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Singapore M&A deal value up 125.6% to US$35.3b in 2019

This, despite a 5% dip in deal count, says Mergermarket, which names Temasek Holdings as a key player with two major deals

Vivienne Tay

Published Fri, Jan 3, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SINGAPORE'S mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity totalled US$35.3 billion last year, up 125.6 per cent from 2018, deal intelligence service Mergermarket said in a report on Friday.

This is despite a 5 per cent dip in the deal count; 134 deals were closed, down from 141 deals in 2018.

Singapore bucked the region's downtrend in M&A activity, which Mergermarket attributed to the city-state's status as a "safe haven" for international investors amid geopolitical uncertainties elsew…

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