Featured Deals Completed in October

China has overtaken the US in outbound mergers and acquisitions for the first time, underscoring a global buying spree driven Beijing’s programme to encourage companies to buy assets and technology from abroad.

Chinese acquisitions jumped 68% in Q3 to $174bn, according to a new report, including 27 deals worth $10.6bn in Germany alone.

The US has been the world’s most acquisitive country for more than 30 years. But outbound US dealflow has slowed this year due to the Presidential election and a crackdown on tax-avoiding M&A.

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