Jul 24, 2013 | News, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Rcrwirlesess.com Ericsson bolstered its operating support system operations late last week with the acquisition of Thailand-based TeleOSS Consuilting. The transaction, which is expected to close during the third quarter, includes 50 employees based in Thailand....
Jul 23, 2013 | East Asia, News, Southeast Asia
The Wall Street Journal Lotte Department Store, South Korea’s largest department-store operator by revenue, is considering jumping on the trust-listing bandwagon in Singapore, and could raise at least US$1 billion. The company is looking to list some of its...
Jul 22, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, North America, Oceania, South & Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
The Wall Street Journal Although mining companies are becoming broadly less attractive as acquisition targets given sharply lower mineral commodity prices over the past year, the global M&A market will likely continue to expand in coming years, with Chinese...
Jul 19, 2013 | News, North America, Southeast Asia
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HomeAway, Inc., the world’s leading online marketplace for vacation rentals, has signed an agreement to acquire majority control of travelmob™, an online start-up for vacation rental properties in Asia Pacific. The all-cash...
Jul 17, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, Southeast Asia
Strait Times Singapore-listed mall owner and operator CapitaMalls Asia (CMA) has won a tender to acquire Grand Canyon Mall in Beijing for 1.74 billion yuan (S$356.6 million). The mall, which was put up for sale by Capital Airport Real Estate Group Co, will be...
Jul 15, 2013 | Asia, East Asia, News, North America, South & Central Asia, Southeast Asia
Financial Times KKR has raised a record $6bn for its second big Asian buyout fund in a sign that investors are confident the New York private equity group can build on its successful record in the region. The size of the fund trumps competitors, including TPG, which...