The Economics Intelligence Unit in association with Accenture and Clifford Chance have just released an insightful study into the character of Chinese M&A overseas. It seems that in many instances Chinese investors bit off more than they could chew, with an incomplete understanding of the foreign climes in which they were investing; a lack of mechanical knowledge about what it takes to integrate a foreign acquisition; a myopic vision that did not extend any further than taking advantage of fire sales; and increasing resistance to Chinese investment in countries who are seeing their own investments in China hampered or even scuppered. Now, with economies in the West believing they’ve gotten through the worst of the global economic downturn, the tables are about to turn on would-be Chinese kingmakers abroad.

Read more about the report and download it here.