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M&A Activity · Asia

Protectt.ai plans to acquire a controlling stake in AIShield, an AI security platform incubated within Bosch Global Software Technologies, via a mix of primary and secondary components. Bosch keeps a minority stake and AIShield continues as an independent entity that can raise external funding.

M&A Activity · Asia

Japan's Kokuyo is seeking to acquire up to 65.01% of Thien Long Group in Vietnam, with a tender offer scheduled for October to November 2026 subject to regulatory approval.

M&A Activity · Asia

Indian edtech Imarticus completed an approximately ₹800 Cr acquisition of Singapore's BELLS Institute of Higher Learning and plans to pursue further acquisitions and expand Centres of Excellence and B2B operations.

M&A Activity · Asia

Sources say Hang Seng Bank's investment arm is set to merge with HSBC's asset management business, which would be the first business-line integration between the two banks.

M&A Activity · Asia

Setco Automotive returned to a consolidated profit of ₹203.61 crore in the April–June 2026 quarter (versus a loss a year earlier), with revenue up 12.3%, and plans a merger with Lava Cast to cut costs.

M&A Activity · Asia

Senshu Ikeda and Shiga Bank are in talks to consolidate operations, with an announcement reported as expected as soon as the following week. This is the latest in a series of Japanese regional bank consolidations.