Private lenders are capitalising on stricter bank lending, stepping up with tailored, rapid-fire financing that’s increasingly attracting Asia’s mid-market and property players.
Insurers
Singapore's GIC partners with large institutional investors to acquire German property tech firm Techem for $7.8 billion; Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional eyes $500 million bond sale.
Sun Life led the latest $70 million series C funding round, strengthening its position in digital insurance and supporting growth in medical coverage and preventive healthcare initiatives.
Zurich promotes Jim Qin to Hong Kong insurance head; Clifford Capital taps Schroders' Lily Choh as CEO; HSBC ropes in new Bermuda insurance CEO from Sun Life; Hines makes senior promotion in Singapore; and more.
The company had shelved previous plans to go public in the financial hub.
Prudential taps Swiss Re CIO as board director; Gaw Capital and CBRE name APAC data centre heads; Axa IM Alts reshuffles regional leadership team, and more.
After several postponed attempts, FWD Group is set to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, aiming to raise up to $512 million to fuel its growth across Asia.
The share sale would mark the insurer's third bid to go public, after it shelved two previous attempts.
South Korean institutional investors are transforming private equity secondaries from opportunistic investments into strategic portfolio tools amid growing market volatility.
Singlife is fine-tuning its sustainability goals across private equity, fixed income and infrastructure investments.
With long-term emissions targets in sight, Singlife is embedding sustainability deeper into its business DNA—balancing regulatory readiness with investment practicality.
As mainland Chinese companies pursue overseas growth, Hong Kong is moving to establish itself as a key hub for captive insurance operations.
