Merger and acquisition activity has been brisk in many parts of the world at the beginning of this year.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Brazil's 3G Capital Partners have revealed they are to buy ketchup-maker H.J. Heinz for 23-billion dollars.
The same day American Airlines and US Airways agreed to a merger worth 11-billion dollars.
These deals come just a week after a group of shareholders led by company founder Michael Dell announced plans to take computer maker private in a 24-billion dollar buyout.
Meanwhile here in China last year, total overseas mergers and acquisitions hit a record high of 65 billion U.S dollars - that was up 54-percent year-on-year.
Among those deals was Chinese heavy machinery company Sany buying a German cement pump manufacturer, while state-owned Bright Foods took over French company Diva Bordeaux.
For more on the mergers and acquisition market, Paul James spoke earlier with CRI's financial commentator Cao Can. |