Top mergers and acquisitions in Asia-Pacific in January 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving Asia-Pacific in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 29 deals involving Asia-Pacific in January 2026, 21 of them with a disclosed value, worth $18.4bn in total. The largest was SGH Ltd and Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s $8.8bn abandoned bid for BlueScope Steel Ltd, ahead of Sunway Berhad and IJM Corporation Berhad at $2.7bn.
Top mergers and acquisitions in Asia-Pacific in January 2026
- 15 JanSGH Ltd and Steel Dynamics, Inc. → BlueScope Steel LtdSGH and Steel Dynamics make A$13.2bn break-up bid for BlueScopeMaterials / SteelTerminated$8.8bn
- 212 JanSunway Berhad → IJM Corporation BerhadSunway launches RM11bn takeover bid for IJMIndustrials / Construction and propertyTerminated$2.7bn
- 315 JanS.F. Holding Co., Ltd. → J&T Global Express (10% stake)SF Holding and J&T agree HK$8.3bn cross-shareholdingTransport / Express deliveryCompleted$1.1bn
- 46 JanMobileye Global Inc. → Mentee Robotics Ltd.Mobileye agrees US$900m deal for humanoid robot maker MenteeTechnology / RoboticsCompleted$900m
- 521 JanNedbank Group Limited → NCBA Group PLC (66%)Nedbank bids R13.9bn for control of Kenya's NCBAFinancials / BankingIn review$852m
- 630 JanNine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited → QMS MediaNine agrees A$850m deal for QMS MediaMedia / Outdoor advertisingCompleted$596m
- 713 JanJD Logistics, Inc. → Deppon Logistics Co., Ltd (minority stake)JD Logistics takes Deppon private in RMB3.8bn buyout of minoritiesTransport / Freight and logisticsCompleted$540m
- 829 JanStanley Electric Co., Ltd. → Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd.Stanley Electric agrees ¥70bn deal for Iwasaki ElectricIndustrials / Lighting equipmentCompleted$458m
- 919 JanChina Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation → DFS Greater China retail businessCTG Duty Free buys DFS's Hong Kong and Macau businessConsumer / Travel retailCompleted$395m
- 106 JanFunds managed by Tosei Asset Advisors (Tosei Corporation) → SANKEI REAL ESTATE, Inc.Tosei funds' ¥58bn bid for Sankei Real Estate failsReal estate / J-REITTerminated$370m
- 1113 JanCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. → Seraphic Security (Seraphic Algorithms Ltd.)CrowdStrike agrees to buy Israel's Seraphic SecurityTechnology / CybersecurityCompleted$341m
- 1221 JanEnergy Fuels Inc. → Australian Strategic Materials LtdEnergy Fuels agrees A$447m takeover of ASMMining / Rare earthsCompleted$301m
- 1320 JanInspira Global → Restaurant Brands Asia LtdInspira Global takes control of Burger King India operatorConsumer / Quick-service restaurantsCompleted$215m
- 1411 JanBourns, Inc. → Rakon LimitedBourns bids NZ$356m for RakonTechnology / Frequency control componentsCompleted$205m
- 1520 JanVINCI Construction → Fletcher ConstructionVINCI buys Fletcher Construction for NZ$316mIndustrials / ConstructionCompleted$184m
- 1626 JanWaaree Renewable Technologies Ltd → Associated Power StructuresWaaree Renewable buys 55% of Associated Power Structures for ₹1,225 croreIndustrials / Power transmission EPCCompleted$134m
- 1723 JanSenko Group Holdings → Maruwn CorporationSenko launches ¥16.7bn tender offer for MaruwnTransport / LogisticsCompleted$106m
- 185 JanUniversal Music Group → Excel EntertainmentUniversal Music takes 30% of Bollywood studio ExcelMedia / Film and musicCompleted$80m
- 1914 JanState Street Corporation → Groww Asset Management (23%)State Street buys into Groww's mutual fund arm for ₹580 croreFinancials / Asset managementCompleted$64m
- 2015 JanThe Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) → Brij Hospitality Pvt LtdIndian Hotels takes 51% of boutique chain Brij for up to ₹225 croreConsumer / HotelsCompleted$25m
- 218 JanAEON Co., Ltd. → Sunday Co., Ltd.AEON bids ¥3.2bn to take full control of SundayConsumer / Home-improvement retailCompleted$21m
- 225 JanApax Funds → iD Fresh Food (significant minority stake)Apax buys into India's iD Fresh FoodConsumer / Packaged foodAgreedUndisclosed
- 238 JanEtraveli Group → WenrixEtraveli buys Israeli flight-pricing AI firm WenrixTechnology / Travel softwareCompletedUndisclosed
- 249 JanWarburg Pincus (Coastal Cedar Investment B.V.) → Fleur Hotels (41.09% stake)Warburg Pincus buys APG's 41% of Lemon Tree's hotel armReal estate / HotelsCompletedUndisclosed
- 2521 JanAirwallex → Paynuri Co. Ltd.Airwallex buys Korea's Paynuri to enter the marketFinancials / PaymentsCompletedUndisclosed
- 2622 JanPayPal Holdings, Inc. → CymbioPayPal agrees to buy Israeli commerce start-up CymbioTechnology / E-commerce softwareCompletedUndisclosed
- 2723 JanNissha Co., Ltd. → USM Healthcare Medical Devices Factory JSCNissha agrees to buy control of Vietnam's USM HealthcareHealthcare / Medical devicesCompletedUndisclosed
- 2823 JanChery SA → Nissan South Africa (Rosslyn manufacturing assets)Chery agrees to buy Nissan's Rosslyn plant in South AfricaIndustrials / Automotive manufacturingCompletedUndisclosed
- 2929 JanUpstage → AXZ (Daum)Upstage agrees share-swap takeover of Daum operator AXZTechnology / Internet portalCompletedUndisclosed