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M&A not slowing down despite gloom; SEA still a bright spot: reports

Claudia Tan HS

Published Thu, Oct 24, 2019 · 09:50 PM

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Singapore

AGAINST the backdrop of economic and political uncertainty - led by the United States-China trade dispute, Brexit, and slowing global growth - dealmakers are not quite ready to abandon M&A (mergers and acquisitions) completely, a Baker Tilly International and M&A intelligence provider Mergermarket report published on Thursday showed.

"We are seeing strong interest among buyers despite the geopolitical turbulence in almost every corner of the globe, and respondents believe this will continue into the year ahead," said Michael Sonego, Baker Tilly global corporate finance lead.

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