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How SoftBank's Arm plans to ride the AI wave to biggest IPO of 2023
Arm designs key parts of the chips powering almost every smartphone on the planet.
August 22, 2023
Singapore economy
Listing amendment for life sciences IPOs part of bigger aspiration
Hitting jackpot by betting on bioscience companies is not for the faint-hearted and the impatient
August 10, 2023
IPO
SGX RegCo revises listing rules for life sciences IPO aspirants
Mainboard life sciences IPO aspirants need not show revenue yet but are to have a market cap of at least $300 million
August 10, 2023
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Positive outlook for late-stage deals in Southeast Asia in 2024 and beyond
Even though data points indicate challenges, stakeholders remain optimistic about the future of late-stage deal activities in SEA.
July 20, 2023
IPO
Nium eyeing secondary listing in Singapore alongside 2Q2025 NYSE IPO goal
The GIC- and Temasek-backed fintech doubled its valuation to US$2 billion in early-2022.
July 18, 2023
China Focus
China stock delistings set to beat record
A total of 21 firms have been delisted ytd, another 22 are at imminent risk of being culled
July 07, 2023
Private equity
The private equity machine will be tough to unjam
The stock markets have been more or less closed to IPOs of private equity companies for 18 months now
July 05, 2023
IPO
Olam Agri IPO not happening in 1H2023
The company continues to pursue Olam Agri IPO at the next practical window.
May 30, 2023
IPO
IPO market shows signs of life even as recession fears persist
Activity was particularly buoyant in Asia
April 23, 2023
IPO
Alibaba, JD.com awaken China tech's long-dormant IPO machine
The moves ignited hopes that Beijing — keen to resuscitate the world’s second-largest economy — is unfettering the private sector.
March 31, 2023