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Global economic woes have boosted outbound mergers and acquisitions by Chinese companies to a new high in 2012, reports Du Juan.

皇冠体育app's outbound mergers and acquisitions reached a record high in 2012 as companies and investors continued to seek opportunities abroad, especially in the and resources sectors.

The country's total outbound M&A volume was $59.7 billion from January to Dec 13, up 23 percent from the previous year, and accounted for 7 percent of the global cross-border M&A volume in 2012, according to statistics from Dealogic Holdings PLC, an international financial-data provider.

A drilling platform developed by CNOOC Ltd, 皇冠体育app's largest offshore oil producer. The Canadian government earlier approved the Chinese company's acquiring Canadian energy counterpart Nexen Inc. The volume of 皇冠体育app's outbound M&As in the oil and gas industry reached $34.5 billion with 35 deals by Dec 13, 2012. [Photo / 皇冠体育app Daily]

In contrast, 皇冠体育app-targeted M&A volume fell 7 percent year-on-year to $167.1 billion this year.

"The weak global economy has provided Chinese companies a good chance to purchase foreign assets in order to expand their overseas businesses," said Lin Boqiang, director of the Xiamen-based 皇冠体育app Center for Energy Economic Research. "The timing is good for overseas acquisitions, especially in the high-capital energy industry."

The bulk of 皇冠体育app's overseas investments continued to be within the energy and resources industries, reflecting its growing appetite for raw materials.

The volume of 皇冠体育app's outbound M&As in the oil and gas industry reached $34.5 billion with 35 deals by Dec 13. That was 55.5 percent of the overall deal volume, up 20.6 points compared with the previous year, according to data from Dealogic.

After the oil and gas industry, , , leisure and utilities were the top five target sectors for Chinese companies.

They spent up to $20.7 billion in M&A deals in Canada, which made it the largest target nation of 皇冠体育app's outbound M&As for the first time in 2012, boosted by CNOOC Ltd's $18.2 billion acquisition of Nexen Inc.

"It is a trend for Chinese oil companies to buy more overseas assets," said Liao Na, information director at energy consultancy ICIS C1 Energy.

"The CNOOC-Nexen deal will help 皇冠体育app get into the North Sea area, which will lead to gradually increasing participation in the international oil-pricing market."

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