Top mergers and acquisitions in Asia-Pacific in November 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving Asia-Pacific in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 17 deals involving Asia-Pacific in November 2026, 9 of them with a disclosed value, worth $18.2bn in total. The largest was Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.'s $8.2bn approach for JSR Corporation (from Japan Investment Corporation), ahead of Emaar Properties PJSC and Emaar Development PJSC (shares not already owned, about 21%) at $3.4bn.
Top mergers and acquisitions in Asia-Pacific in November 2026
- 14 NovMitsui Chemicals, Inc. → JSR Corporation (from Japan Investment Corporation)Mitsui Chemicals in talks to buy JSR for over ¥1.3tnChemicals / Semiconductor materialsIn talks$8.2bn
- 24 NovEmaar Properties PJSC → Emaar Development PJSC (shares not already owned, about 21%)Emaar plans AED15-a-share cash offer to take full control of Emaar DevelopmentReal estate / Property developmentAnnounced$3.4bn
- 31 NovSaudi Aramco (via a wholly owned subsidiary) → HUMAIN (49% stake, from the Public Investment Fund)Aramco completes US$2.6bn deal for 49% of Saudi AI group HUMAINTechnology / AI infrastructureCompleted$2.6bn
- 42 NovWarburg Pincus → Ingenia Communities GroupAVID matches Warburg Pincus at A$5.45 for Ingenia, shutting out rivalReal estate / Lifestyle and seniors' communitiesIn talks$1.5bn
- 53 NovXRG P.J.S.C. (ADNOC) → Shell's 16.67% interest in the North West Shelf projectShell sells North West Shelf stake to ADNOC's XRG for US$1.45bnEnergy / LNGAgreed$1.5bn
- 61 NovAffle 3i Limited (via Affle 3iL Ltd) → Perion Network Ltd.Affle agrees US$420m cash deal for Israel's PerionTechnology / Advertising technologyAgreed$420m
- 74 NovDaou Technology-led consortium (Daou Technology, CJ Corp., Shinsegae and Saramin) → JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd. (newly issued shares, controlling stake)Daou-CJ consortium agrees ₩520bn rescue takeover of JoongAng IlboMedia / NewspapersAnnounced$388m
- 82 NovNippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. → Goo Chemical Co., Ltd.Nippon Shokubai buys Goo Chemical for ¥20bn to bolster chip materialsChemicals / Specialty resins and electronic materialsCompleted$127m
- 91 NovBMO Financial Group (via BMO Australia Pty Limited) → Euroz Hartleys capital markets businessBMO completes A$145m purchase of Euroz Hartleys' capital markets armFinancials / Capital marketsCompleted$102m
- 102 NovBluestar Alliance LLC → KMD Brands LimitedKathmandu owner KMD Brands enters exclusive takeover talks with BluestarConsumer / Outdoor and surf apparelIn talksUndisclosed
- 112 NovTotalEnergies SE → 30% operated interest in the Lang Lebah and B14 gas fieldsTotalEnergies takes operated stake in Malaysia's Lang Lebah and B14 gas fieldsEnergy / Upstream gasAgreedUndisclosed
- 123 NovQinhuangdao Port Co., Ltd. → Stakes in four Caofeidian port companies (from Hebei Port Group)Qinhuangdao Port signs deal for parent's Caofeidian port stakesTransport / PortsAgreedUndisclosed
- 134 NovJapan Post Bank Co., Ltd. → Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (about 20% stake)Japan Post Bank agrees to buy 20% of Matsui SecuritiesFinancials / Online brokerageAgreedUndisclosed
- 145 NovCritical Metals Corp. → European Lithium LtdCritical Metals completes takeover of European LithiumMining / Lithium and rare earthsCompletedUndisclosed
- 154 NovGlenwood Private Equity Co., Ltd. → Cariflex Pte. Ltd. (100%, from DL Chemical)DL Chemical signs binding MOU to sell Cariflex to Glenwood PEChemicals / Medical synthetic rubberIn talksUndisclosed
- 164 NovPT Pertamina (Persero) (via PT Pertamina Algeria Eksplorasi Produksi) → Moeve's entire interests in the Rhourde el Khrouf, Bir el Msana and Ourhoud fields, Berkine Basin, AlgeriaPertamina agrees to buy Moeve's Algerian Berkine oilfield stakesEnergy / Oil and gas upstreamAgreedUndisclosed
- 172 NovTokai Kogyo Holdings Co., Ltd. → Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Holdings Co., Ltd. (100% of voting shares, from Development Bank of Japan and Commons Share Holdings)Tokai Kogyo to buy Kinugawa Rubber from Development Bank of JapanIndustrials / Auto partsAgreedUndisclosed