Taiwan's financial regulator said on Tuesday it had approved CTBC Financial Holdings' acquisition of Tokyo Star Bank for 53 billion yen ($530 million).
Malaysian law firm RDS Partnership has hired veteran corporate/M&A lawyer Raphael Tay as a partner from local boutique LAW Partnership, where he headed the corporate and commercial practice.
Sidley Austin has advised Malaysia’s Axiata Group on its Indonesian subsidiary’s acquisition of Axis Telekom Indonesia from Saudi Telecom Company (STC), which was guided by Freshfields.
Papua New Guinea energy company Oil Search Ltd launched a fight on Friday to contest French oil giant Total SA's purchase of a 40 percent stake in PNG's biggest undeveloped gas field.