TOKYO -- The value of overseas mergers and acquisitions by Japanese companies from January to June this year reached 11.74 trillion yen ($106 billion), a record for the period, buoyed by the ease of raising huge funds at ultra-low interest rates.
The figure represents a more than three-fold jump from the same period a year earlier, according to M&A research firm Recof Data. The number of deals increased by about 10% to 340, also a record, Recof Data said.
