Europe will emulate Japan’s foreign takeover binge
06/01/2020 08:52
(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions
expressed are his own.)
By Peter Thal Larsen
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) - A shrinking domestic
market and cheap money prompted Japanese firms to ramp up
abroad. Their EU counterparts already have greater international
exposure but face similar stagnation and demographics at home.
Watch the shopping habits of Siemens, Eni, Roche, ING, SocGen
and others.
Full view will be published shortly.
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