Ascentium neemt Dezan Shira over om Chinese buitenlandse investeringen te bedienen

Ascentium, an Asia-focused business services platform backed by Hillhouse Investment, is acquiring Dezan Shira & Associates, a 33-year-old advisory firm known for its Asia Briefing intelligence platform. The deal expands Ascentium's presence in mainland China and Southeast Asia, markets seeing rapid growth as Chinese outbound investment reached $174 billion last year. Chinese firms are increasingly expanding abroad to diversify supply chains and reach new consumers, while inward investment from the US and Europe has declined. Dezan Shira reports that roughly one-third of its Vietnam clients