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Chinese Companies Went on a Global Buying Spree in Q1 But Just Not in Africa

by Eric Claude Olander

The London-based analytics firm GlobalData released a new report this week that highlights how Chinese companies are looking to buy distressed assets around the world as prices slump due to the deteriorating global economy.

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