PT Bank Permata

(Dec 12): Bangkok Bank Pcl. is nearing a deal to buy control of Standard Chartered Plc’s Indonesian bank, according to people familiar with the matter.

SINGAPORE (Oct 10): DBS Group Holdings is considering joining the race to acquire PT Bank Permata, the Indonesian lender in which Standard Chartered Plc holds a stake, according to people familiar with the matter.

(Aug 15): “Do you have Jakarta’s blessing?” That’s the first question Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp CEO Samuel Tsien will be asked by investors about his plan to buy Indonesia’s PT Bank Permata.

(Aug 15): Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. is weighing a bid for Standard Chartered Plc’s Indonesian bank, people with knowledge of the matter said, a move that may create the country’s fifth-largest lender. OCBC shares fell.