Recently updated data from Fathom’s Capital Flows Tracker reveal that cross-border M&A and greenfield investment by Chinese- and Hong Kong-owned companies more than doubled in 2023 compared to the previous year, to $240 billion. This marks the first increase since annual investment peaked at over $400 billion in 2016. Since then, China’s efforts to acquire strategic assets abroad have been met with heightened scrutiny… [Please click below to read the full note.]