Est. 2001·3,000+ placements · six offices · four regions

LivePerson

Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC

LivePerson LivePerson is a US-headquartered provider of AI-powered conversational and customer-engagement platforms, enabling brands to message and automate conversations with their customers at scale.

Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APACASEAN / APACAI / Customer Engagement Software

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Ma Activity · Oceania

LivePerson

LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) is being acquired by SoundHound AI, marking a strategic consolidation in the conversational AI space.

Adjacent signals across AI / Customer Engagement Software

Restructuring · Asia

Uni-Fuels Holdings Limited

Uni-Fuels Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: UFG) received Nasdaq notification letter on July 27, 2026, regarding non-compliance with minimum closing bid price requirement of $1 per share. Stock closed below $1 for 30 consecutive business days (June 11 – July 24, 2026). No immediate delisting but company faces listing compliance risk.

Strategic Hiring · Asia

Chocolate Finance

Chocolate Finance appointed Shiv Sharma as Chief Business Officer in June 2026. Sharma brings experience from Stocktwits (President/COO), AWS, and Cisco. His mandate includes leading growth, finance, customer acquisition, strategic partnerships, and corporate development as the company scales beyond Singapore.

Partnership · Asia

Shield AI

Shield AI and Thunder Tiger announced expansion of their strategic partnership to integrate Hivemind AI with Thunder Tiger's unmanned systems portfolio, with plans for additional sensor integrations, advanced autonomous behaviors, larger team operations, and open-ocean use cases.

Ma Activity · Asia

Capital Group

Capital Group acquired a 1.5% stake in IIFL Finance for ₹374.02 crore at ₹590 per share

will be instrumental as we continue to expand in the region
Scott Davis, Head of ETF, Capital Group · discovered:asiaasset.com

Geographic Expansion · Asia

UNSW

UNSW Sydney opens landmark campus in India to access largest Gen Z cohort globally, with cheaper fee structure than domestic offerings.

Product Launch · Asia

BYD

BYD showcased integrated smart vehicle and gaming technology at ChinaJoy 2026, featuring custom itasha vehicles (including a Denza Z9 GT themed after Future GPX Cyber Formula anime) and immersive in-car infotainment experiences where visitors could play games using the smart cockpit system. Company highlighted flash charging and DiPilot ADAS technologies.

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