Trade buyers based in developed economies rushed to do deals in countries such as China and India in recent years, attracted by soaring rates of economic growth or to outsource production to cheaper locations.
However, the end of the era of cheap credit and the global economic downturn has led to a sharp fall in such activity.
KPMG recorded 230 developed-to-emerging deals in the second half of 2008, the lowest number since 2003. This represented a decline of 37 per cent in activity compared with the first half of 2008.
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