# Connected Perspectives: Rising M&A Activity in Asia Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/connected-perspectives-rising-m-a-activity-in-asia Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/connected-perspectives-rising-m-a-activity-in-asia.md Podcast: [Beyond The Obvious](https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827) Published: 2025-11-25T22:01:48+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/f2820d86 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/f2820d86/7bf97094.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/episodes/connected-perspectives-rising-m-a-activity-in-asia Duration seconds: 139 ## Resource Asia is a global growth hotspot, with a digitizing economy, rising middle class and accelerating urbanization driving strong M&A activity. From digital infrastructure to consumer, financial services, and industrials, the region has seen ~$6 trillion in transactions over the last five years. Arnaud Granger, responsible for Greenhill’s M&A business in Asia, discusses how financial sponsors, local and regional conglomerates, and private equity are pursuing growth, scale and consolidation opportunities across Asia and developed economies. He also explores the challenges of navigating fragmented regulations, relationship-driven networks and market complexity. Tune in to hear expert insights into Asia’s evolving M&A landscape and what it means for global companies. Discover expert insights and global perspectives from Mizuho | Greenhill, your bank for M&A. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/episodes/connected-perspectives-rising-m-a-activity-in-asia/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/connected-perspectives-rising-m-a-activity-in-asia.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.