Startups
Japan fintech unicorn Opn to buy U.S. payments company MerchantE
Startup's $357m deal will help fuel expansion into markets outside Asia
Business deals
Business deals
Gelato Pique parent rides COVID success to $1.4bn sale to Bain
Japan's Mash Holdings sets sights on overseas growth and a future IPO
Food & Beverage
Chinese pork processor to continue European expansion
WH Group aims to lower heavy reliance on U.S. and China
Business deals
Japan's Marubeni looks to import industrial CO2 from South Korea
Trading house seeks to secure supply as production falls
Business deals
Japan's Orix to buy health food company DHC for $2.1bn
Financial services group will purchase all outstanding shares
Interview
Musk's lenders in Twitter deal face tough debt market: AGL CEO
Leveraged debt veteran Gleysteen adds it's not an issue of credit quality
Business deals
Origin Energy backs $11.8bn buyout led by Brookfield
Deal would be largest deal in Australia so far this year
Cryptocurrencies
Binance ditches deal to rescue rival crypto exchange FTX
Reversal comes after due diligence revealed concerns over business practices
Aerospace & Defense Industries
China's COMAC says it has secured orders for 300 homegrown jets
Single-aisle C919 passenger plane at center of bid to compete with Boeing, Airbus
Business deals
7-Eleven parent to sell Sogo & Seibu for $1.38bn to U.S. fund
Fortress to buy department stores in which partner Yodobashi hopes to open units
Finance
As Elon Musk transforms Twitter, risk hits home for Japanese banks
'At the mercy of Musk's theatrics': MUFG and Mizuho face unclear exit path
Business deals
Renault's new EV outfit to get investment from chipmaker Qualcomm
Japanese business partners Nissan and Mitsubishi undecided on participation
Business deals
Renault seals deal with Geely but Nissan remains elusive
Gas, hybrid partnership could hinder talks with Nissan on EV venture
Toshiba in turmoil
Toshiba buyout: Japanese fund submits $15bn proposal
Japan Industrial Partners is leading a consortium of buyers in the deal
Automobiles
Apple supplier Foxconn partners with Saudi wealth fund to build EVs
Ceer will license BMW technology for cars scheduled to roll out in 2025
Business deals
Japan's SMFG boosts stake in Philippine bank RCBC for $460m
Fresh investment will gain a 20% share in country's sixth-largest lender
Business deals
Tata's Air India to buy remaining stake in AirAsia India
Acquired carrier to merge with Air India Express as part of consolidation
Property
Temasek-backed property group eyes Vietnam and India hot spots
Amid China slowdown, CapitaLand Investment treads cautiously on real estate bets
Business deals
Japan fund buys Onsemi plant to make EV semiconductors
Mercuria eyes buying more Japanese fabs, could rejuvenate industry domestically
Business deals
Japan Display sells Chinese subsidiary in latest restructuring move
Troubled Apple supplier looks for return to profitability
