Year

Number of deals

Domestic Mergers

Average Value of Transaction (US$ mil)

Max Value of Transaction (US$ mil)

Panel A: Sorted by Year

1997

10(3.41%)

4(40%)

44.46

124.74

1998

14(4.78%)

10(71.43%)

301.94

933.28

1999

32(10.92%)

23(71.88%)

149.85

847.08

2000

42(14.33%)

30(71.43%)

159.16

1319.94

2001

20(6.83%)

12(60%)

566.98

3753.9

2002

24(8.19%)

19(9.17%)

36.73

95.67

2003

25(8.53%)

18(72%)

132.46

615.62

2004

25(8.35%)

12(48%)

712.22

2125.66

2005

29(9.9%)

11(37.93%)

2822.21

41431.03

2006

37(12.63%)

23(62.16%)

1067.42

10731.6

2007

35(11.95%)

21(60%)

277.73

1874.93

Total

293(100%)

183(62.46%)

Area

Number of deals

Target Nation

Number of deals

Domestic Mergers

Average Value of Transaction (US$ mil)

Max Value of Transaction (US$ mil)

Panel B: Sorted by Country

North

Asia

80

China

30(10.24%)

2(6.67%)

425.42

2,500

Hong Kong

14(4.78%)

10(71.43%)

384.8

1319.95

South Korea

18(6.14%)

7(38.89%)

610.78

3277.6

Taiwan

18(6.14%)

13(72.22%)

583.93

1547.94

Asia-

Pacific

58

India

27(9.22%)

25(92.59%)

73.3

168.38

Indonesia

31(10.58%)

7(22.58%)

15.36

70.43

Japan

87

Japan

87(29.69%)

85(97.7%)

1762.86

41431.03

Southeast

Asia

68

Malaysia

11(3.75%)

8(72.73%)

224.69

474.52

Philippines

22(7.51%)

12(54.55%)

77.9

291.9

Singapore

7(2.39%)

6(85.71%)

1284.82

3753.91

Thailand

18(6.14%)

8(44.44%)

109.97

319.33

Vietnam

10(3.41%)

0(0%)

21.38

27

Total

293

293(100%)

183(62.46%)