H1 M&A deals in Singapore up 19% at US$33.8b
The figure was powered mainly by activity in Q2; average deal size among disclosed deals rose to US$127.1m
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MERGER and acquisition (M&A) activity in Singapore in the first half reached heights not seen since H1 2014, with the total value of deals up 19.1 per cent to US$33.8 billion from H1 2017.
A preliminary review of M&As in the first half published by Thomson Reuters noted that the figure - based on data accurate as at June 18 - was driven mostly by activity in Q2 2018.
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