A year for the record books as deals hit highest value in over a decade. As the global economy continues to recover into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the market for M&A is maintaining its upward momentum, with no signs of slowing in 2022.
A year for the record books as deals hit highest value in over a decade. As the global economy continues to recover into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the market for M&A is maintaining its upward momentum, with no signs of slowing in 2022.
两年前，《福布斯》杂志曾报道美国职业篮球赛（NBA）偶像乔丹（Michael Jordan）进入电子竞技（简称Esports）领域，这篇文章的副标题是：梦之队与乔丹1992年的奥运队友——神奇的约翰逊重聚。这两位篮球传奇人物与美国亿万富翁、私募股权元老鲁宾斯坦（David Rubenstein）等知名投资者共同投资aXiomatic（一家基础雄厚的Esports和游戏公司），使到来自传统体育领域的参与者人数持续增长。
Adrian Abraham speaks to Jimmy Pan, Director of International Operations at Invictus Gaming, Dr Kenny Ching, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Foisie Business School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Loh Eng Kiat, Partner and Tax Practice Leader at Baker Tilly Singapore about what makes Esports an exciting business proposition and how Singapore can benefit from Esports’ growth?
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly negatively affected the real estate sector in Singapore. Singapore’s iEdge SG Real Estate Index has decreased by 12.8% over the last 12 months. This downwards trend was similarly observed for the MSCI International All country Asia ex Japan Real Estate Price Index and MSCI International World Real Estate Price Index which decreased by 11.9% and 13.8% respectively in the last 12 months.
It is not all doom and gloom for Asia based on the healthcare companies’ market performance amidst the global Covid-19 pandemic backdrop dominating headlines across the globe. The S&P Pan Asia ex-JANZ Health Care 50 Index increased by 33.6% over the last 3 months. The other 2 South East Asian (“SEA”) countries with healthcare market indices measuring the market performance of its listed healthcare companies are...