Foreign Curbs Cut Into Chinese Overseas M&A

Meanwhile, western investors see bright Chinese future

By: Toh Han Shih

For the first time in a decade, Chinese outbound mergers and acquisitions have fallen below inbound M&A as scrutiny of Chinese investment has increased by recipient countries including the US, Sweden, France, Germany and Australia. At the same time, however, western firms have been piling into China, with announced foreign M&A hitting US…