Aggressive predator in overseas takeovers

AN oil-gas venture in Iran, a 547-room hotel in Osaka, a taxi company in Beijing and disused coal mines in France (for export to China). There are also port terminals in Aden, 7-11 shops in Bangkok, a power-switchgear firm in Brunei, and a curry-puff maker in South Africa. 

These are some of the foreign businesses acquired by Singaporean firms in recent years. They are spread across a wide arc of nations and interests.