Search criteria for all charts and data outputs from Mergermarket (unless otherwise indicated):
Japan:
Target Sector is (blank); Target Geography is (non Japan); Target Company name is (blank); Buyer Geography is Japan; Target or Buyer or Seller sector is (blank); Free text search - (blank); Value in EUR (m); Transaction type is Acquisition or Demerger or Divestment or Reverse take over or Merger; Undisclosed value deals are included; Announced date between 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
China:
Target Sector is (blank); Target Geography is (non China and non Hong Kong (China) ); Target Company name is (blank); Buyer Geography is China or Hong Kong China; Target or Buyer or Seller sector is (blank); Free text search - (blank); Value in EUR (m); Transaction type is Acquisition or Demerger or Divestment or Reverse take over or Merger; Undisclosed value deals are included; Announced date between 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
South Korea:
Target Sector is (blank); Target Geography is not South Korea; Buyer Sector is (blank); Buyer Geography is South Korea; Target or Buyer or Seller or Advisor company is (blank); Free text search - (blank); Announced date between 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021; Transaction type is Acquisition; Non-qualifying deals are Excluded; Lapsed deals are Excluded
India:
Target Sector is (blank); Target Geography is (blank); Target Company name is (blank); Buyer Geography is India; Target or Buyer or Seller sector is (blank); Free text search - (blank); Value in USD (m); Undisclosed value deals are included; Announced date between 01/01/2021 - 06/01/2022.
Southeast Asia:
Target Sector is (blank); Target Geography is Southeast Asia; Buyer Sector is (blank); Target or Buyer or Seller sector is (blank); Free text search - (blank); Completed date between 01/10/2021 - 31/12/2021.
Overview:
[1] Mergermarket (JPN), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see Japan criteria above)
[2] Mergermarket (CHN), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see China criteria above)
[3] ‘The scale of China's digital economy reaches 39.2 trillion yuan’, Central Government, 26 September 2021
[4] The Indian Unicorn Landscape, Invest India, 14 January 2022
[5] Thras.io Business Model In A Nutshell, FourWeekMBA, 18 January 2022
[6] Mergermarket (KOR), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see South Korea criteria above)
[7] Mergermarket (SEA), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see Southeast Asia criteria above)
[8] Preqin: The future of Alternative 2025, 15 January 2022
Regional breakdown
[1] Mergermarket (JPN), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see Japan criteria above)
[2] Mergermarket (JPN), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see Japan criteria above)
[3] Mergermarket (JPN), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see Japan criteria above)
[4] Preqin: The future of Alternative 2025, 15 January 2022
[5] Mergermarket (JPN), Criteria: Target Sector is (blank); Target Geography is (Japan); Target Company name is (blank); Buyer Geography is Japan; Target or Buyer or Seller sector is (blank); Free text search - (blank); Value in EUR (m); Transaction type is Acquisition or Demerger or Divestment or Reverse takeover or Merger; Type private equity; Undisclosed value deals are included; Announced date between 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021
[6] Company press releases / Mergermarket (JPN), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see Japan criteria above)
[7] Press, News, Softbank, December 2021
[8] News 2021, Kubota Global, December 2021
[9] JERA Americas Acquires El Sauz Wind Project in Texas from Apex Clean Energy, businesswire, 2 December 2021
[10] Japan chalks up a record number of M&A deals in 2021 | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis, Asahi, 17 January 2022
[11] Preqin: The future of Alternative 2025, 15 January 2022
[12] DC Advisory analysis based on data from Refinitiv, World bank, Preqin (measured as GDP-adjusted ratio of aggregate PE Asset Under Management or as GDP-adjusted average PE deal size)
[13] Sony, Zee lock India merger to create mega TV network, Reuters, 22 December 2021
[14] Robotic Research raises $228M Series A to build out commercial autonomous offerings, Tech Crunch, 9 December 2021
[15] Kubota Invests in Indian Tractor Manufacturer Escorts Limited, Kubota, 20 March 2020
