The Japanese insurance giant also agrees to buy the remaining 20% of MLC Life from National Australia Bank for A$500m, with the plan to create a new entity called Acenda.

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

Additional capital raised from CDPQ, GIC, Prudential and Temasek, joins UAE giant climate finance vehicle Alterra.

EQT invests in Australian tech education firm Compass; HKEX's H1 2024 results; iron ore slowdown sees BHP diversify; Canada to slap tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel and aluminium; HKIC invests in Thailand.

The Canadian owner of Circle K wants to buy rival Seven & i, which, if the deal is agreed, would be the largest foreign takeover of a Japanese listed company; however antitrust issues are likely.

The deal is expected to close by the end of Q1 2025 with its shares to stop trading on the NYSE; majority shareholders TPG and KKR have approved the deal. EQT has also bought a Korean plastic recycler and is looking to raise $12.5bn for a fund.

DBS' group head of institutional banking has also become deputy CEO, before succeeding current CEO Piyush Gupta in March 2025; first half net profit climbed 9% to $4.35bn.

Lawrence Goh to take on head of group technology and operations with Susan Hwee to become new head of group retail, replacing retiring Eddie Khoo who is joining UOB Vietnam as a senior adviser.

Ed Huntsman is relocating from London to Hong Kong, to become head of financing, markets for Japan, Asia North & Australia and Asia South.

The rationale behind all the winners in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.