Chinese Companies’ ‘Light Touch’ M&A Approach

Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group’s acquisition of the French resort company Club Med, and the acquisition of the UK department store chain House of Fraser by China’s Sanpower Group are both successful examples of the unique ‘light touch’ approach that many Chinese companies take in managing their overseas acquisitions. CEIBS Vice President & Dean Ding Yuan weighs in on the benefits of this approach, and senior executives from these companies share their experiences to illustrate why it has worked in their cases.

Managing Director of International Business Development at Deloitte Mr. David Percival moderates  this discussion which was recorded at the CEIBS Europe Forum in London on July 6, 2017 at a roundtable titled “Mergers & Acquisitions: Generous Returns from the Chinese Market”.

For more information on CEIBS Europe Forum London (as well as the stops in Paris, Munich & Warsaw) please see here.

Read more about Sanpower Group's acquisition of House of Fraser here