Who's Investing Now? - Key "Companies to Watch" Revealed

LONDON, February 4 - International companies that are continuing to invest in new operations
during the current period of recession are likely to emerge strongest and
best-prepared for the global economic recovery, according to the latest
report from FDI consulting and research specialist Oxford Intelligence. Who's
Investing Now?, the latest in a series of Key Investor reports tracking the
world's most prolific overseas investors, shows that, despite a climate of
unprecedented economic gloom, with market commentators forecasting a drop in
foreign direct investment of as much as 40 per cent in 2009, many of the
world's leading companies are continuing to buck the trend and expand
internationally.

The Who's Investing Now? report profiles 300 international companies - a
mix of well-established players and the next generation of global investors -
that have continued to expand overseas and that are currently planning future
projects. It covers key sectors from aerospace to environmental technology,
ICT to life sciences. Unsurprisingly, the US emerges as the major source of
corporate investment, with 75 of the 300 companies profiled, followed by
Germany (37), France (32) and the UK (28), while Japan, China and India lag
behind.

"Figures such as those released by UNCTAD in its Global Investment Trends
Monitor in January 2010 have highlighted a predicted sharp decline - by as
much as 41 per cent in developed countries - in foreign direct investment in
2009," said Oxford Intelligence Managing Director, Peter Lemagnen. "However,
Who's Investing Now? highlights that the outlook is not unreservedly gloomy.
History has shown that companies that have continued to invest during a
period of recession will be those emerging fastest and strongest from the
downturn. This report highlights the key players that will be the companies
to watch as the global economy rebounds."

Who's Investing Now? builds on Oxford Intelligence's detailed knowledge
of the 4,000+ companies with which it has worked closely on corporate
location projects and the 45,000+ companies tracked for international
expansion potential. Coupled with its extensive company databases, the
company is in a unique position to provide a critical assessment and
appraisal of the world's most active investors. Each online company profile
provides key contacts and addresses as well as a description of the company
and its key activities, including: structure, headcount, financials, and
major corporate developments and investments.

Website: www.oxint.com

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For more information, contact: Andrena Logue, Director of Research & Consulting, Oxford Intelligence Tel: +44(0)1908-521477 Email: andrena.logue at oxint.com