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Ma Activity · Asia

Aeon divested its Thai supermarket business (MaxValu and MaxValu Tanjai chains, 30 stores) to Central Retail's food arm. The sale closes a 42-year presence in Thailand retail, with the Japanese group pivoting to higher-margin segments (finance, entertainment, health/wellness) and geographic reallocation toward Vietnam.

Ma Activity · Asia

upGrad is closing acquisitions of Unacademy and Internshala. The Unacademy deal is valued at approximately Rs 1,955 crore (all-stock transaction) and expected to close within three weeks. This consolidates higher education, skilling, test preparation, medical education and creator-led learning platforms.

Ma Activity · Asia

Allianz Global Investors acquiring UOB Asset Management (€28B AUM) from UOB Group for €376 million (SGD 555 million), expanding asset management footprint across Southeast Asia.

Ma Activity · Asia

Signature Global awarded ₹920 crore in contracts for housing project construction in Gurugram; KEC International Ltd and NCC each awarded ₹460 crore contracts

Ma Activity · Asia

Central Retail Corporation (CRC) has agreed to acquire AEON (Thailand) Co Ltd, which operates 30 MaxValu supermarkets in Thailand. The acquisition is strategic, aimed at strengthening CRC's food retail business and expanding its Tops supermarket chain footprint.

Ma Activity · Asia

Yum! Brands completed sale of Pizza Hut China to Yum China Holdings for $1.2 billion. Separate sale of Pizza Hut outside Mainland China to LongRange Capital for $1.5 billion expected to close this month, totaling $2.7 billion divestiture.