FA reveals the industry winners of the Best Companies Poll 2025.

FA reveals the market winners of Asia's Best Companies Poll 2025.

The rationale behind all the winners for the best capital market deals across Asia Pacific.

Retaliatory tariffs, a stronger dollar and several u-turns from the Trump administration are creating an uncertain outlook for 2025 and is pushing up the price of gold; meanwhile, Hong Kong and China are lodging complaints to the WTO.

After US president Donald Trump issued executive orders to place 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports (now delayed) and 10% on Chinese goods (starting February 4); China has now retaliated with tariffs on US coal, gas, crude oil and more.

The proposed $14.9bn deal was partly blocked for national security reasons.

Panellists at the sixth China Fixed Income Summit discussed how the industry views green and transition finance from a practical standpoint.

Anglo American has agreed to sell its Australian based steelmaking coal business to US firm Peabody Energy for around $3.8bn.

Chaoni Huang, at the Hong Kong Green Finance Association and BNP Paribas, tells FA that taxonomy and definition uncertainties are hampering Apac’s transition finance market, and that growing interest and standardisation attempts should help.

Read on to find out the winners of our Deal Awards – Asia Pacific.