Singapore sees jump in M&A value for H1 at US$17.1b; S-E Asia bucks downtrend

MERGERS and acquisitions (M&A) activity within South-east Asia bucked the overall downtrend in the Asia-Pacific (Apac) ex-Japan region for the first half this year, with Singapore recording US$17.1 billion in deals – a 154 per cent increase, or over 2.5 times the year-ago amount.