{"id":65266,"date":"2015-11-20T10:17:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T16:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=65266"},"modified":"2015-11-23T03:04:22","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T09:04:22","slug":"southeast-asias-corporate-deals-face-a-slowdown-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/11\/20\/southeast-asias-corporate-deals-face-a-slowdown-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Southeast Asia\u2019s corporate deals face a slowdown this year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA \u2013 According to the findings of a report by American financial giant Merrill Lynch, firms in Southeast Asia faced a slow pace on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) this year due to weak market conditions and slow economic growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe region has been punching above its weight in recent years, and saw record levels of activity in 2014<\/a><\/strong>\u2026 However, the boom came to a grinding halt in the first nine months of this year,\u201d Merrill Lynch\u2019s Southeast Asia M&A Regional Report for 2015 read.<\/p>\n

Last year, M&A deals in the region reached a record-high $140 billion. This slumped to $63 billion \u2013 less than half of the previous\u2013 recorded from January to September this year.<\/p>\n

Major events such as the slowdown in the Chinese economy<\/a><\/strong>, lower commodity prices in Malaysia and Indonesia and political tensions in Thailand took a toll on Southeast Asia\u2019s corporate deals.<\/p>\n

\u201cConfidence is low now,\u201d the report further read, adding that several companies considered mega deals outside the region as they diversify their portfolios.<\/p>\n

\u201c2014 has been the year of the Chinese buyer overseas and in the coming years, there are signs that baton will soon be taken up by the Philippines and Thailand,\u201d the report concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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