Graduating up the value chain: China's overseas revival

While the 2012 edition of Deloitte's China outbound M&A report was published during a period of heightened economic volatility, this edition of the outbound M&A spotlight comes at an increasingly hopeful time.  As a result, it should come as no surprise that Chinese outbound M&A investments increased over the first half of 2013 as local investors became increasingly confident about overseas prospects in the new economic normal, with Chinese investors continuing to focus on acquiring overseas Energy & Resources assets while also making forays into foreign Consumer Business industries.

These trends, as well as many others, are examined in detail in the fifth edition of Deloitte China's annual outbound M&A report attached.