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U.S.-based communications solutions provider iBASIS is entering the Australian and New Zealand markets with a strategic acquisition of wholesale voice, mobile, and messaging customer contracts from Telstra International

M&A has long been the weapon of choice for growth-hungry boards. Bigger balance sheet. New markets. Faster synergies.

Zero-based budgeting is the darling of cost-cutting playbooks. Start from scratch. Justify every dollar. CFOs love it. Boards love it.

In the first half of 2025, Japanese M&A activity surged to $232 billion, a staggering spike that helped drive Asia’s total to $650 billion, more than double last year’s equivalent.

Everyone loves a big transformation story. New system launched. Org restructured. The press release practically writes itself.

Once upon a time, strategy was about building moats. A clever product, a unique distribution network, a regulatory edge.

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.