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SINGAPOREAN UPDATE – Methods, Trends and Developments in Singaporean M&A

Published on: October 9 2011
Contributed by: Rachel Eng, WongPartnership LLP (Singapore)

Executive Summary/Highlights: As at June 2011, overall M&A activity in Singapore was up 40.8 per cent to US$23.3 billion, making it the busiest half-year opening since 2008. The rise has been driven by various factors, not least the amount of capital funds flowing into South-East Asia. Singapore recently liberalized its banking regulations to allows banks … Continued

Editors' Note: This paper was contributed by Rachel Eng, Managing Partner of WongPartnership and a member of XBMA's Legal Roundtable. It was authored by Andrew Ang, Deputy Head of WongPartnership's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Elaine Chan, Joint Head of the firm’s Financial Services Regulatory Practice. Ms. Eng, Mr. Ang and Ms. Chan are leading experts in both domestic and cross-border M&A in Singapore and other jurisdictions in Southeast Asia.

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XBMA – Quarterly Review for Q1 2011

Published on: June 29 2011

The attached slides summarize trends in cross-border M&A and strategic investment activity throughout the first quarter of 2011.   Highlights: Global M&A volume for Q1 2011 was US$671.8 billion, up 29.5% as compared to Q1 2010. Cross-border transactions have rebounded substantially from 2009: 38% of Q1 2011 global M&A was cross-border — up slightly from … Continued

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