Singapore chalks up 383 deals worth US$43.4b in first half-year

M&A transactions up 16% at 339; value drops 35% to US$40.5b but is the second highest half-yearly figure since 2012

Published Mon, Jul 4, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SINGAPORE recorded a total of 383 deals valued at US$43.4 billion in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE), venture capital (VC) and initial public offerings (IPOs) for the first half of 2016, compared with a total of 685 deals worth US$103.8 billion for full year 2015.

This was a finding from the M&A publication, "Transaction Trail" report for H1 2016 released by global valuation and corporate finance adviser Duff & Phelps.

M&As accounted for 339 deals worth US$40.5 billion.

Said managing director of Duff & Phelps, Srividya Gopalakrishnan: "We saw a record year of M&A deals in 2015 in the global market as well as in China and Singapore. Though we hav…

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