AN improved business climate, significant government stimulus and cheap finance helped to create a record year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2021, with global activity reaching an all-time high.
According to data from financial markets platform Dealogic, global M&A activity totalled US$5.6 trillion last year, a 63 per cent increase on 2020’s figure and considerably higher than the previous record of US$4.4 trillion,…
