Asia-Pacific M&A29 June 2007

Asia-Pacific M&A is at a crucial juncture. At present it is the world’s third largest M&A market after North America and Europe, but the current growth rate of M&A activity signals that it is rapidly catching up. Indeed, Asia-Pacific M&A deal volume grew by 31.7% in 2006 – well ahead of Europe and North American deal volume growth, which rose 6.8% and 11.2% respectively. Host to half the world’s population, the latent economic potential of Asia has been clear to market observers for over a decade. However, it is only quite recently, that the core markets have provided a significant upswelling in M&A prospects.

Table of Contents

1. Foreword

2. Key Findings

3. Corporate Survey

Deal Expectations

Deal Origination and Rationale

Regional M&A Expectations

Cross-Border Activity

Sector Expectations

Deal Size Expectations

Deal Drivers and Constraints

Obstacles to M&A by Region

Deal Types

Private Equity in the Region

M&A Advisory Considerations

4. Regional M&A Profiles

Pan Regional

North Asia

South and South East Asia

Australasia

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