PRINT THIS PAGE Asia-Pacific M&A02/05/2006. Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers
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PricewaterhouseCoopers' Asia-Pacific M&A report presents an optimistic view for M&A activity in 2005. Contributors to the Asian markets' momentum have become more widespread, with countries such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore all showing increases in transaction volumes and values. The momentum in M&A activity established in 2004 has been maintained and indeed, increased in the first half of calendar 2005. This is in spite of the tragic Asian Tsunami, which appears to have had a negligible impact on M&A as evidence by consistent deal volumes over the past 12 months. In fact, a number of large transactions within the first quarter contributed to a significant 35 per cent increase in total announced regional transaction values in the six months to June 2005, compared with the previous six months.
Whilst the momentum continues, the contributors have become more widespread, with countries such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore all showing increases in transaction volumes and values as countries such as China and Korea return to a slightly more normal growth curve. On the whole, our outlook for activity in the near term around the region is optimistic, and on balance we expect to see the long-term upward trend in transaction volumes to remain intact.
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