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Asia overtakes Europe on M&A
According to a report by financial software company Dealogic, mergers and acquisitions have soared in Asia during the first nine months of 2015 and are now second only to the US in terms of value.
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The region saw M&A deals worth US$770.9bn announced between January and September. Despite reports of an economic slowdown, China contributed nearly half of M&A volume in the region ($384.3bn); the figure was nearly 50 percent higher than for the same period last year. It was followed by Hong Kong ($125bn) and Australia ($86.1bn). Japan's targeted M&A volume was $59.2 billion, a slight year-on-year decrease. Source: CNBC
