Overview

[1] Japan M&A, Mergermarket 01 April to 30 September 2021 (criteria available on request)

[2] Will Asia’s deal making boom be sustained in 2021?, Refinitiv, 9 July 2021

[3] Merger activity in Asia, China remains high even as regulatory uncertainty hangs over tech sector, South China Morning Post, 22 August 2021

[4] 68 Unicorns Now in India, With 30 New Additions in 2021, Paytm, 28 September 2021

[5] Emart to Acuqire eBay’s Businesses in Korea, PR Newswire, 24 June 2021

[6] JWorld Bank, Vietnam GDP forecast for 2021, revised in August 2021

 

Asian cross-border M&A activity

[1] Japan expected to see record number of M&A deals in 2021, Kyodo News, 23 September 2021

[2] Japan M&A, Mergermarket 01 January to 31 March, and 01 April to 30 June (criteria available on request)

[3] Japan M&A, Mergermarket 01 April to 30 September 2021 (criteria available on request)

[4] Google to buy Japan payments firm Pring, Reuters, 13 July 2021

[5] PayPal's $2.7 bln Japan deal heats up buy now, pay later race, Reuters, 8 September 2021

[6] Foot Locker To Expand Its Sneaker Empire In $1.1B Deal, International Business Times, 8 February 2021

[7] Japanese stocks hit 31-year high on post-Suga hopes, Nikkei Asia, 14 September 2021

[8] Japan M&A, Mergermarket 01 April to 30 September 2021 (criteria available on request)

[9] Japan M&A, Mergermarket 01 April to 30 September 2021 (criteria available on request)

[10] Merger activity in Asia, China remains high even as regulatory uncertainty hangs over tech sector, South China Morning Post, 22 August 2021

[11] China M&A transactions, Mergermarket 01 April to 30 September 2021 (criteria available on request)

[12] China M&A transactions, Mergermarket 01 April to 30 September 2021 (criteria available on request)

[13] China M&A transactions, Mergermarket, 01 January to 31 March 2021 (criteria available on request)

[14] China M&A transactions, Mergermarket 01 April to 30 September 2021 (criteria available on request)

[15] China M&A transactions, Mergermarket, 01 January to 31 March 2021 (criteria available on request)

[16] CBC consortium buys S.Korean botox maker Hugel stake for $1.5 billion, Reuters, 25 August 2021

[17] Tencent buys UK games company Sumo for £919m, Financial Times, 19 July 2021

[18] VW-backed battery maker Gotion to buy Bosch plant in Germany, Autonews, 22 July 2021

[19] China M&A transactions, Mergermarket, 01 January to 31 March 2021 (criteria available on request)

[20] China M&A transactions, Mergermarket 01 April to 30 September 2021 (criteria available on request)

[21] China M&A transactions, Mergermarket 01 April to 30 September 2021 (criteria available on request)

[22] India’s GDP may make modest recovery in Sep quarter to grow at 6.8%: DBS, Mint, 8 July 2021

[23] 68 Unicorns Now in India, With 30 New Additions in 2021, Paytm, 28 September 2021

[24] CoinDCX is India’s first crypto unicorn, Livemint, 11 August 2021

[25] Meat startup Licious becomes first Indian D2C unicorn with $52 mn fundraise, Business Standard, 5 October 2021

[26] Digital India: The $1 trillion opportunity, Investcorp, October 2021

[27] Buyout financing gets a boost amid low interest rates, Mint, 18 September 2021

[28] Baring PE Asia to buy Hinduja Global's healthcare arm for $1.2 billion, Economic Times, 10 August 2021

[29] Blackstone buys 74% in ASK Group for $1 billion, The Economic Times, 25 August 2021

[30] Pre-IPO funds in vogue as tech cos look to go public, Mint, 13 August 2021

[31] Byju’s raises funds at $18 billion valuation from Edelweiss, IIFL, others, moneycontrol, 4 October 2021

[32] Ola gets CCI nod for investments by Temasek, Warburg Pincus, Bhavish Aggarwal, Livemint, 14 August 2021

[33] India remains an attractive destination for investments, Business Standard, 14 September 2021

[34] Deals juggernaut rolls on as Q3 clocks record 597 deals worth $30 billion, Money Control, 14 October 2021

[35] Deals juggernaut rolls on as Q3 clocks record 597 deals worth $30 billion, Money Control, 14 October 2021

[36] Reliance's startup hunt continues; in talks to invest $300M in Google-backed Glance, Your Story, 28 September 2021

[37] PayU to buy out BillDesk for $4.7 billion - its most expensive acquisition till date, Mint, 31 August 2021

