BREXIT: Is the UK Still a Favorite Among Asian Investors?

JLL Real Views | August 16, 2016

by Neasa MacErlean The Brexit vote caused raised eyebrows across Asia but a flow of major private sector deals into the UK from China, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea since then suggests that Asian investors continue to see potential within the country's shores. At least three major transactions announced on and since referendum day on 23 June share the characteristic that one individual in the buying group drove the deal out of strong personal conviction. The £24.3 billion takeover of Cambridge-based chip designer Arm to SoftBank of Japan is the biggest ever Asian investment into the UK and was pushed by the belief of SoftBank founder...