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News | 08 September, 2026

ARC Group ramps up HK asset management arm with $100m own capital

Global investment bank and management consultancy firm ARC Group is expanding its asset and wealth management business in Hong Kong, deploying in-house capital across a mix of traditional industries and high-growth tech sectors before it looks to open the strategy to external investors. The practice, led by Nigel Wong, head of asset & wealth management […]

News | 04 September, 2026

ARC Group's 2026 Capital Markets & M&A Forum Concludes in Shanghai, Exploring New Pathways for Overseas Listings and Global Expansion

Shanghai, China, September 4, 2026: ARC Group, a global investment bank and management consultancy, successfully concluded its Capital Markets and M&A Forum 2026: China Edition on September 3 at the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund. The forum brought together business leaders, investors, and professional advisors from investment banking, law, audit, investor relations, and other […]

News | 31 August, 2026

Exascale Labs Holdings Inc. Announces Closing of Business Combination with D. Boral ARC Acquisition I Corp. and Commencement of Trading on Nasdaq Under Ticker Symbol “XLAB”

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Exascale Labs Inc., a provider of next-generation AI compute infrastructure, today announced the closing of its previously announced business combination with D. Boral ARC Acquisition I Corp. (Nasdaq: BCAR), a special purpose acquisition company (“BCAR”), following shareholder approval at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of BCAR […]

News | 24 August, 2026

Countdown Begins for ARC Group's 2026 Capital Markets and M&A Forum, Opening September 3 in Shanghai to Spotlight Overseas Listings, Cross-Border M&A, and the Global Expansion of Chinese Enterprises

Shanghai, China, August 24, 2026 — ARC Group, a global investment bank and management consultancy, will host the Capital Markets and M&A Forum 2026: China Edition on September 3, 2026, at the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund. With just over a week to go, this invitation-only gathering focused on overseas listings, cross-border M&A, and […]

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Insights | 29 July, 2026

Jurisdiction is Alpha: The New Logic of Asian Cross-Border Capital

Introduction: The Assumption that No Longer Holds Jurisdiction is alpha. Not in theory, but in practice: across Asia, the corporates best positioned for the next cycle of capital raising are those that treated their cross-border structure as a strategic asset, not an administrative necessity. The assumption was simple: capital would naturally move toward the deepest […]

Insights | 07 July, 2026

China's New Outbound Investment Rules Put Consumer M&A Under Full-Lifecycle Scrutiny

Executive Summary State Council Decree No. 837 (effective July 1, 2026) establishes a security-focused legal framework that reshapes outbound M&A. It does not ban consumer sector deals, but it changes how they must be structured, approved, and integrated. Expansion of Regulatory Scope: Individual Investors and Indirect Structures Brought into the Compliance Scope Resident individuals are, […]

Insights | 25 June, 2026

Heavy AI Spending, Slow Returns: Why Organizational Redesign Comes First

Overview Corporate AI has settled into a familiar pattern: broad use, thin value. Close to 90% of companies now use AI routinely in at least one business function, yet only a handful have turned that into value at enterprise scale. The bottleneck is not the technology. It is the organization. At its core, AI transformation […]

Insights | 23 June, 2026

How Strong Governance and Communication Keep a New Listing Trading Well

Most companies approach an IPO as a milestone. In reality, it is a reset. The valuation is set, the story is told, and the stock begins trading. From that point onward, the market is no longer pricing potential. It is pricing delivery. The most critical period is often the six to eighteen months that follow, […]

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Report | 24 July, 2026

2026 Middle-Market Cross-Border M&A Q2 Report

Global M&A reached a record $1.25T in Q2 2026. But that growth didn’t come from more deals. It came from bigger ones. Megadeals accounted for 75% of first-half 2026 deal value, up from 67% a year earlier, while overall deal count fell 13%. The headline figure reflected concentration at the top of the market, not a genuine recovery in […]

Reports | 07 May, 2026

2026 Middle-Market Cross-Border M&A Q1 Report

The 2026 Middle-Market Cross-Border M&A Q1 Report provides an APAC-focused review of cross-border M&A activity in the middle market, exploring the key trends, sector dynamics, and market forces shaping dealmaking in the first quarter of 2026. Q1 2026 was defined by three simultaneous shocks. First, the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, […]

Reports | 03 March, 2026

2025 Middle-Market Cross-Border M&A Annual Report

The 2025 Middle-Market Cross-Border M&A Annual Report provides a rigorous analysis of global and APAC cross-border transactions valued between $100M and $1B across the 2023–2025 cycle. Cross-border activity reaccelerated in 2025 as financing visibility improved and strategic conviction returned. Global middle-market deal value rose to $267.4B across 781 transactions, reflecting renewed capital deployment and increased […]

Report | 27 November, 2025

Indonesia Economic Update Report, Q3 2025

Indonesia’s Economy Grew 5.04% in Q3 2025, Supported by Household Consumption and Strong Export Recovery Indonesia’s economy expanded by 5.04% year-on-year (YoY) in Q3 2025, driven by household consumption, export recovery, and improved government spending execution. This growth was broadly consistent with the previous quarter’s 5.09% and slightly higher than 4.94% in Q3 2024, indicating […]

Report | 18 November, 2025

Vietnam Economic Update Report, Q3 2025

Vietnam’s growth engine shifts into a higher gear in Q3 2025 GDP rose 8.23% YoY, the fastest quarterly pace since 2011, led by manufacturing and services. Vietnam’s economy demonstrated robust growth in Q3 2025, with GDP expanding 8.23% year on year (YoY), the fastest quarterly pace since 2011 (excluding the post-pandemic surge in 2022). This […]

Report | 11 November, 2025

China Economic Update Report, Q3 2025

China’s Q3 Growth Holds Steady at 4.8%, but Structural Imbalances Deepen Headline Performance and Interpretation In the third quarter of 2025, China economy expanded by 4.8% year-on-year, matching market expectations and down from 5.2% in Q2. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, growth was around 1.1%, signaling a moderation in momentum as the year progresses. For the […]

Reports | 22 August, 2025

Sourcing Survey 2025: Digitalization and Smart Supply Chain

Since 2013, ARC Group has been conducting annual sourcing surveys to assess the evolving perception of Asia as a sourcing market and to track changes over time. The 2025 survey examines how companies are reconfiguring their supply chains to prioritize resilience, regional diversification, and risk management in the face of ongoing geopolitical, economic, and logistical pressures. This […]

Report | 18 July, 2025

China Economic Update Report, Q2 2025

China’s Economy Maintained Moderate Growth in Q2 2025, but Underlying Fragilities Persist China’s economy maintained solid growth in Q2 2025, albeit with some loss of momentum compared to Q1. GDP expanded 5.2% YoY in Q2 (down from 5.4% in Q1). On a quarter-on-quarter basis, growth was 1.1% in Q2 (versus 1.2% in Q1), indicating a […]

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