Japan Inc could claim edge in overseas deals as China faces restraints

Japan Inc could claim edge in overseas deals as China faces restraints

Tokyo businessmen toast with mugs of Asahi Breweries' beer after their office hours at a beer garden at the rooftop of Nihonbashi-Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo July 30, 2013. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Japan Inc may become a more important force in dealmaking next year as its cashed-up companies seek to buy growth prospects elsewhere in the world and as Beijing’s crackdown on capital outflows prevents some Chinese companies from making foreign acquisitions, bankers and lawyers said.

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