cointelegraph
- Italian banks back digital euro but urge ECB to spread out costs Cointelegraph
M&A
- Merger talk seen as potential game-changer for Malaysia’s construction sector NST
- Mah Sing unit buys 2.83-acre George Town land from PDC for RM51.8m Edge Star
- IHH’s Fortis, Malar Hospitals open offers close with negligible acceptance Edge
- Owners of foreign worker dorm firm TS Group said to weigh sale Edge
- InNature completes acquisition of The Body Shop Singapore Edge Star
- GoTo jumps on report Danantara to be involved in Grab merger Edge
- Restaurant Brands, CPE to form joint venture to expand Burger King in China Edge
- Bybit eyes South Korean expansion with Korbit acquisition Yahoo
- AGL sells Tilt Renewables stake to QIC, Future Fund for USD487m Star
- KKR sells aerospace parts firm Novaria Group to Arcline for USD2.2b Yahoo
- Huntington to acquire key units from KKR-owned Janney Scott Yahoo
- Merit acquires Mennenga to expand in Wisconsin Yahoo
- PE firm Investindustrial buys US private-label supplier TreeHouse Foods Yahoo
- Major waste companies spent more than USD545m on M&A in 3Q Yahoo
- Exodus acquires Uruguay’s stablecoin payments startup Grateful Coindesk
- Permira to buy JTC in USD3b deal Yahoo
- Carlyle takes over Barclay family’s online retailer Very Group Edge
- Rumble to acquire Germany’s Northern Data in all-share deal Yahoo
- Apollo buys majority stake in Atlético Madrid Edge
- TPG makes USD1.16b bid for Nexi’s digital banking solutions unit Yahoo
- Kaltura acquires eSelf, founded by creator of Snap’s AI, in USD27m deal Yahoo
Malaysian
- Malaysia set for capital inflows in 2026 amid softer US dollar, Fed rate cuts NST
- Structured monthly payments can help retirees preserve their saving NST
- Economy on track for 5.2% 3Q growth Mail
- Unemployment at 3% in 3Q, one-third of graduates underemployed Edge Mail NST
- B40, M40, T20 classification stays for now amid ongoing review Edge
- 5 corridor regions attract RM87.56b in total investments up to 31 Oct Edge
- Banks ramp up AI adoption to strengthen compliance and risk controls Mail Star
Other markets
- Singapore to impose sustainable aviation fuel levy from Oct 2026 NST
- MAS, Indonesian financial services authority renew fintech MOU Edge
- China’s consumer prices creep up in Oct Star
- BOJ debated rate hike, Oct meeting summary shows NST Star
- RBA monetary policy faces unusual challenge Star
- UK firms plan 3% pay rises in coming year, see AI hit to jobs Edge NST Star