Signal One $10.6bn Thai acquisition of Tesco Malaysia makes Thailand the top origin by value
Summary
Thailand leads all origins on cross-border deal value into the six for 2017-2024, and the report attributes that position almost entirely to a single December 2020 transaction in which Charoen Pokphand Group bought Tesco's Malaysian operations.
Classification
Main topicIndustry & Supply Chains
Region menusOther Regions
Occurrencescope:country · geo_region:southeast_asia · country:TH
Impactscope:country · geo_region:southeast_asia · country:MY
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- Global Opportunity Index 2026: Growth Markets in Southeast Asia Milken Institute page=31;section=Mergers and Acquisitions in Growth Markets in Southeast Asia / Focus on Cross-Border M&A Activity 2026-04 accessed 2026-07-26
- Global Opportunity Index 2026: Growth Markets in Southeast Asia Milken Institute page=31;section=Mergers and Acquisitions in Growth Markets in Southeast Asia / Focus on Cross-Border M&A Activity 2026-04 accessed 2026-07-26
Part of trends 0
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Directly linked issues 1
- IssueA handful of outsized deals dominate value in a market that is 1.2% of global transactions1 trends · 2 signals
Relation types: direct_urgent
Public id: fm-554d48c96404