Tokio Marine Pauses Sale of $1B Southeast Asia Life Insurance Business, Sources Say October 18, 2024 By Yantoultra Ngui and Kane Wu Japanese insurer Tokio Marine has paused the sale of its $1 billion Southeast Asia life insurance business, partly due to...
BNP Paribas to Acquire Fosun’s Stake in Belgian Insurer Ageas April 15, 2024 By Mathieu Rosemain and Kane Wu BNP Paribas, the euro zone’s biggest bank, has agreed to buy a 9% stake in Ageas from China’s Fosun Group...
Ant Group Founder to Give Up Control in Major Overhaul of Chinese Fintech Giant January 9, 2023 By Yingzhi Yang, Brenda Goh and Kane Wu Ant Group’s founder Jack Ma will give up control of the Chinese fintech giant in an overhaul that seeks to...
China’s Fosun International Appoints Deutsche Bank to Sell Stake in Peak Re: Sources November 22, 2022 By Kane Wu and Andres Gonzalez China’s Fosun International Ltd. has appointed Deutsche Bank to advise on a potential sale of its stake in Hong Kong-based...
Moody’s Cuts Fosun International’s Credit Rating Amid Concerns Over Asset Sales October 26, 2022 By Roxanne Liu and Kane Wu Global credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded Fosun International Ltd. by one notch on Tuesday and revised its outlook to “negative”...
Global M&A Activity Shatters Records, Topping $5 Trillion in 2021 December 21, 2021 By Anirban Sen, Pamela Barbaglia and Kane Wu LONDON/HONG KONG – Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity shattered all-time records in 2021, comfortably erasing the high-water mark that...
Investor Warburg Cuts Valuation of Ant Group by 15% to Below $200B: Source November 24, 2021 By Julie Zhu, Kane Wu and Nikhil Nainan HONG KONG – Warburg Pincus, a major global investor in Ant Group, has cut its valuation of the Chinese fintech...
Chinese Insurer Ping An Plans to Sell $2.1B Stake in Autohome: Sources November 12, 2021 By Julie Zhu and Kane Wu HONG KONG – Financial conglomerate Ping An Insurance Group of China is seeking to offload its 44% stake in auto...
Asian Insurer FWD Group Weighs Shifting U.S. IPO to Hong Kong: Reuters November 10, 2021 By Scott Murdoch, Julie Zhu and Kane Wu HONG KONG – Asian insurer FWD Group, controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is contemplating shifting its $2-$3 billion...
China’s Regulator Probing Ping An Insurance’s Property Investments: Reuters August 30, 2021 By Engen Tham, Zhang Yan, Kane Wu and Cheng Leng SHANGHAI — China’s banking and insurance sector regulator is probing Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.’s investments in...