IPO

    29 October 2026
    Pharmacy chain Big Caring plans to list on Bursa Malaysia on Nov. 19. (Photo by Norman Goh)
    Mizuho's New York office. The Japanese bank group came to investment banking later than its domestic peers. (Mizuho Financial Group)
    Finance

    Mizuho's US track record pays off with role in Anthropic IPO

    Japanese financial group lands another listing of historic proportions after SpaceX

    29 October 2026
    Chairman Yuan Yonggang, left, and General Manager Yuan Yongfeng are brothers who lead Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
    Artificial intelligence

    AI server supplier Dongshan Precision falls short in Hong Kong listing

    Chinese company opened 5% below initial offer price as AI-related stocks enter volatile market

    29 October 2026
    Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani and his wife, Nita, ahead of the listing of Jio Platforms at the National Stock Exchange in Mumbai on Oct. 28.
    IPO

    Reliance's Jio becomes No. 2 public firm after 27% rise on debut

    Telecoms giant hits market capitalization of $137bn in wake of record IPO

    28 October 2026
    Anthropic said its revenue grew 1,368% on the year for the three months ended June 30.
    IPO

    Anthropic's IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs

    Prospectus shows soaring revenue and steep losses as AI race intensifies

    26 October 2026
    The Chinese Communist Party's fifth plenum, scheduled to run from Oct. 26 to 29, is expected to focus on party governance and anti-corruption efforts, likely further strengthening the position of President Xi Jinping.
    Your Week in Asia

    China's fifth plenum, Jio listing on Indian bourses, BOJ meeting

    Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

    25 October 2026
    Asian data center providers such as Singapore's DayOne and Australia's NextDC are suffering as investors grow skeptical of the AI infrastructure buildout. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty images and DayOne's website)
    Artificial intelligence

    Asia's AI data center boom faces 'reality check' from public markets

    Setbacks in Australian and South Korean IPOs show growing investor concerns

    23 October 2026
    U.S. flash memory maker Solidigm was created by SK Hynix five years ago after it paid $9 billion for rival chipmaker Intel's NAND unit.
    Semiconductors

    SK Hynix abandons plan for US unit's IPO, citing market volatility

    Decision comes days after South Korean regulators said listing would violate duplicate listing ban

    23 October 2026
    Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani is taking Jio Platforms public as the telecom business tries to remake itself as a tech company and Ambani plans for succession by his three children. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
    IPO

    Ambani's tech shift in focus as investors pile into Jio's record IPO

    $3.2bn listing, India's largest, comes amid volatility in Reliance's core oil business

    21 October 2026
    Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr attended Mynt's listing ceremony, which became the largest initial public offering in the country on Tuesday. 
    IPO

    Mynt, Philippine digital wallet GCash parent, goes public in Manila

    Total proceeds could reach nearly $1bn in country's largest IPO

    20 October 2026
    Market observers have been waiting for Mynt to go public ever since GCash's popularity took off during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Yuki Nakamura)
    IPO

    GCash parent prices Philippine IPO at record $966m

    Owner of digital wallet giant will use funds to boost its financial services

    16 October 2026
    Bottles of Absolut vodka, produced by Pernod Ricard, are displayed at a wine shop in Gurugram, India.
    IPO

    Pernod Ricard mulls India IPO after country sales grew 19% in Q1

    World's 2nd-largest spirits maker cautiously optimistic on China

    15 October 2026
    Transsion, which sells phones under the Tecno, Infinix and itel brands, listed in Shanghai in 2019 and made its debut on the Hong Kong Exchange on Oct. 15. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images)
    Equities

    Chinese 'king' of African phone market Transsion sinks in Hong Kong listing

    Company feels squeeze of rising chip costs and intensifying competition

    15 October 2026
    Initial public offerings in Hong Kong are still going strong, driven in part by listings such as that by online retailer Shein.
    IPO

    Hong Kong IPOs on track for record 2026, but momentum slows

    More mainland firms delay listings as new stocks struggle in early trading days

    15 October 2026
    SoftBank Group chief Masayoshi Son, left, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, center, take part in the groundbreaking ceremony in March for SB Energy's new data center in Piketon, Ohio.
    Tech Asia

    SB Energy does SoftBank's spadework for Son's AI drive

    Japanese investor known for venture bets turns to costly infrastructure

    14 October 2026
    Through a partnership with Nvidia, Firmus is deploying its chips in facilities it calls "AI Factories." (Source photos by Getty and Ken Kobayashi)
    Technology

