In 2023, the number of net cross-border mergers and acquisition (M&A) purchases by Japanese acquirers increased to 248, up from 189 in the previous year. In 2019, Japanese cross-border M&A purchases reached a record high of more than 100 billion U.S. dollars.
Number of net cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by Japanese purchasers from 2014 to 2023
Figures are based on sales of companies in one economy to foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs). Excluding sales of foreign affiliates owned by foreign MNEs to another foreign MNE. Sales of foreign affiliates to domestic firms are deducted from the numbers.
Excluding financial centers in the Caribbean.
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