Record year for Chinese megadeals

China’s acquisition spree in the European Union hit a record €35 billion last year – a surge of 77% on 2015. Combined spending in Germany, the UK and Finland soared to over €25bn from €3bn in 2015

Finland: Tencent-led consortium makes €6.7bn investment in Finnish gaming company Supercell

Germany: China’s Midea Group buys stake in German robot maker Kuka for €4.4bn 

UK: Chinese investors buy €2.8bn stake in British data centre giant Global Switch

$0-$100m $100-$500m Above $500m

SPAIN €1.5bn
UNITED KINGDOM €7.8bn
GERMANY €10.9bn 56 takeover deals
FINLAND €6.7bn
IRELAND €2.6bn
FRANCE €1.9bn
ITALY €1.7bn
 
Picture: Associated Press
Sources: Rhodium Group, Mercator Institute