CITIC Capital on its HK$1.46 billion sale of a 20.32% stake in AsiaInfo Technologies Limited (HKSE: 1675) to AsiaInfo Security Technologies Co., Limited (688225.SH)
CICC, as financial adviser to Shanghai Fosun New Medicine Research Company Limited, in its proposed privatization of Shanghai Henlius Biotech (HKSE: 2696) by way of merger by absorption
GL Capital on its proposed privatization of SciClone Pharmaceuticals (Holdings) Limited (HKSE: 6600), a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Crescent Point Capital on the acquisition by Ares Management Corporation of the Crescent Point Capital platform, a leading Asia-focused private equity platform
Bain Capital on its acquisition of Porus Labs, a leading manufacturer of agricultural and specialty chemicals based in India
MoneyHero Group on its business combination with Bridgetown Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: BTWN), a special purpose acquisition company formed as a collaboration between Pacific Century Group and Thiel Capital
SciClone Pharmaceuticals (Holdings) Limited (HKSE: 6600), a biopharmaceutical company with an integrated platform for product development and commercialization, on its HK$780 million voluntary conditional cash offer to buy-back up to 77,534,791 shares at HK$10.06 per share, representing approximately 11.16% of SciClone Pharmaceuticals’ total issued share capital
Link REIT (HKSE: 823) on its acquisition of a portfolio of assets in Singapore, including retail malls Jurong Point and Thomson Plaza, at a consideration of approximately S$2.16 billion (approximately $1.6 billion). This marks Link REIT’s first real estate acquisition in Singapore
TH International Limited (Tims China), the master franchisee and operator of Tim Hortons coffee shops in China, on its business combination with Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: SLCR), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company. The transaction values the combined business at approximately US$1.4 billion. This transaction was named “Deals of the Year 2022” by China Business Law Journal
Asia Innovations Group Limited (ASIG), a leading mobile social company across emerging markets, on its proposed business combination with Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited (NYSE: OPA), a special purpose acquisition company. The business combination provides for an equity valuation of $2.5 billion for the combined company. This transaction was named “Deals of the Year 2022” by China Business Law Journal
Bain Capital on its leveraged buy-out of VXI Global Solutions, a leading provider of Business Process Outsourcing services to businesses around the world, from the Carlyle Group
The special committee of the board of directors of LAIX Inc. (OTC: LAIXY), an artificial intelligence company in China that creates and delivers products and services to popularize English learning, in its going-private transaction
Near Intelligence Holdings, Inc., a global SaaS leader in privacy-led data intelligence on people, places and products, on its business combination with KludeIn I Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: INKA), a special purpose acquisition company
Bain Capital on its approximate US$485 million acquisition of a 24.98% stake in IIFL Wealth Management (NSE: IIFLWAM), a company listed on the National Stock Exchange of India, from General Atlantic and Fairfax Financial. IIFL Wealth Management is one of the largest and fastest growing wealth and asset management firms in India
The Blackstone Group on its acquisition of all of the issued share capital of Interplex Holdings Pte. Ltd., which was indirectly owned by funds managed by Baring Private Equity Asia, in a transaction valued at approximately US$1.6 billion
TH International Limited (Tims China), the exclusive master franchise of Tim Hortons coffee shops for Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX: QSR) (NYSE: QSR) in China, on a convertible note financing by a leading global asset manager.
FountainVest on its acquisition of Ziwi, a New Zealand-based ultra-premium pet food manufacturer and global exporter
Poema Global Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: PPGH), a special purpose acquisition company affiliated with Princeville Capital, on its business combination with Gogoro Inc., a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities
Artisan Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: ARTAU), a special purpose acquisition company founded by renowned Hong Kong cultural entrepreneur Adrian Cheng, on its business combination with Prenetics Group Limited, a global leader in genomic and diagnostic testing. This transaction was named “Deals of the Year 2022” by China Business Law Journal
JD Property Group Corporation in its acquisition of a controlling interest in, and the related takeover of, China Logistics Property Holdings Co., Ltd. (HKSE: 1589)
Azentio Software, a Singapore-headquartered software products business owned by funds advised by Apax, on its binding agreement to acquire certain software assets from Path Solutions, a provider of core banking software