[38] Byju’s negotiate to get hold of Great Learning and Gradeup for nearly $400 million, Techstory, 30 April 2021

[39] Mergermarket 01 July to 30 Sep (criteria available on request)

[40] Mergermarket 01 July to 30 Sep (criteria available on request)

[41] SoftBank Vision Fund invests $1.7bn in South Korea travel firm Yanolja, Nikkei Asia, 15 July 2021

[42] Emart to Acuqire eBay’s Businesses in Korea, PR Newswire, 24 June 2021

[43] Kakao to take ZigZag for a spin, Korea Joongang Daily, 14 April 2021

[44]  Mergermarket (KOR), Mergermarket, 1 April to 15 September (criteria available on request)

[45] Kakao Entertainment Acquires Tapas and Radish, Two Leading U.S.-based storytelling platforms, PR Newswire, 11 May 2021

[46] Centroid Investment Partners to Acquire TaylorMade Golf Company, Inc., Businesswire, 11 May 2021

[47]  Mergermarket (KOR), Mergermarket, 1 April to 15 September (criteria available on request)

[48] Mergermarket (KOR), Mergermarket, 1 April to 15 September (criteria available on request)

[49] Southeast Asia Deal Momentum, Mergermarket, 29 July 2021

[50] ASEAN supply chains disrupted as delta variant surges, Nikkei Asia, 6 August 2021

[51] Asia M&A bonanza fuelled by Southeast Asia, private equity deals, Reuters, 2 July 2021

[52] Grab says ‘ontrack’ to close SPAC deal by end of 2021, Nikkei Asia, 2 August 2021

[53] Mergermarket (SEA), Mergermarket, 1 April to 30 September (Criteria available on request)

[54] World Bank, Vietnam GDP forecast for 2021, revised in August 2021

[55] Mergermarket (SEA), Mergermarket, 1 April to 30 September (Criteria available on request)

[56] Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Group acquires 49% stake in FE Credit, Vietnam News, 30 April 2021

[57] Bank of Ayudhya to acquire SHB Finance in Vietnam, Bangkok Post, 25 August 2021

[58] Vietnam Consumer Finance Report 2021, FiinResearch, 23 June 2021

[59] Mergermarket (SEA), Mergermarket, 1 April to 30 September (Criteria available on request)

[60] Mergermarket (SEA), Mergermarket, 1 April to 30 September (Criteria available on request)

 

Japan's renewable energy ambition

[1] Draft 6th Basic Energy Plan, Enecho

[2] Japan sets 60% target for nonfossil fuel energy sources by fiscal 2030, The Japan Times, 21 July 2021

[3] Policy Speech by the Prime Minister to the 203rd Session of the Diet, Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, 28 October 2020

[4] TEPCO Renewable to spend $9-18 billion by 2035 on green power, Reuters, 8 June 2020

[5] Japan oil giant ENEOS to buy renewables startup for $1.7bn, Nikkei, 7 October 2021

[6]Japan's NTT aims to expand renewable energy capacity to 7.5 GW by 2030, Reuters, 30 June 2020

[7] Iberdrola Renewables Japan: A New Beginning for Acacia Renewables, 1 April 2020

[8] DC Advisory advised Iberdrola on its joint venture with Cosmo Energy & Hitachi Zosen, 27 May 2021

[9] RWE Renewables Japan G.K., September 2021

[10] Ørsted, JWD, and Eurus form offshore wind partnership in Akita, 19 May 2021

[11] Green Giraffe advised Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) in the sale of a partial equity stake in its Saikai Enoshima Offshore Wind Power Project (Project) to the German renewables developer wpd.

[12] Notice Regarding Stock Acquisition of Kokusai Kogyo and JAG Energy, 7 September 2021

[13] Hiring of Head of Renewables and Sustainability, 5 July 2021

[14] The 1st Public-Private Council for Strengthening the Industrial Competitiveness of Offshore Wind Power, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 6 October 2020

[15] May 17th J-Bridge Carbon Neutral / Offshore Wind Farm Seminar (European Launch Event), JETRO, 12 May 2021

[16] Participation in Offshore Wind Farm Projects (Le Tréport and Noirmoutier) in France, Sumitomo Corporation, 19 December 2018

[17] Vision for Offshore Wind Power Industry, METI, 15 December 2020

[18] NSK completes acquisition of Brüel & Kjær Vibro, 1 March 2020

[19] NSK acquires equipment monitoring business from a British company Development for wind power, Nikkei, 10 December 2020

[20] Energy Transition News Release, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, 11 October 2020

 

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