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Graphic shows Chinese foreign direct investment in the EU in 2016.
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Chinese mergers and acquisitions in EU

By Duncan Mil

January 11, 2017 - 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.

A report by Rhodium Group, a research firm, and the Mercator Institute for China Studies, a think-tank in Berlin, estimates that EU acquisitions in China, by contrast, fell for the second consecutive year, to €7.7bn.

Link to report

In Germany, Chinese deals rose to €11bn from €1.2bn in 2015, while German investments in China amounted to €3.5bn, making 2016 the first year in which Chinese mergers and acquisitions in Germany surpassed German M&A activity in China.

Chinese foreign direct investment in the European Union in 2016 (€ millions
Austria 45
Belgium 128
Bulgaria 115
Croatia 0
Cyprus 14
Czech Rep. 362
Denmark 75
Estonia 0
Finland 6,751
France 1,973
Germany 10,912
Greece 435
Hungary 76
Ireland 2,615
Italy 1,653
Latvia 0
Lithuania 1
Luxembourg 4
Malta 1
Netherlands 319
Poland 474
Portugal 199
Romania 148
Slovakia 9
Slovenia 0
Spain 1,495
UK 7,800
Sweden 0

Sources
PUBLISHED: 12/01/2017; STORY: Rhodium Group, Mercator Institute
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