Asia Pacific M & A value in the first quarter surge.

<P> According to media reports, financial data provider Dealogic statistics recently released by the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan), 1st quarter of this year, the amount of mergers and acquisitions, surged 126% to 141 billion U.S. dollars, the growth rate has always been the fastest. .</ P> <P> mainly due to fast growth of investment banks eager to help overseas companies to develop the Asia Pacific region, as well as local enterprises to expand overseas business financing. .</ P> <P> the amount of the M & A, accounting for 23% of global M & A volume, record number, up 10% more than the previous year rose 13% over the same period. .U.S. M & A decreased by 11% the size to 2,200 billion; the scale of European M & A decline of 3% to 162 billion U.S. dollars. .</ P> <P> in the first 3 months, Asia's largest M & A transactions is a British insurer Prudential, to 35.5 billion acquisition of American International Group (AIG) life insurance business in Asia AIA group. .This is also the world's largest mergers and acquisitions over the same period. .</ P> <P> this transaction, if not included, the growth rate of M & A transactions in Asia than in other regions. .Banking sector is expected to involve mergers and acquisitions transactions in Asia this year, will continue to increase. .</ P>.