Outbound merger and acquisition deals by Chinese companies are expected to increase next year, a report by ChinaVenture Group said.
From 2008 to 2011, Chinese companies' outward foreign direct investment in the form of M&As totalled $106.3 billion.
The first 11 months saw Chinese companies complete 820 M&A deals, a decline of 21.2 percent year-on-year. The value also decreased.
Beijing-based Gaohua Securities Co Ltd announced on Monday that it has completed the acquisition of QF Futures Co Ltd, without disclosing the exact bid price.
The former leaders of Germany and France said that a stabilizing Chinese economy will prove essential to economic recovery in Europe.
China's outbound mergers and acquisitions will continue to increase in the next 12 months, according to a report released by Deloitte China on Wednesday.
China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corp, or COFCO, plans to accelerate its expansion program abroad to meet growing demand at home.
Outbound M&As by China's enterprises have reached the highest level since 2005 in the first three quarters of this year in terms of transaction volume.
Private Chinese enterprises took part in more overseas mergers and acquisitions than their State-owned counterparts did in the past three quarters.
The number of mergers and acquisitions by China's enterprises slumped to a fresh low in October amid slowing economic growth.
CNOOC Ltd will eventually get approval from the Canadian government to purchase energy producer Nexen Inc and the approval delay will not change the result of the deal.
China's mining and metals companies are taking advantage of global caution to seize merger and acquisition opportunities in the sector in overseas markets, experts at Ernst & Young Global Ltd said on Monday.
China's overseas mergers and acquisitions gained traction in recent years as domestic policies encouraged cash-abundant companies to spend on foreign assets amid the worsening eurozone debt crisis.
Cross-border mergers and acquisitions have climbed steadily in China since 2007, with the announced transaction value rising from $13.58 billion to $93.09 billion in 2012.
Chinese enterprises have entered a "golden period" of overseas expansion, with investments increasing, and mergers and acquisitions on the rise.
Youku Tudou is stepping up efforts to manage its two online video websites after a merger that combined the two biggest web-video competitors into a single company.
China's top two online video companies Youku Inc and Tudou Holdings Ltd on Friday announced the completion of their merger.
China will invest heavily for the culture industry to encourage mergers and acquisitions, innovations and investment in overseas markets.
CNOOC said Friday its bid to buy Canada's Nexen Inc is normal market behavior and the company will strictly follow market procedures in the acquiring process.
China Southern Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry Group said it is contacting a British railway signaling company about possible acquisitions.
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