New World Development and Chow Tai Fook tycoon Cheng Yu Yung, who died in September, edges out Li Ka-shing as property billionaires dominate our top 10.
Four regional companies are seeking to end the recent hiatus by coming to market in the wake of the Federal Reserve's end-of-an-era US interest rate rise.
Baring Asia is buying a stake in the UK’s clothing retailer Cath Kidston, the latest private equity firm to see opportunities in helping western brands expand in Asia.
The spin-off of Swire Properties from Swire Pacific will raise up to $2.7 billion and allow the property division to pick up the pace of its expansion in China.