Acquisitions & Divestitures

Cross-border M&A activity by Asia-Pacific corporations will increase during the next few years, notably in the energy and commodities sectors, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings’ managing director and head of the Asia-Pacific corporates team,Tony Stringer. The report, Asia-Pacific Corporates in 2012, finds that China in particular seeks to secure the natural resources necessary to support its continuing strong growth.

“Securing sufficient supplies of energy and raw materials is one of the biggest challenges facing high-growth economies and their leading industrial companies,” he writes.

A recent flow of ...