Top mergers and acquisitions in Asia-Pacific in May 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving Asia-Pacific in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 25 deals involving Asia-Pacific in May 2026, 15 of them with a disclosed value, worth $15.3bn in total. The largest was EQT (BPEA Private Equity Fund IX)'s $3.8bn deal for Kakaku.com, Inc., ahead of Regis Resources Limited and Vault Minerals Limited at $3.7bn.
Top mergers and acquisitions in Asia-Pacific in May 2026
- 112 MayEQT (BPEA Private Equity Fund IX) → Kakaku.com, Inc.EQT bids ¥594bn to take Kakaku.com private, sparking contestTechnology / Online marketplacesAnnounced$3.8bn
- 25 MayRegis Resources Limited → Vault Minerals LimitedRegis and Vault agree A$10.7bn gold merger, then Genesis cuts inMining / GoldTerminated$3.7bn
- 313 MayBharti Airtel Limited → Airtel Africa plc (16.31% stake)Bharti Airtel swaps INR282bn of shares for bigger Airtel Africa stakeTelecom / Mobile operatorsCompleted$2.9bn
- 43 MayMittal family (Westview Cricket) and Adar Poonawalla → Rajasthan Royals (Royals Sports Group)Mittals and Poonawalla agree US$1.65bn deal for Rajasthan RoyalsMedia / Sports franchisesIn review$1.7bn
- 511 MayMEDIPAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION → PALTAC CORPORATION (47.6% minority)Medipal takes PALTAC private in ¥192bn buyoutConsumer / Wholesale distributionCompleted$1.2bn
- 625 MayKINDEN CORPORATION → The Kodensha Co., Ltd.Kinden wins auction for Mitsubishi Electric's KodenshaIndustrials / Electrical contractingCompleted$540m
- 715 MayKaga Electronics Co., Ltd. → Shinko Shoji Co., Ltd.Kaga Electronics wins control of Shinko Shoji after drawn-out bidTechnology / Electronic components distributionCompleted$290m
- 826 MayOlympus Corporation → BioProtect Ltd.Olympus pays US$270m for Israel's BioProtectHealthcare / Medical devicesCompleted$270m
- 929 MaySamyang Corporation (via Samyang Corporation Japan) → Soda Aromatic Co., Ltd.Samyang buys Soda Aromatic from Toray and Mitsui for ¥41bnChemicals / Flavours and fragrancesCompleted$260m
- 1014 MayAkamai Technologies, Inc. → LayerXAkamai agrees US$205m deal for browser-security firm LayerXTechnology / CybersecurityCompleted$205m
- 1118 MayOndas Holdings Inc. → Omnisys Ltd.Ondas buys Israel's Omnisys for US$200m in sharesIndustrials / Defence technologyCompleted$200m
- 127 MayArtivion, Inc. → Endospan Ltd.Artivion exercises option to buy Endospan after NEXUS approvalHealthcare / Medical devicesCompleted$135m
- 1315 MayCulture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. → Jimoty Inc.CCC takes classifieds site Jimoty private for about ¥14bnTechnology / Online classifiedsCompleted$90m
- 1413 MayAkatsuki Inc. → SUNNY SIDE UP GROUP Inc.Akatsuki takes control of Sunny Side Up in IP mergerMedia / PR and entertainment IPCompleted$80m
- 156 MayKPIT Technologies Limited → Cymotive Technologies LtdKPIT agrees staged buyout of Israel's CymotiveTechnology / Automotive cybersecurityAgreed$10m
- 164 MayCisco Systems, Inc. → Astrix SecurityCisco buys Astrix to police AI agents' credentialsTechnology / CybersecurityCompletedUndisclosed
- 1711 MayDubai Holding (via Emirates Power Investment) → Emaar Properties PJSC (22.27% stake)Dubai Holding takes ICD's Emaar stake to become top shareholderReal estate / Property developmentCompletedUndisclosed
- 1812 MayNSK Ltd. and NTN Corporation (joint holding company) → NTN CorporationNSK and NTN agree to merge Japan's bearing makersIndustrials / BearingsAnnouncedUndisclosed
- 1912 MayMBK Partners → ALTEMIRA Holdings Co., Ltd.MBK buys Japanese can maker Altemira from ApolloMaterials / Aluminium packagingCompletedUndisclosed
- 2013 MayAichi Financial Group, Inc. → San ju San Financial Group, Inc.Aichi and San ju San abandon ¥11.6tn regional bank mergerFinancials / Regional banksTerminatedUndisclosed
- 2118 MayCritical Metals Corp. → European Lithium LtdCritical Metals moves to absorb European LithiumMining / Lithium and rare earthsAgreedUndisclosed
- 2220 MayGHO Capital → CBC Group (merger with GHO Capital)GHO and CBC agree merger to form US$21bn healthcare investorFinancials / Asset managementAgreedUndisclosed
- 2325 MayPetroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) → PRefChem (Aramco's 50% in Pengerang Refining and Pengerang Petrochemical)Petronas to take full ownership of PRefChem from AramcoEnergy / Refining and petrochemicalsAgreedUndisclosed
- 2426 MayStonepeak-led consortium (with Axight Capital) → Estia HealthStonepeak consortium agrees to buy Estia Health from BainHealthcare / Aged careAgreedUndisclosed
- 2528 MayPan Pacific Copper Co., Ltd. (JX Advanced Metals, Mitsui Kinzoku, Marubeni) → Mitsubishi Materials' copper concentrate purchasing and sales businessMitsubishi Materials folds copper buying into Pan Pacific CopperMaterials / Copper smeltingAgreedUndisclosed