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Top mergers and acquisitions in Asia-Pacific in March 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 March 2026, 20 of them with a disclosed value, worth $15.2bn in total. The largest was Apollo Funds's $3.7bn deal for Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (NSG Group), ahead of KKR (KJ005 Co., Ltd.) and Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd. at $3.3bn.

Top mergers and acquisitions in Asia-Pacific in March 2026

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  1. 123 MarApollo Funds → Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (NSG Group)Apollo agrees $3.7bn deal for Nippon Sheet GlassMaterials / Glass manufacturingCompleted$3.7bn
  2. 231 MarKKR (KJ005 Co., Ltd.) → Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd.KKR agrees $3.3bn take-private of Japan's Taiyo HoldingsChemicals / Electronic materialsAgreed$3.3bn
  3. 322 MarZijin Gold International (Zijin Mining Group) → Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.Zijin Gold agrees RMB18.3bn deal for control of Chifeng GoldMining / GoldIn review$2.7bn
  4. 42 MarSoochow Securities Co., Ltd. → Donghai Securities Co., Ltd.Soochow Securities moves to take control of Donghai SecuritiesFinancials / BrokerageIn review$1.7bn
  5. 529 MarIndorama Ventures PCL (via Indovida India) → EPL LimitedEPL agrees merger with Indorama's Indovida, ceding control to Thai groupMaterials / PackagingIn review$1.2bn
  6. 62 MarMagellan Financial Group Ltd → Barrenjoey Capital PartnersMagellan agrees A$903m all-share merger with BarrenjoeyFinancials / Investment bankingCompleted$637m
  7. 716 MarBain Capital Private Equity → Perpetual Wealth ManagementBain Capital agrees A$500m carve-out of Perpetual's wealth armFinancials / Wealth managementAgreed$350m
  8. 818 MarKKR (Global Climate Transition strategy) → Allfleet India (majority) and PMI Electro Mobility Solutions (minority)KKR commits up to $310m to Indian e-bus platform AllfleetTransport / Electric bus fleetsAgreed$310m
  9. 919 MarNippon Television Holdings, Inc. → KANAMEL Inc.Nippon TV agrees ¥37bn buyout of production group KANAMELMedia / Advertising and content productionCompleted$235m
  10. 1025 MarTaiheiyo Cement Corporation → Tokuyama Corporation's domestic cement sales business (Tokuyama Cement)Taiheiyo Cement agrees ¥37bn purchase of Tokuyama cement sales armMaterials / CementCompleted$233m
  11. 119 MarPan African Resources plc → Emmerson Resources LimitedPan African agrees A$311m all-share deal for Emmerson ResourcesMining / GoldCompleted$218m
  12. 1225 MarLY Corporation (via LAAA Investment) → Kakao Games Corp.LY Corporation takes control of Kakao GamesMedia / Video gamesCompleted$200m
  13. 1331 MarSeibu Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Seibu Holdings) → e'grand Co., Ltd.Seibu bids ¥30bn for used-home renovator e'grandReal estate / ResidentialCompleted$188m
  14. 1424 MarSkylark Holdings Co., Ltd. → Shinpachi Co., Ltd.Skylark agrees ¥11bn deal for Shinpachi Shokudo chainConsumer / RestaurantsCompleted$69m
  15. 1526 MarKITZ Corporation → V TEX CorporationKITZ agrees ¥9.2bn purchase of V TEX from KanadeviaIndustrials / Valves and flow controlCompleted$58m
  16. 169 MarSumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. (Infroneer Holdings) → Mitsui Sumiken Road Co., Ltd.Sumitomo Mitsui Construction bids ¥8.6bn to take road unit privateIndustrials / ConstructionCompleted$54m
  17. 174 MarGenusPlus Group Ltd → Railtrain Holdings Pty LtdGenusPlus agrees up to A$55m deal for RailtrainIndustrials / Rail servicesCompleted$39m
  18. 182 MarQBE Insurance Group Limited → Raheja QBE General Insurance Company Limited (51% stake)QBE agrees Rs324 crore deal to take full ownership of Raheja QBEFinancials / InsuranceCompleted$35m
  19. 1917 MarStrides Pharma Science Limited (via Strides Pharma International AG) → Sandoz branded generics portfolio in Sub-Saharan AfricaStrides buys Sandoz branded generics in Sub-Saharan AfricaHealthcare / Generic pharmaceuticalsAgreed$12m
  20. 2029 MarCMS Info Systems Limited → Financial Software and Systems' ATM managed services businessCMS Info Systems buys FSS's ATM managed services arm for up to Rs115 croreFinancials / Payments infrastructureAgreed$12m
  21. 212 MarServiceNow, Inc. → TraceloopServiceNow buys Israeli AI observability start-up TraceloopTechnology / AI observability softwareCompletedUndisclosed
  22. 224 MarSuzuki Motor Corporation → Kanadevia Corporation's all-solid-state battery businessSuzuki agrees to buy Kanadevia's solid-state battery businessIndustrials / BatteriesAgreedUndisclosed
  23. 235 MarThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc. → Forest EssentialsEstée Lauder agrees to take full control of Forest EssentialsConsumer / BeautyAgreedUndisclosed
  24. 245 MarShimizu Corporation → American Engineering Corporation (Okinawa)Shimizu to buy Okinawa base contractor American EngineeringIndustrials / ConstructionAgreedUndisclosed
  25. 256 MarDenso Corporation → ROHM Co., Ltd.Denso's reported ¥1.3tn approach for Rohm ends without a dealTechnology / SemiconductorsTerminatedUndisclosed
  26. 2610 MarTaarifa Ltd (Rostam Aziz) → NPRT Holdings Africa Limited (54.08% of Nation Media Group PLC)Rostam Aziz's Taarifa agrees to buy control of Nation Media GroupMedia / Publishing and broadcastingCompletedUndisclosed
  27. 2712 MarPublicis Groupe SA → AdgeAIPublicis buys Israeli creative-analytics firm AdgeAITechnology / Marketing analyticsCompletedUndisclosed
  28. 2813 MarNissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. → Nissin-Universal Robina Corporation (21% stake)Nissin Foods to take control of Philippine noodle venture with URCConsumer / Packaged foodAgreedUndisclosed
  29. 2927 MarShizuoka Financial Group, Inc. → The Bank of Nagoya, Ltd.Shizuoka Financial Group and Bank of Nagoya agree to integrateFinancials / BankingAnnouncedUndisclosed