China’s IPO drought spurring interest in M&A

With slim hope of exiting through a lucrative public listing, Chinese entrepreneurs and their investors are considering sales.

<div style="text-align: left;"> Dreams of a big IPO are giving way to reality of M&A </div>

Nick Ferguson

May 07, 2013

China’s huge backlog of initial public offerings is creating an exit crisis for maturing private equity funds — and an opportunity for international investors interested in buying something other than a bit of a state-owned enterprise.

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