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APAC M&A activity in first half of 2019 slows to 1,525, lowest since 2013

Merger and acquisition activity in the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan, moderated significantly during the first-half of 2019, amid an escalating US-China trade and technology war, a Mergermarket report said. The Asia Pacific region generated 1,525 deals valued at USD 241 billion in the first half of this year -- the lowest first-half value since 2013. Moreover, the global market share of Asia Pacific region also shrank to 13.4 per cent from 18.6 per cent during the same period last year. China's deal value plunged 44.7 per cent in the first half of this year compared to the year-ago period. India, the second-largest merger and acquisition (M&A) market after China, also performed badly as it registered 52.8 per cent year-on-year decline despite not being directly involved in the US-China trade war, the report said. The report said the first quarter M&A activity was hampered by cautious approach ahead of general elections, while deal-making failed to gain momentum in the ..

M&A activity in Jan-Mar quarter fell to 242 deals worth $9.9 bn: EY India

Domestic activity continued to dominate the Indian M&A, with 158 deals accounting for an aggregate disclosed deal value of $7.1 billion

M&A activity in August drops to an 8-month low on fewer mega deals

Overall, however, deal activity in the eight months so far this year remains much higher than last year

M&A deals worth $56.2 bn in 2016, says EY report

M&A activity scales six-year high in 2016 with big-ticket acquisitions, with record high deal value of $56.2 billion. While the deal value increased by 87 per cent y-o-y to a new high since 2010, the volume declined marginally by two per cent. The year also saw the largest ever inbound investment of $12.9 billion.EY's analysis shows a total of 867 deals with a total disclosed value of $56.2 billion were announced during 2016.The surge in deal value owed itself to twelve billion-dollar-plus deals totalling to $34.4 billion. The largest transaction of the year was the $12.9 billion acquisition of Essar Oil Limited (98% stake) and Vadinar port by Russia's state-controlled petroleum giant Rosneft Oil Company-led consortium.The oil and gas sector led in terms of the deal value, followed by the financial services sector. From a volume perspective, the technology, infrastructure and financial services sectors dominated, accounting for nearly one-third of the total announced deals in ...

India's M&A activity reaches highest on record in Q3, up 36.2% by value

The highest valued deal of the year was Grasim Industries' $8 billion acquisition of Aditya Birla Novo in August

India among top M&A markets in Asia-Pacific: Study

India attracted 6% of all US outbound M&A transactions in 2015, surpassing the 2% of outbound M&A directed at China

M&A activity in India drops by 8% yoy, says EY

Cross-border activity at heightened levels compared to last quarter