Deal Talk:
Deal Making in Southeast Asia and Financing Asia’s AI Data Boom
July 9 | Singapore | In-person event
Join LSEG and Dow Jones in Singapore on Thursday, 9 July 2026 for an in‑person discussion on ASEAN deal making and the surge in financing powering Asia’s AI data boom.
As capital flows into data centres, infrastructure, and next‑generation AI ecosystems, deal makers are navigating an increasingly complex landscape shaped by regulation, geopolitics, and shifting market windows.
The session will feature insights from Peter Landers, Asia business, finance and economics editor at The Wall Street Journal, Matthew Toole, Director, Deals Intelligence at LSEG and their guest speakers.
Together, they will debate the direction AI‑adjacent M&A and infrastructure financing is heading in H2 2026, what is changing in IPO readiness, and why Singapore’s role as a regional financial hub is more pivotal than ever.
Event info
Date: 9th July 2026
Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: One Raffles Quay, North Tower, #28-01, 048583, Singapore
Agenda
- 2:00 - 3:00 PM: Registration - Coffee break
- 3:00 - 4:45 PM: Panel sessions
LSEG Welcome:
Mahmoud Khliefat, Global Head of Investment Banking Community, Data & Analytics, LSEG
Welcome Keynote:
Buddhika Piyasena Managing Director, Head of Asia-Pacific Corporates, Infrastructure and Project Finance, Fitch Ratings
Deal Making in Southeast Asia:
An in-depth discussion exploring the latest trends in dealmaking and corporate finance across Southeast Asia, including cross-border activity, capital flows, and sector hotspots shaping the region’s investment landscape.
Nitin Soni Senior Director, APAC Corporates, Infrastructure and Project Finance Head of Natural Resources, South and South-East Asia, Fitch Ratings.
Andrew Ashman, Managing Director, Head of Loan Syndicate APAC, Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank.
Moderator: Mathew Toole, Director, Deals Intelligence, LSEG
Financing Asia’s AI Data Boom:
The AI deal-making space has gone bonkers in the first half of this year, with SpaceX valued at $2 trillion, SK Hynix planning a $28 billion fund-raising in New York this Friday and a slew of high-profile Chinese AI IPOs in Hong Kong. Singapore too is part of the boom – early this year KKR made its largest-ever investment in Asia-Pacific infrastructure by acquiring a Singapore data-center company in a $10.9 billion deal that aimed to capitalize on AI-driven demand.
How are The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires covering the AI news? The Wall Street Journal's Asia business and finance editor, Peter Landers, walks through the publication's approach to AI coverage, which includes close scrutiny of the accounting behind AI deals and attention to the political connections between AI entrepreneurs and the Trump administration. Tracy Qu, who leads coverage of China AI and AI IPOs in Hong Kong for Dow Jones Newswires, will then join Peter to discuss the first half's biggest deals and what to watch for in the rest of 2026.
Moderator: Peter Landers, Asia Business, Finance, and Economics Editor, The Wall Street Journal
- 4:45 - 5:00 PM: Closing remarks by Bob DeLaney is Head of Sales, (Risk & Research), Dow Jones Asia-Pacific
- 5:00 - 6:00 PM: Networking cocktails
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MEET OUR SPEAKERS
Matthew Toole
Director Deals Intelligence
LSEG
Peter Landers
Asia business, Finance and Economics Editor
The Wall Street Journal
Tracy Q
Asia Markets Reporter
Dow Jones
Bob DeLaney
Head of Sales, Risk APAC
Dow Jones
Nitin Soni
Senior Director, APAC Corporates
Infrastructure and Project Finance Head of Natural Resources, South and South-East Asia
FitchRatings
Buddhika Piyasena
Managing Director, Head of Asia-Pacific Corporates, Infrastructure and Project Finance
FitchRatings
Andrew Ashman
Managing Director, Head of Loan Syndicate APAC
Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank
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