[16] JERA to Invest in Freeport LNG Development to Secure a Stable LNG Supply, JERA, 15 November 2021
[17] Hitachi to Acquire Bombardier’s Contribution to the V300 ZEFIRO from Alstom, Railway News, 2 December 2021
[18] China now 18 trillion USD economy, GDP grew 8.1% in 2021, News on air, 17 January 2022
[19] China's industrial output up 9.6% in 2021, The state council information office, 17 January 2022
[20] China Remains Compelling Despite Regulatory Upheavals, T.RowePrice, December 2021
[21] Mergermarket (CHN), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see China criteria above)
[22] Mergermarket (CHN), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see China criteria above)
[23] Mergermarket (CHN), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see China criteria above)
[24] XJ Capital Announces Investment in SCHMID Technology Guangdong, SCHMID Group, 16 August 2021
[25] XiAn Shaangu Power Plans Project, Unit Purchases Assets, Reuters, 14 December 2021
[26] Ultraleap raises £60 million in Series D fundraise to be the primary interface for the metaverse, Ultraleap, 17 November 2021
[27] Zhejiang Huayou to buy Zimbabwean lithium project for $422m, Mining Technology, 23 December 2021
[28] MicroPort® Acquires German ECLS Company Hemovent® GmbH and Invests in Expansion of German Operations, MicroPort, 4 October 2021
[29] The Indian Unicorn Landscape, Invest India, 14 January 2022
[30] The Indian Unicorn Landscape, Invest India, 14 January 2022
[31] Tiger Global, TPG lead $225 mn funding in Dream11 parent, VCCircle, 14 September 2020
[32] SoftBank leads $60 million funding in Juspay, valuation jumps to $460 million, Economic Times, 15 December 2021
[33] Thras.io Business Model In A Nutshell, FourWeekMBA, 18 January 2022
[34] Mensa Brands becomes India’s fastest startup to turn unicorn, raises $135 mn, VCCircle, 16 November 2021
[35] Kedaara Capital Acquires a Majority Stake in GS Lab, a leader in digital product engineering services, gslab, 9 November 2021
[36] Kedaara Acquires Majority Stake in GAVS Technologies, an AI-led digital transformation company focused on healthcare and other verticals, PR Newswire, 15 December 2021
[37] Reliance Industries acquires Norwegian solar panel giant REC in $711 million deal, Upstream, 11 October 2021
[38] TVS Supply Chain acquires controlling stake in FIT 3PL Warehousing, Live Mint, 18 November 2021
[39] Byju's last two acquisitions and a deal with Disney reveal its American dream — one that is anchored in India, Business Insider, 27 July 2021
[40] Mergermarket (IND), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see India criteria above)
[41] Mergermarket (IND), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see India criteria above)
[42] Mergermarket (IND), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see India criteria above)
[43] Mergermarket (IND), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see India criteria above)
[44] Mergermarket (IND), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see India criteria above)
[45] IMM PE signs deal to buy Hanssem’s controlling stake, shaers fall, Pulse News, 26 October 2021
[46] MBK buys textile supplier to Nike, Adidas for $654mn, The Korea Economic Daily, 03 Jan 2022
[47] Mergermarket (KOR), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see South Korea criteria above)
[48] LS Power Announces Global Clean Energy Leader SK E&S Co. Investment in REV Renewables, PR Newswire, 18 October 2021
[49] MBK Partners to recapitalize home goods retailer Modern House, the bell, 15 October 2021
[50] MBK Partners Acquires Stakes in Chinese Theme Parks, Business Korea, 26 October 2021
[51] CJ ENM finalises Endeavor Content deal for $785.4m, Screen Daily, 19 January 2022
[52] POSCO International to Acquire Senex Energy, SWFI, 13 December 2021
[53] Krafton, inc. to acquire unknown worlds, the developers behind Subnautica and Natural Selection, Krafton, 29 October 2021
[54] SK invests $340m in Crown X, strengthens partnership with Vietnam’s Masan Group, The Korea Herald, 11 November 2021
[55] Mergermarket (SEA), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see Southeast Asia criteria above)
[56] Mergermarket (SEA), Mergermarket, 1 October to 31 December (see Southeast Asia criteria above)
[57] Thailand’s Richest Family Consolidates Siam Makro, Lotus Retail Stores In $6.7 Billion Deal, Forbes, 1 September 2021
[58] 2022: The outlook from offshore, Ogier, 1 December 2021
[59] Altimeter Closes $40 Billion Stock-for-Stock Merger with Grab Holdings, Ropes & Gray, 3 December 2021
