Monday, June 09, 2008

Credit crisis may spark more M&As in China

June 6 - China Daily - The global credit crisis could actually increase the volume of M&A deals in Asia's financial sector and China is likely to be the most active area this year, according to a recent report.

The findings are based on a survey of 281 senior executives working in Asian financial institutions. The Economist Intelligence Unit, on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers, conducted the survey in March 2008, marking PwC's third report on financial services M&A.

According to the findings, although the credit crunch has led to market volatility and put a halt on larger financial service deals in the first quarter of 2008 throughout Asia, 44 percent of respondents believed that the credit crisis could actually increase the volume of M&A deals in Asia. Read More.

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