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Asia-Pac M&As at historic high

The value of these transactions hit US$591.6b through 3,250 deals; US, European buyers dominated scene

Fiona Lam

Published Wed, Jan 7, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

LAST year was a record-busting year for merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) - in number of transactions and their total value.

Independent M&A intelligence firm Mergermarket said deal values in the region spiked at US$591.6 billion, surpassing 2013's previous record by 43.4 per cent. Its Global/Regional M&A Trend Report for 2014 counted 3,250 M&A deals.

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