Asia Bankers Hope Japan, Australia Can Lift M&A From Doldrums
Bankers in Asia are looking to Japan and Australia to boost merger and acquisition activity. Despite global economic challenges and geopolitical conflicts, these regions continue to see dealmaking activity.
Market gyrations, rising prices, military conflicts and artificial intelligence worries have posed challenges for dealmaking in Asia and elsewhere. But pockets of activity in places like Australia, Japan and China have managed to keep transactions humming along.
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