Global M&A activity continued to make slow progress in 2023, with stubbornly high interest rates and stringent financing conditions stifling market confidence. Nearly US$3.2 trillion of M&A deals were announced last year—a...more
2/16/2024
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Declining consumer spending power is driving down revenues and pushing luxury firms to seek new avenues for growth -
Slowing economic growth, hampered by stubborn inflation, has inhibited consumer confidence across the...more
Ongoing uncertainty hampers dealmaking in second quarter of the year, but mining megadeals and the race for clean energy offer a ray of hope.
Global dealmakers had a lot to contend with in the second quarter of this year....more
8/15/2023
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Although the record-breaking deal activity of 2021 spilled over into 2022, headwinds in the first quarter developed into a significant slowdown during the rest of 2022, with an expectation of continued slowness as we enter...more
1/30/2023
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Following on from two robust first quarters, global M&A activity succumbed to prolonged market uncertainty in the third quarter. A total of 5,163 deals worth a total of US$731.3 billion changed hands during the quarter...more
Despite a drop on the previous quarter, Q3 2021 global M&A value represented the strongest Q3 on Mergermarket record -
The third quarter is usually a sleepy one for M&A—but not so this year. A total of US$1.4 trillion in...more