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Singapore data centre deal valued at US$5.1 billion
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/02/2026
» Global investment firm KKR, communications technology group Singtel, and ST Telemedia have signed definitive agreements for funds managed by a KKR-Singtel consortium to acquire the remaining 82% stake in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) from founding shareholder ST Telemedia for a total consideration of S$6.6 billion (roughly US$5.1 billion).
Private credit: friend or rival of banks?
Business, Published on 30/12/2025
» Private credit has become one of the fastest-growing segments of global finance, raising an important question in Thailand: Will private credit compete with banks or strengthen the financial system by complementing them?
Asian investors await China stimulus news
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/11/2024
» RECAP: Asian equities pared an earlier advance yesterday as investors awaited the outcome of a key legislature meeting in China that is expected to approve more policy support to boost flagging growth.
Hyatt Plans to Buy Apple Leisure Group for $2.7 Billion
Business, Miriam Gottfried, Published on 17/08/2021
» Hyatt Hotels Corp. plans to buy resort company Apple Leisure Group from its private-equity owners for $2.7 billion.
Michael Bloomberg Pays $44.79 Million for Henry Kravis's Colorado Ranch
Business, Katherine Clarke, Published on 12/05/2020
» In the wake of his presidential campaign, billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg has paid $44.79 million for a Colorado ranch, according to people with knowledge of the transaction.
Go-Jek enters ride-hailing fray with GET
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 26/06/2018
» Go-Jek, an Indonesia-based unicorn offering ride-hailing services, is expanding to Thailand through the establishment of a partnership with GET, intensifying competition in the sector.
Famous guitar maker Gibson goes bust
Business, Reuters, Published on 03/05/2018
» Gibson Brands Inc, the maker of guitars played by the likes of B.B. King and Elvis Presley, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday with a plan to reorganise its musical instrument business under the new ownership of its lenders.
Apple buys digital magazine subscription service
Business, Bloomberg, Published on 14/03/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc said on Monday that it would acquire Texture, a digital magazine subscription service that lets users subscribe to more than 200 magazines for US$9.99 a month.
The coming battle for e-commerce
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/02/2018
» With the Bank of Thailand issuing regulations to govern financial institutions engaged in the e-marketplace, the domestic e-commerce arena is poised for local firms to battle it out with foreign e-commerce behemoths.