Japanese groups in US buying spree as trade war and security fears hinder Chinese更新于2018年9月17日 07:05 By Kana Inagaki,Leo Lewis in Tokyo
Japan is set for its biggest US acquisition spree as advisers tell chief executives to pounce on deals this year while Chinese companies are “handicapped” by trade war tensions.
The advice of bankers and lawyers to accelerate US-targeted deals has intensified over recent months in line with the surge in trade war rhetoric and the perception that Chinese acquisition attempts will be stymied by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US, the agency that vets foreign investment for national security threats.