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M&A Activity · Asia

Accenture has launched a tender offer (TOB) at 8,500 yen per share to take Global Secure (Japan-listed) private. Shares rose on the news.

M&A Activity · Asia

Japanese investment firm Nexroc postponed its planned acquisition proposal for K-pop company JYP Entertainment from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, with a tender offer tentatively scheduled for January 2027, amid doubts about its financing ability.

M&A Activity · Asia

Provision Labs, the physical AI data venture founded by Anjali Sardana, has acquired Mumbai-based hardware and perception startup Basilisk Industries for an undisclosed sum. Basilisk founder Shourya Watwani will lead Provision's hardware efforts.

M&A Activity · Asia

India's Competition Commission approved Dutch group Prosus (via MIH Payments Holdings BV) acquiring a stake in fintech Navi Ltd, deepening its presence in India's digital financial services.

M&A Activity · Asia

CAL, via subsidiary CAL Global Pte Ltd, agreed to acquire a 51% stake in Hong Kong fund manager AFC, pending approval from regulators including the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.

M&A Activity · Asia

Empyrean Technology, China's leading EDA tool provider, plans to acquire a 50.38% majority stake in domestic start-up Easy-Logic Technology for 218.8 million yuan (about US$33 million), filed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The deal is aimed at filling a weak link in the domestic chip design toolchain and supports Huawei's semiconductor work.