06 Mar 2026
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M&A Pulse in APAC
The Asia Pacific M&A Newsletter
brought to you by
Natixis CIB, Vermilion Partners and Azure Capital
Issue 14
IWD 2026
EDITORIAL
The APAC M&A landscape is evolving, influenced by a variety of factors that can be largely classified as three main themes: enablers of investment, dis-enablers that hinder transactions, and neutral factors that exist as a matter of course.
In recent years, the world has undergone profound transformations, reshaping the landscape of various sectors and industries.
FOCUS ON...
18 Mar 2025
As we journey through 2025, the outlook for M&A activity in Australia remains positive, with several key trends expected to shape the industrial, mining, and infrastructure sectors.
18 Mar 2025
The year of the Wood Snake, promises introspection, wisdom and growth. These are all in much demand as geopolitical tensions mount, a new president has entered the White House, and several major economies appear to be stagnating.
18 Mar 2025
The M&A landscape in South East Asia experienced a relatively muted period in 2024. However, underlying trends indicate a resurgence in M&A activity in the region as we look ahead to the rest of 2025.
ECONOMIC SPOTLIGHT
Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, Natixis, and the Asia Pacific Research team
The geopolitics of artificial intelligence after DeepSeek
The sudden emergence of DeepSeek, a relatively unknown Chinese artificial intelligence start-up, has led to a massive correction in the stratospherically high valuations of the United States tech giants involved in AI. DeepSeek claims it can do what AI leader OpenAI can do –and more –with a much smaller investment and without access to the most advanced computer chips, which are restricted by US export controls. DeepSeek’s model seems to run at much lower cost and consumes much less energy than its American peers.
Further Reading
DEAL SNAPSHOT
NETWORK IN THE NEWS
Asia-Pacific bank debt issuance rebounds in November as Chinese lenders return
China’s M&A deals to rise from decade-low as DeepSeek, AI spur interest, experts say
Abbas Rangwala in a front-page The Business Times article, in print and online, on 2025 M&A outlook in South East Asia. He sees several key buyer trends that support his forecast of a rise in M&A activity this year.
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