Jan Hoffmeister, the managing director of global virtual data room provider Drooms, explains how important it is for the company to remain limber and adapt to emerging M&A trends.

It is often cited that the BRIC economies – Brazil, Russia, India and China – offer the best opportunities for growth. It would therefore follow that outward FDI flows from these countries are also expanding but only one of the so-called 'big four' appears in the top five countries in terms of outward FDI growth.

While FDI flows into Europe suffered a decline in 2012, Poland and Spain managed to attract increased inward investment while the UK increased its market share.

New York City has once again claimed the title as the top city in the Americas for attractiveness for inward investment, but the fast-rising São Paulo is proving a fierce competitor.

fDi's inaugural Projects of the Year awards recognise the best investments in a number of sectors all around the globe.

Dubai, Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi have claimed the top three spots in fDi Magazine’s Middle East Cities of the Future 2012/13.

Officials across the US have found that their states' quick and efficient responses to major natural disasters serve as an effective promotion tool.

In a sluggish global economy, government investment promotion agencies should be jockeying for the attention of scarce investors. Instead, almost 80% ignore investor requests for help, according to a World Bank study.

As expansions increase at the expense of greenfield investment, taking an existing partner for granted could become a costly mistake.