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Chip-design firm SkyeChip is close to a Malaysian IPO, CEO says
Chip-design firm SkyeChip is close to a Malaysian IPO, CEO says
Published Tue, Jul 1, 2025 · 03:51 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian semiconductor designer SkyeChip is “close” to an initial public offering after posting consecutive years of revenue and profit growth,...
Struggling semiconductor firm Wolfspeed files for bankruptcy
Struggling semiconductor firm Wolfspeed files for bankruptcy
[NEW YORK] Wolfspeed, a chipmaker caught in US President Donald Trump’s push to reshape Biden-era tech subsidies, filed bankruptcy to enact a creditor-backed plan to slash US$4.6 billion in...
Another interior fit-out firm eyes Catalist IPO as Dezign Format lodges preliminary prospectus
Another interior fit-out firm eyes Catalist IPO as Dezign Format lodges preliminary prospectus
[SINGAPORE] A second interior fit-out company is preparing to list on the Singapore Exchange’s Catalist board in as many weeks, as Dezign Format Group lodged its preliminary prospectus on...
Swiss-American eye care firm Alcon launches expanded Tuas manufacturing facility
Swiss-American eye care firm Alcon launches expanded Tuas manufacturing facility
[SINGAPORE] Alcon, a Swiss-American pharmaceutical and medical device company specialising in eye care products, opened its expanded manufacturing and logistics facility in Tuas on Friday (Jun 27).This brings its...
Trump-backed crypto firm is planning stablecoin audit, new app
Trump-backed crypto firm is planning stablecoin audit, new app
[NEW YORK] Zak Folkman, the co-founder of US President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency platform World Liberty Financial (WLF), said on Wednesday (Jun 25) that the company will issue an audit...
Investment firm PAG raises 3.1 billion yuan in first yuan-denominated buyout fund: sources
Investment firm PAG raises 3.1 billion yuan in first yuan-denominated buyout fund: sources
[HONG KONG] Asia-focused investment firm PAG has raised 3.1 billion yuan (S$553 million) at the first close of its inaugural yuan-denominated buyout fund, exceeding its target, two people with...
New Zealand-based Xero forks out over US.5 billion to buy US fintech firm Melio
New Zealand-based Xero forks out over US$2.5 billion to buy US fintech firm Melio
The deal will be funded through a placement to raise US$1.2 billion, a US$400 million unsecured credit facility, among othersPublished Wed, Jun 25, 2025 · 08:50 AM[BENGALURU] Xero, New...
Tesla Robotaxis Hit Texas Roads as Musk’s EV Firm Pushes Toward Driverless Future
After a long wait Elon Musk-led EV giant Tesla has finally launched its robotaxi operations on public streets in Austin, Texas. The company deployed a handful of self-driving Model Y...
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro bets on AI to offset US tariff woes
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro bets on AI to offset US tariff woes
[SINGAPORE] The Trump administration’s policies have cast a shadow over Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, contributing to a slowdown in its first-quarter revenue, but the company believes that artificial...
Former EMA board director now leads energy firm H2G; predecessor stays on amid court case
Former EMA board director now leads energy firm H2G; predecessor stays on amid court case
[SINGAPORE] Former Energy Market Authority (EMA) board director Pek Hak Bin has been appointed chief executive of energy transition firm H2G Green, as the home-grown company sharpens its focus...