Will higher palm oil prices depress M&A deals?


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IN the last several years, the Malaysian plantation industry has been buzzing with robust merger and acquisition (M&A) deals against the backdrop of weak crude palm oil (CPO) prices.

With land scarcity also playing a role, the momentum for M&A activities in the plantation sector picked up in 2020 after slowing down slightly a year earlier.

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