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Country risk 2010:

Bi-annual Country risk survey monitoring political and economic stability of 186 countries

July 2009

Foreign buyers beware


Emerging markets companies buying western assets must heed the lessons of Cemex and Tata Motors.




The hunt for western assets continues apace for emerging market companies. Last month, China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) announced its intention to buy Swiss rival Addax for $7.2 billion.

If the Sinopec deal is included, the total value of announced emerging markets’ acquisitions of western targets up to the end of June is $52.5 billion, according to Dealogic. Although the final value for this year is unlikely to match the $153.7 billion of 2008, it is on...


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