China is set to become Asia's leader in outbound corporate acquisitions this year, ending Japan's two-year reign, as the country's appetite for overseas targets expands beyond natural resources and into areas such as food and banking.
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Credit Suisse sees stable Brazil dealmaking activity this year
Mergers and acquisitions activity in Brazil this year is likely to have a performance similar to last year's even if sluggish growth further weighs down confidence in Latin America's largest economy, a senior Credit Suisse Group AG dealmaker in the country said.
New year may mean new view on energy stocks
Last year was an ugly one for the U.S. energy sector, and while the first trading day of 2015 pointed to continued weakness in oil, investors are starting to look to when the sector might start to recover.
Toshiba CEO says will consider overseas locations for chip plant
Toshiba Corp will decide during the next business year from April on where to build an additional memory chip plant and will consider overseas locations for the facility, Chief Executive Hisao Tanaka said on Friday.
China financial firms seek control deals in outbound M&A
Chinese financial firms are targeting purchases of distressed banking assets coming on the market in Europe, having been urged by Beijing to expand their reach beyond emerging markets.
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Chinese M&A activity was slow due to its country's leadership change while Japan and Thai tycoons led the way in 2013.
Antitrust regulators in the European Union would review M&A deals to gauge their effects on local markets.
The standoff on the M&A deals in the mining sector has tested the patience and skills of bankers. The standoff between buyers and sellers in the mining sector has put the skills and patience of bankers to the test.
According to a report by Ernst & Young, 391 merger and acquisition deals with a combined value of US$15.2 billion were recorded in the first half of 2013.
Texas firms took a breather and said “time out” on M&A activity. "Texas followed the nation in taking a breather from M&A activity in the first half of the year," said Chad Watt.
Global plastics M&A activity fell in first half of 2013. According to P&M Corporate Finance, there was nearly a quarter drop in mergers and acquisitions activity in the global plastics sector in the first half of 2013.
Piper Jaffray finalized its deal to buy M&A firm Edgeview Partners. Asset management bank and investment firm Piper Jaffray Companies announced on Monday that it has finalized the deal to acquire Edgeview Partners, LP.
