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World Service,19 Aug 2014,17 mins

Merger Mania

Business Daily

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2014 is on track to be the biggest year for mergers and acquisitions in a decade. Global expansion is on the cards for Western companies keen to get into Asia and also Asian companies and investors who are going global. Linda Yueh in Singapore hears from three CEOs of expanding companies: Jean-Christophe Babin, chief executive of luxury goods company Bulgari, Abid Butt of Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts, and Anthony Tan, CEO of GrabTaxi, the largest mobile phone app in Southeast Asia.

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