M&A Performance in North America and Europe Keeps Pace with Record Rate

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Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity set new records in the second quarter, eclipsing previous highs reached in the first three months of the year and putting 2021 on track to be the most active year ever. The unprecedented surge in dealmaking follows a robust rebound in economic confidence, as companies race to remake themselves… Continue reading M&A Performance in North America and Europe Keeps Pace with Record Rate

Global M&A Performance Set for Record-Breaking Year

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Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) performance surged in the first quarter of this year, continuing the momentum gained in the final months of 2020 and fueled by a flurry of completed deals. This represents an extraordinary rebound of deal activity and performance, even as ongoing waves of COVID-19 continue to trigger lockdowns and affect the… Continue reading Global M&A Performance Set for Record-Breaking Year

Surge in North American Deals Drives the Global M&A Market to Rebound in Q4 of 2020

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Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2020 fell to its lowest level since the aftermath of the financial crisis over a decade ago. This, despite a surge in deal making in the final three months, according to latest research on completed deals from leading global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly… Continue reading Surge in North American Deals Drives the Global M&A Market to Rebound in Q4 of 2020

Global M&A Slowdown to Continue in 2020

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The global M&A market, with performance in steady decline since its peak in 2015, is forecast to struggle adding value in 2020; this is based on long-term data compiled by Willis Towers Watson and Cass Business School. Acquirers worldwide underperformed the Global Index by -5.0 percentage points (pp) over the past year for deals valued… Continue reading Global M&A Slowdown to Continue in 2020