Compelling case for Asian M&A, says Nomura's Nath

Nikhil Nath, Nomura

In the second in-depth interview related to our annual MA survey, we talked to Nikhil Nath, head of MA for Asia ex-Japan at Nomura about why he remains confident in the outlook for Asian MA, given the shaky overall environment.

How has MA activity been year-to-date
The volume of deals year-to-date is up from last year. The environment overall remains robust and companies in key Asian countries such as China, India, Japan and Korea remain well-capitalised. For the right deals, acquisition finance, whether recourse or non-recourse, is still available. We also...