APAC tops global M&A activity in Q3 as PEs lap up assets at lower valuations

APAC tops global M&A activity in Q3 as PEs lap up assets at lower valuations

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Private equity firms, corporates, and other buyers in the Asia Pacific lapped up assets for a discount in the third quarter of 2020, making the most of the low valuations in the pandemic-hit year.