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Mergers

Warner Bros rejects Paramount’s revised offer, but gives studio a week to negotiate better deal

Paramount’s current offer for Warner Bros comes to US$108.4 billion (S$137 billion).
Paramount’s current offer for Warner Bros comes to US$108.4 billion (S$137 billion).

Billionaire Cheng’s units agree to pay Giordano shareholders $242m

The payout from companies owned by billionaire Henry Cheng to Giordano shareholders could total HK$1.5 billion.
The payout from companies owned by billionaire Henry Cheng to Giordano shareholders could total HK$1.5 billion.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquires his AI start-up with vision to build data centres in space

SpaceX is planning an initial public offering that could raise as much as US$50 billion (S$63 billion).
SpaceX is planning an initial public offering that could raise as much as US$50 billion (S$63 billion).

Elon Musk’s SpaceX said to consider merger with Tesla or xAI

Any transaction could attract sizeable interest from infrastructure funds and Middle Eastern sovereign investors.
Any transaction could attract sizeable interest from infrastructure funds and Middle Eastern sovereign investors.

Private capital boom positions Singapore as M&A hub for complex deals

When it comes to managing deal risk, Singapore’s legal and institutional frameworks offer a clear edge.
When it comes to managing deal risk, Singapore’s legal and institutional frameworks offer a clear edge.

Netflix beats revenue estimates in holiday quarter; shares slide amid bidding war for Warner Bros

Netflix's Q4 revenue modestly beat estimates at US$12.1 billion, with over 325 million subscribers, but shares fell after-hours.
Netflix's Q4 revenue modestly beat estimates at US$12.1 billion, with over 325 million subscribers, but shares fell after-hours.

Competition watchdog not yet notified of Clementi Mall sale, potential CapitaLand-Mapletree merger

An entity linked to Mr Zhao Zhichao of property firm Elegant Group is believed to have purchased The Clementi Mall in a deal worth $809 million.
An entity linked to Mr Zhao Zhichao of property firm Elegant Group is believed to have purchased The Clementi Mall in a deal worth $809 million.

New titan rises as Malaysia’s Sunway makes $3.5b move on construction bigwig IJM

The long-speculated merger of the giant entities would knit together a land bank of 2,300 hectares, RM118.1 billion in gross development value and a potential RM13 billion order book into a single, enlarged platform.
The long-speculated merger of the giant entities would knit together a land bank of 2,300 hectares, RM118.1 billion in gross development value and a potential RM13 billion order book into a single, enlarged platform.

Rio Tinto, Glencore in talks for $266b merger to create world’s biggest miner

Rio Tinto is the world’s No. 2 miner while Glencore is one of the biggest producers of coal and base metals.
Rio Tinto is the world’s No. 2 miner while Glencore is one of the biggest producers of coal and base metals.

DBS leads as Singapore investment banking fees hit 4-year high in 2025 amid M&A rebound

DBS took 8.4 per cent wallet share of the total fee pool.
DBS took 8.4 per cent wallet share of the total fee pool.

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