Corporate wheeling and dealing climbs to a high in 2017

SINGAPORE (Dec 15): Overall merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Singapore has climbed 3.9% to reach US$89.0 billion ($119.8 billion) so far this year, according to Thomson Reuters data.

This is the highest annual deal-making value seen here since a record-high US$93.7 billion in 2014.

The average M&A deal size for disclosed deals edged up to US$139.5 million, compared to US$138.4 million a year ago.

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