Samsung Electronics Co. is in the early stages of exploring a potential offering of American depositary receipts, according to people familiar with the matter.

ByteDance Ltd., the developer of TikTok, is in preliminary talks with banks for a borrowing of about $20 billion, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be the firm’s largest offshore loan yet at a time when it’s boosting investments in artificial intelligence.

AirTrunk Pty., a data center operator backed by Blackstone Inc., is in talks with banks for a A$4.3 billion ($3 billion) loan to back a new project in Australia, people familiar with the matter said, as it continues its debt-fueled expansion across Asia Pacific.

Asset manager Hillhouse Investment is in talks with banks for a loan of about $600 million to fund its investment in data center operator DayOne Data Centers Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter.

Chinese data center operator Range Intelligent Computing Technology Group Co. is seeking a loan of around HK$20 billion ($2.6 billion) to fund what would be Hong Kong’s largest computing facility, people familiar with the matter said.

Hong Kong’s Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. is seeking to an around A$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) loan to fund its takeover of Australian medical diagnostic imaging provider I-MED Radiology Network Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter, as it looks to expand its portfolio.

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is close to securing a $935 million loan to back its purchase of air cargo specialist World Freight Co., according to people familiar with the matter, the latest in a recent spate of acquisition financings in Asia.

Blackstone Inc.-owned data center firm AirTrunk is marketing a $2.3 billion loan to fund a Malaysia project, according to people familiar with the matter, part of a slew of tech-linked financings in Southeast Asia spurred by the artificial intelligence boom.

SoftBank Group Corp. has downsized plans for a $10 billion margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake after facing hesitation from some creditors, people familiar with the matter said.

SoftBank Group Corp. has downsized plans for a $10 billion margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake after facing hesitation from some creditors, people familiar with the matter said.

A key company behind Thailand’s national AI effort is suspected of helping to smuggle billions of dollars worth of Super Micro Computer Inc. servers containing advanced Nvidia Corp. chips to China, with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. one of multiple end customers, according to people familiar with the matter.

CapitaLand Group Pte and Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. are among possible bidders for the Marina One high-rise complex in Singapore’s central business district, according to people familiar with the matter.

Banks that recently signed a $40 billion bridge loan with SoftBank Group Corp. for its investment in US tech giant OpenAI have attracted more lenders to the deal in syndication, people familiar with the matter said.

SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking a $10 billion loan secured by its shares in US artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, people familiar with the matter said, as it takes on more debt for its push into AI.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s global head of alternatives for wealth expects private credit firms to keep drawing capital despite recent redemption episodes, due to the premium illiquid investments command.

More banks are being invited to join SoftBank Group Corp.’s $40 billion loan backing its investment in US tech giant OpenAI, in one of the biggest tests yet of creditor sentiment toward the Japanese conglomerate’s debt-fueled push further into artificial intelligence.

Credit managers should focus on portfolio diversification, according to KKR & Co., as market volatility remains elevated with the ongoing conflict in Iran.

A BlackRock Inc. private credit fund in Asia has suffered the first default by a borrower in its portfolio after a Chinese company failed to repay a loan, according to people familiar with the matter.

US intelligence indicates that China is preparing to provide Iran with air defense systems in a matter of weeks, CNN reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Bain Capital’s Bridge Data Centres has removed from its Malaysian computing hub a Southeast Asian company the US suspects of smuggling Nvidia Corp. chips.