US Plant Raid Jolts South Korea and Stirs Investor Anxiety September 8, 2025 By Youkyung Lee and Denny Thomas The immigration raid on a Georgia EV battery plant run by two South Korean firms has rattled Seoul, coming less...
China State-Owned Firm Managers Held Personally Liable for Bad M&A Deals September 29, 2016 By Denny Thomas and Michelle L. Price Business development managers at Chinese state-owned firms have been put on notice: mess up on M&A deals and you can...
Tokio Marine in Talks to Acquire RHB’s Non-Life Insurance Unit: Sources August 30, 2016 By Denny Thomas Tokio Marine Holdings Inc, is in exclusive talks to buy RHB Bank’s general insurance unit in a deal that also...
Anbang’s Hong Kong IPO Should Lift Veil on Chinese Group’s Low Profile Backers August 26, 2016 By Denny Thomas and Elzio Barreto For investors and bankers wanting to know more about who’s behind Anbang Insurance Group, China’s second-largest life insurer, plans for...
AIG Selling $1.2 Billion Worth of Shares in China’s PICC P&C: Report May 2, 2016 By Denny Thomas and Fiona Lau American International Group is offering for sale about $1.2 billion worth of shares in China’s PICC Property and Casualty Co....
Allianz Puts South Korean Life Insurance Unit on Block: Sources February 24, 2016 By Denny Thomas Europe’s largest insurer Allianz has put its South Korean life insurance business on the block as part of a global...
Update: Zurich Insurance Weighs Sale of Hong Kong & Singapore Units February 24, 2016 By Denny Thomas and Pamela Barbaglia Zurich Insurance is exploring a sale of its Hong Kong and Singapore operations as it reviews its non-core businesses outside...
China’s Fosun Founder Guo ‘Assisting Authorities with an Investigation’ December 11, 2015 By Denny Thomas and Lisa Jucca Fosun International said on Friday its Chairman Guo Guangchang, one of China’s best-known entrepreneurs, is assisting authorities with an investigation,...
Fosun’s Equity Deals to Intensify as It Seeks to Fund Acquisition Ambitions May 29, 2015 By Denny Thomas A $1.2 billion share sale by Fosun International Ltd. this month was likely only the start of a love affair...
Hong Kong’s Li to Tap ex-AIA Deputy as New Insurance CEO: Sources August 16, 2013 By Clare Baldwin and Denny Thomas Hong Kong businessman Richard Li, the youngest son of Asia’s richest man, will appoint a former top executive at AIA...