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China M&A Isn't Dead, It's Gone Under the Radar
Deals are still happening, but they’re smaller, in unthreatening industries or out of developed-market regulators’ sights.
Those were the days.
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You’d be forgiven for thinking Chinese M&A is dead.
Over the past several months, the U.S. has led the charge among developed markets to close mainland buyers out of deals in technology and other sensitive sectors – and scrutiny will only get worse. That’s put a lid on big-ticket acquisitions.