2024 M&A Year in Review - Flipbook - Page 86
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Asia-Pacific
India should remain a bright spot for M&A, driven
by soaring investor confidence, favorable
regulatory reforms, and continuing global shifts
away from Western investment in China.
Similarly, Southeast Asia is benefiting from shifting
market dynamics as global investors look to
diversify their investments across key strategic
locations. Indonesia’s growing population and
improving regulatory framework has recently
attracted significant infrastructure and technology
investments, while Singapore’s innovation and
business-friendly budget is projected to drive M&A
activity in 2025. Vietnam will benefit from supply
chain diversifications, with recent reforms in its
real estate and health care sectors expected to drive
M&A activity.
In Japan, low interest rates, weak currency, and
growing private equity interest in takeover
opportunities should lead to a continuing increase
in transaction activity.
Chinese investors continue to face barriers investing
into Western markets, but developing nations
remain open to capital inflows from China,
including Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa,
and Latin America. Some investors from China focus
on acquiring natural resources around the world as
part of supply chain security, while others, including
those in the technology space, are moving their
headquarters to a more neutral jurisdiction such as
Singapore in order to reduce geopolitical risk.
Domestically, China’s anticipated fiscal stimulus and
a shift toward softening monetary policy, along with
governmental initiatives to create a more businessfriendly environment, particularly for technology
startups, could help sustain M&A activity.
