SE Asia, PE deals seen driving up Asia M&A activity in tough market

SE Asia, PE deals seen driving up Asia M&A activity in tough market

FILE PHOTO: A view of the skyline in Singapore, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Caroline Chia/File Photo

Dealmaking in Southeast Asia and private equity transactions should help lift Asian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the second half of the year, bankers said, after deals volume in the first half slumped to the lowest in a decade.