"Chinese investment in the United States doubled in 2013, driven by large-scale acquisitions in food, energy and real estate," write analysts Thilo Hanemann and Cassie Gao in "Chinese FDI in the U.S.: 2013 Recap and 2014 Outlook," released Jan. 7.
"We expect Chinese interest in U.S. assets to remain strong in 2014 because of aggressive economic reforms in China, a more liberal policy environment for Chinese outbound investors, and a positive outlook for the U.S. economy."
Whereas state-owned companies have dominated in total deal value in the past, that is no longer true. In 2013, more than 70 percent of investment came from private enterprises, responsible for more than 80 percent of a total of 87 deals (of which 44 were acquisitions and another 38 were greenfield projects).
