M&A in Asia - Korea in the spotlight

In a year when global M&A activity has slumped, Korea stands out as a success story thanks in part to its improving legal system. LinklatersÆ John Koh looks at the reasons.
January 07, 2003

In 2002, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Asia registered a sharp drop from the highs of 2001. According to Thomson Financial, up to the end of the third quarter of 2002, announced M&A deals in Asia outside Japan totalled $62 billion, compared with $76 billion for the same period in 2001.

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