Asia Access Quarterly: Q4 2020
Date
January 18, 2021 • 4 min read
Overview
Even besides the global pandemic, we have seen the most eventful end to 2020 – with notably ‘inward looking’ activity across Western territories. In Europe, Brexit was ‘completed’, bringing a new wave of trade negotiations and investor reviews, and in the US, an explosive election campaign culminated in a Democratic president elect, and Senate majority.
Asia, however, tells a story of increasingly ‘outward focused’ activity (and simultaneously, a comparatively low Covid-19 impact):
- In Japan and China, inbound M&A opportunities continue to open up to the West, with an increasing number of Western private equity firms operating in the territories. In Japan especially, deep-seated opposition to unsolicited approaches are visibly easing, whilst China inbounds are expected to flourish due to the China-EU investment agreement
- Likewise, the level of outbound activity and strategic appetite for large overseas acquisitions each remain very strong, which we explore below:
- Technology / Digital transformation and Renewable energy / De-carbonisation have replaced the stagnating manufacturing sector, which is still struggling to come up with viable alternatives to physical site visits and in-person handshakes of senior executives from both sides
- Q4 outbound M&A statistics understate the increased momentum and conversations which are presently taking place; Asian buyers are adopting different approaches to acquisitions – increased reliance on deal technology, changes in deal team formations, and the bar to start a conversation with Western owners of assets whether bilaterally or part of a process has been lowered
Asian cross-border M&A activity
An overview of Asian cross-border M&A activity for Q4 2020, exploring key sectors of activity and the outlook for 2021.
Japan & China in focus
Our dedicated Asia Access team explores:
• Virtual deal-making: Japan's new due diligence process
• The China – EU investment agreement: how does it benefit you?
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