    Nvidia-backed data center provider Firmus scraps $5bn Australian IPO

    Investors label $30bn valuation 'excessive,' remain selective on AI infrastructure

    9 October 2026
    Workers at Yen Phong Industrial Park in Bac Ninh province. Manufacturers shifting production to Vietnam have boosted demand for factories and warehouses.
    IPO

    Vietnam's BW Industrial eyes IPO in 2027: sources

    Warburg-backed developer serves manufacturers relocating production from China

    30 September 2026
    The National Stock Exchange of India has overtaken its older rival, the Bombay Stock Exchange, hosting most of the country's big initial public offerings.
    IPO

    India's NSE bourse closes higher after country's biggest IPO of the year

    Offering by world's largest options exchange is more than five times oversubscribed

    24 September 2026
    SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, center, participates in a groundbreaking ceremony for an Ohio power plant adjoining a data center. (Photo by Yuji Ohira)
    IPO

    SoftBank-backed SB Energy seen delaying IPO on valuation concerns

    Builder of data centers for OpenAI faces skepticism over $50bn target, US media report

    23 September 2026
    Ligent Technologies chairman and non-executive director Yu Zhitao gives a speech at the company's listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sept. 22.
    IPO

    China's Ligent jumps 19% in Hong Kong debut as AI demand draws investors

    Maker of fiber-optic equipment used in data centers raises over $720m

    22 September 2026
    In a dramatic vote on Thursday, the majority of the six directors of the Tata group's holding company resolved to reappoint the chairman after his current tenure runs out next year, overruling his decision last month to stand down, and indicated it would comply with requirements for a public listing.
    Companies

    Tata scion digs in as Indian conglomerate's board rifts deepen

    Noel Tata seeks to keep family control, but may have to back down on IPO opposition

    18 September 2026
    Philippine e-wallet GCash parent Mynt is set to make its market debut on Oct. 20 in what could become the country's largest-ever IPO. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
    IPO

    Philippines' GCash owner gets nod for 92.32bn peso IPO

    Debut set for Oct. 20 could make it among most valuable companies on bourse

    18 September 2026
    "Right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don't feel pressure on that," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told business magazine Fortune.
    Artificial intelligence

    OpenAI's Altman won't do IPO this year, calls AI extinction risk 'unacceptable'

    Remarks come as Anthropic's Amodei urges AI companies to slow advances

    13 September 2026
    Enflame's products are displayed during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai in July 2026. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
    IPO

    Chinese Nvidia challenger Enflame jumps 179% in Shanghai market debut

    Tencent-backed 'little dragon' raises $910m; tech stocks' post-IPO slumps draw scrutiny

    11 September 2026
    The Stock Exchange of Thailand is targeting companies in sectors it sees as having high-growth potential, such as robotics.
    IPO

    Thai exchange to ease listing criteria on Friday to draw tech stocks

    Minimum market cap to be lowered; multinationals without local base to be allowed

    7 September 2026
    Shein founder Sky Xu, center with a flower pin, appears on stage for a photo session after the listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Exchange on Sept. 1.
    4 September 2026
    From left, SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. (Source photos by Nikkei and Reuters)
    IPO

    Nvidia underpins expected $50bn IPO valuation for SoftBank's SB Energy

    With no data center revenue, builder counts on lease commitments from Nvidia-backed OpenAI

    3 September 2026
    OpenAI and SoftBank had earlier this year invested $500 million each in SB Energy as part of the Stargate initiative to build AI data centers. 
    IPO

    SoftBank-backed SB Energy files for US IPO as AI turbocharges demand

    Company part of wave of data-center infrastructure firms looking to go public

    1 September 2026
    Shein founder Sky Xu, center with a flower pin, appears on stage for a photo session after the listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Exchange on Sept. 1.
    IPO

    Fast-fashion retailer Shein falls flat after long-awaited Hong Kong IPO

    Elusive founder Sky Xu makes brief appearance at ceremony amid outlook worries

    1 September 2026
    Philippine fast-food giant Jollibee announced on Tuesday that Chief Financial and Risk Officer Richard Shin will lead its new international spinoff. (Nikkei montage/Source photos from Jollibee Group's website and Facebook page)
    Companies

    Jollibee announces plan to list international spinoff in Hong Kong

    Philippine fast-food giant says chief financial and risk officer to lead new entity

    1 September 2026