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Malaysian billionaire Jeffrey Cheah's Sunway bids $2.7B for builder IJM to form 'national champion'

Malaysian billionaire Jeffrey Cheah's Sunway bids $2.7B for builder IJM to form 'national champion'

Malaysian conglomerate Sunway, controlled by billionaire Jeffrey Cheah, has launched a RM11 billion (US$2.7 billion) takeover bid for rival IJM, aiming to create a construction and property "national champion."
Property firm of Malaysia’s richest man Robert Kuok sets top bid of $358M for Singapore residential site

Property firm of Malaysia’s richest man Robert Kuok sets top bid of $358M for Singapore residential site

Billionaire Lim family's Genting launches $1.6B deal to take Malaysia unit private

Billionaire Lim family's Genting launches $1.6B deal to take Malaysia unit private

Who is Jeffrey Cheah, Malaysian billionaire behind the firm acquiring Singapore property developer MCL Land for $578M?

Who is Jeffrey Cheah, Malaysian billionaire behind the firm acquiring Singapore property developer MCL Land for $578M?

Jeffrey Cheah, whose Sunway Group is buying Singaporean and Malaysian property developer MCL Land for S$738.7 million (US$578 million), is one of Malaysia’s richest billionaires, known for turning a former tin-mining wasteland into a thriving township.
September 21, 2025 | 03:47 pm PT
Who is Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, Malaysia's influential yet publicity-shy billionaire?

Who is Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, Malaysia's influential yet publicity-shy billionaire?

Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, a low-key billionaire and one of Malaysia’s richest and most influential tycoons, controls a vast business empire that reaches into nearly every aspect of Malaysian life.
July 18, 2025 | 09:55 pm PT
From Malaysia’s first casino to global empire: How the billionaire Lim family built Genting Group over generations

From Malaysia’s first casino to global empire: How the billionaire Lim family built Genting Group over generations

Built over decades by the Lim family, Genting Group has grown from a casino resort in Malaysia’s Genting Highlands into a multibillion-dollar global empire spanning hospitality, plantations, energy, and biotech.
June 17, 2025 | 02:44 pm PT
Billionaire Kwek family’s CDL selling $2.1B Singapore complex: How much do you know about the deal?

Billionaire Kwek family’s CDL selling $2.1B Singapore complex: How much do you know about the deal?

Property developer City Developments Limited, controlled by Singapore's billionaire Kwek family, has recently agreed to sell its majority stake in the US$2.1 billion South Beach complex in the city-state.
June 12, 2025 | 03:05 pm PT
Who are the Malaysian billionaire brothers behind the firm buying CDL's stake in $2.1B Singapore complex?

Who are the Malaysian billionaire brothers behind the firm buying CDL's stake in $2.1B Singapore complex?

IOI Properties, which is buying Singaporean developer CDL’s majority stake in the US$2.1 billion South Beach complex in Singapore, is part of a Malaysia-listed conglomerate led by billionaire brothers Lee Yeow Chor and Lee Yeow Seng.
June 8, 2025 | 02:49 pm PT
How Malaysia’s discount store boom minted its newest billionaire Lee Kar Whatt

How Malaysia’s discount store boom minted its newest billionaire Lee Kar Whatt

Riding the wave of Malaysia’s budget store boom, Eco-Shop has grown into the country’s biggest IPO so far this year and turned its founder, Lee Kar Whatt, into its newest billionaire.
June 1, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
 
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