Big-ticket deals from Takeda, Walmart drive Asian M&A deal value to $734b

Big-ticket deals from Takeda, Walmart drive Asian M&A deal value to $734b

A customer carries a basket while shopping for school supplies at a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. location in Burbank, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Wal-Mart Stores is scheduled to release earnings figures on August 17. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg Photo by Bloomberg

Blockbuster deals in Japan and India helped push acquisition volumes in Asia Pacific to a record high during the first half, even as Chinese companies faced government pressure to curb overseas ambitions.

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