Sunday, April 06, 2008

Chinese Business: Mergers and Acquisitions

Some interesting statistics were released on Friday from Thomas Financial regarding mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for China's first quarter of 2008. No surprises, China continues its impressive growth, and likewise continues its international investments.

Domestic mergers stood at $43.1 billion, reflecting a growing trend in Chinese corporations to consolidate.

Even more remarkable, cross-border M&A's came in at $28.5 billion, four times the value this time last year. This number strongly reflects the Chinese business community's strides towards greater international diversification.

The sectors with the largest M&A numbers were manufacturing, financial, and energy.

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