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Best Under A Billion 2026
The annual Best Under A Billion list highlights 200 best-performing publicly listed small and midsized companies in the Asia-Pacific region with revenue under $1 billion.
Billionaire Lim Kok Thay’s Genting Building New Hotel, Arena In $5.5 Billion New York Casino Push
Resorts World New York City, a unit of billionaire Lim kok Thay's Genting Malaysia, is adding a 400-room hotel tower to the existing Hyatt Regency, and constructing a 1,200-room Crockfords Hotel and a 7,000-seat entertainment venue.
Billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi’s Frasers Property-Led Group Offers Top Bid Of $1.6 Billion For Prime Singapore Waterfront Site
A Frasers Property-led consortium has offered the top bid of $1.6 billion for a waterfront residential and commercial site in Singapore amid booming property demand in one of the world's most expensive real estate markets.
Billionaire Kumar Birla To Buy Shell’s Indian Renewable Business In $1.8 Billion Deal
The acquisition of Shell's renewable energy business in India will more than double the Aditya Birla Group's renewable energy capacity to almost 10 gigawatts.
Akzo Nobel Rejects Nippon’s $8.5 Billion Bid For Decorative Paints Business
Akzo Nobel's board rejected the €7.5 billion ($8.5 billion) takeover bid by Nippon Paint Holdings—controlled by the family of late Singaporean billionaire Goh Cheng Liang—for the company’s decorative paints unit as it continues to back the proposed merger with Axalta Coating Systems.