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In 2025, strategy teams aren’t short on ideas, they’re short on the organisational velocity to act on them.

Hong Kong property giant New World Development saw its shares and bonds surge, gains of around 10–20%, amid reports of preliminary, early-stage take-private discussions with Blackstone,

In 2025, most large enterprises aren’t debating whether to use AI, they’re wrestling with why it’s not scaling.

European private equity giant EQT announced its largest-ever buyout in Japan, acquiring an 85% stake in elevator and escalator maker Fujitec for approximately US $2.7 billion.

In 2025, the most underleveraged asset in the strategy function isn’t capital, talent, or even insight. It’s visibility.

In 2025, competitive advantage isn’t just built through what you control — it’s defined by what you choose not to.

n July 2025, Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries — backed by Temasek — announced the acquisition of a 51% stake in Greenko’s wind energy portfolio in India, valued at US$1.2 billion (~S$1.63 billion).

Strategy isn’t just about where you play — it’s about how you operate. And in 2025, top-performing firms aren’t just tweaking org charts or launching digital pilots.

In July 2025, Macquarie-backed Vocus Group secured final regulatory approval to acquire TPG Telecom’s enterprise, government, and wholesale fixed-line and fibre assets for A$5.25 billion.

For years, digital transformation strategy meant software first: APIs, cloud migrations, SaaS stack rationalisation.

Cap Table Engineering: Why Pre-IPO Farms Are the New Strategic Battleground

We’ve moved past the AI hype cycle. The world’s leading firms are no longer treating AI as a playground for prototypes-they’re treating it as capital infrastructure.

Traditional strategy playbooks anchor to tangible assets - plants, inventory, debt. But in a world dominated by IP, brand equity, and data - valuation, risk, and strategy must change.

For decades, financial services were the domain of banks. But in 2025, the most powerful financial interfaces may no longer be banking apps.

What HappenedIn June 2025, ASX-listed Mayne Pharma confirmed the sale of its U.S. dermatology business to Cosette Pharmaceuticals for US$450 million (~A$672 million).

In May 2025, Lendlease and Mitsubishi Estate confirmed a joint venture worth A$2.5 billion to co-develop two key commercial towers in Sydney’s CBD

In May 2025, Coforge Technologies Australia — part of global IT services firm Coforge — acquired TMLabs

In June 2025, Pacific Equity Partners completed a A$1.1 billion buyout of Johns Lyng, a leading Australian provider of strata and restoration services.

ADNOC’s recent $30 billion bid for Australia’s Santos isn’t just a headline—it’s a tectonic shift in how sovereign funds influence the region’s strategic assets.

A Conversation with Rachel Bevans, Managing Director, Strategy at The Healthy Brand Company