[60] Thailand's CP Group to merge hypermarket owners in overseas push, Nikkei Asia, 1 September 2021
[61] Boyu Capital, Hillhouse, Sequoia China and Tencent Invest USD2.5b Pre-IPO Round for Indonesia’s J&T Express, Global Private Capital, 24 November 2021
[62] Protelindo: Acquisition of 94.03% of STP, Redpeak, October 2021
[63] Vpbank Announces The Successful Sale Of Its 49% Stake In Fe Credit To Smbc Group Of Japan, FE Credit, 28 October 2021
Special report: How China’s aspiration for innovation is shaping cross-border M&A
[1] ‘Growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2011 to 2021 with forecasts until 2026’, Statista, 17 January 2022
[2] ‘The World Bank in China’, The World Bank, 12 October 2021
[3] ‘National Innovation-Driven Development Strategy Outline’, Central Government, 19 May 2016
[4] ‘The scale of China's digital economy reaches 39.2 trillion yuan’, Central Government, 26 September 2021
[5] World's top 10 countries in digital economy, China Daily, 2 September 2021
[6] ‘Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: At present, the number of 5G base stations in my country has reached 1.159 million’, China news, 19 October 2021
[7] ‘New infrastructure, what is it?’, Xinhua Net, 26 April 2020
[8] Consumption Upgrade: Key driver of Chinese economy, CGTN, 15 March 2019
[9] The 2020 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, European Commission, 1 Jan 2020
[10] ‘Ant Financial's internationalization strategy has shown results’, ebrun, 28 February 2019
[11] Ultraleap raises £60 million in Series D fundraise to be the primary interface for the metaverse, Ultraleap, 17 November 2021
[12] ‘Alibaba’s Ant Financial buys UK currency exchange giant WorldFirst reportedly for around $700M’TechCrunch, 14 February 2019
[13] ‘Tencent takes stake in Monzo as part of $100 million capital injection’, Finextra, 04 January 2022
[14] ‘China's Shagang buys final quarter of Global Switch’, Data Center Dynamics, 30 August 2019
[15] Economic Reform in China: Current Progress and Future Prospects, China Briefing, 3 April 2019
[16] ‘Key elements of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment’, European Commission, 30 December 2020
[17] ‘Outline of the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan and Vision 2035’, Central Government, 13 March 2021
[18] ‘A Roadmap for China’s Crackdowns Can Be Found in Germany’, Bloomberg, 17 August 2021
[19] ‘Country's manufacturing industry needs a boost and quality check’, China Daily, 30 December 2020
[20] ‘China Manufacturing Power Development Index 2020’, Sohu, 30 December 2020
[21] ‘UK examines Newport Wafer Fab deal’, EE News Europe, 08 July 2021
[22] ‘Wise Road Capital Acquires Swiss Sensor Specialist Huba Control from Siemens’, Wise Road Capital, 28 July 2020
[23] ‘ChemChina-led group buys Germany's KraussMaffei for $1 billion in record deal’, Reuters, 11 January 2016
[24] XJ Capital Announces Investment in SCHMID Technology Guangdong, SCHMID Group, 16 August 2021
[25] ‘2018 Statistical Bulletin of China’s Health Development’, Department of Planning, Development and Information Technology, 22 May 2019
[26] ‘World Population Prospects 2019’, United Nations
http://www.nhsa.gov.cn/art/2019/8/30/art_37_1707.html
[27] ‘China Social Insurance Fund: Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance Fund: Rolling Balance’, CEIC Data
[28] ‘Guiding Opinions of the National Healthcare Security Administration on Improving "Internet Plus" Medical Service Prices and Medical Insurance Payment Policies’, National Healthcare Security Administration, 30 August 2019
[29] ‘Drug Administration Law of the People's Republic of China’, State Administration for Market Regulation, 26 August 2019
[30] ‘iHealth acquires French telehealth company eDevice for $106 million’, Mobi Health News, 06 September 2016
[31] ‘China’s Shandong Weigao to acquire Argon Medical for $850m’, Medical Device Network, 24 September 2017
[32] ‘Press release of Esaote’, Esaote website, 7 December 2017
[33] ‘The "roller coaster" of performance accelerates the transformation and upgrading of IVD enterprises, and exports are still the growth point in the post-epidemic era’, 21st Century Business, 31 December 2021
[34] ‘China's Mindray to buy diagnostic test material supplier HyTest for $661 mln’, Reuters, 17 May 2021
[35] ‘2021 Review and 2022 Outlook for Chinese Mainland and HK IPO Markets’, Deloitte
[36] ‘Blue Sail Medical Co.,Ltd. completed the acquisition of Biosensors International Group, Ltd.’, Market Screener, 17 October 2018