Emerging Asia M&A Overview Report
Q1-Q3 2018

The aggregate value of M&A in Emerging Asia during the third quarter fell sharply to USD 115.1bn on the back of 1,108 deals. The summer months featured much fewer mega-deals compared to the first half of the year, which saw enormous transactions like Flipkart in India (USD 16bn) and Ant Financial Services (USD 14bn) in China. Overall for the Q1-Q3 period, however, the total value of M&A stood 12% higher y/y at USD 420.4bn, while deal flow was slightly down by 2.6% to 3,172 deals.

With 93 deals for USD 27.4bn in total so far in 2018, the US further increased its lead as the top foreign investor by both volume and value, way ahead of second-ranked Japan (37 deals for USD 5.3bn). Notable in Q3 was the purchase of Taiwan’s LCY Chemical by US private equity major KKR for USD 1.6bn.

This report provides an in-depth overview of the M&A deal activity in 14 emerging countries in Asia with individual focus on Greater China, India and the Southeast Asia region. Our reports are presented in a consistent format from quarter to quarter, enabling users to analyse and compare data, and follow the latest developments in M&A.

What this report enables you to do:

• Follow overall mergers and acquisitions trends across emerging countries in Asia and in key geographies Greater China, India and Southeast Asia
• See what major deals were announced and who was involved
• Identify the hottest industries and the top foreign investors
• Observe how valuations changed from quarter to quarter
• View Private Equity activity and the top entries and exits
• See which companies debuted on the stock market
• Gain insights into the largest upcoming deals
• Find out who the best performing M&A advisors were

See below for a complete table of report contents: