Asian capital markets boom as SPACs, PE funds make their presence felt

Buoyant ECM and M&A activity in Asia through the first half of this year indicates that 2021 will likely be a bumper year for dealmaking. FinanceAsia takes a look at the reasons underlying this trend and whether the current momentum will be sustained.

Shruti Chaturvedi

August 17, 2021

Asia is on course for an exceptional year in terms of both ECM issuances and the M&A pipeline. Asian ECM deals (including those in Japan) have raised a total of $325 billion as of August 13, already reaching 71% of the volume recorded in the year 2020, according to data from Refinitiv.

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