Mergers and acquisitions boomed in Asia in the first quarter in sharp contrast to a slump in deal volume in Europe and the US, underlining a global shift in activity in the wake of the credit crisis.
The value of global M&A overall rose 6 per cent to $442bn in the first quarter of 2010, boosted by the surge of deals in Asia, according to data from Mergermarket.
There were $89.4bn worth of deals in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, during the first three months of the year – an increase of almost 93 per cent from the same period a year earlier.
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