Private equity (PE) deal activity shrinks as buyer and vendor pricing expectations widen and rising interest rates drive significant tightening in acquisition finance markets -
PE managers endured a testing year in 2022 as...more
After two years of pandemic caution and amid perpetually increasing valuations, growing piles of dry powder and pent-up investment willpower, 2021 exploded in a global deal frenzy unrivaled in the past decade. On the heels of...more
12/13/2022
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Global Dealmaking ,
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Taiwan
In line with the global M&A trend, global private equity (PE) activity in Q2 continued to compare unfavorably to a blockbuster 2021. A total of US$429.4 billion in PE deals were announced in the three-month period—a 14%...more
Private equity dealmaking was slow to pick up the pace in Q1, yet activity remained in line with pre-pandemic levels -
Global PE activity in 2021 struck a new record, with US$2.2 trillion in deals, almost doubling 2020's...more
In line with overall M&A trends, global private equity had a blockbuster 2021 by any metric, but perhaps the best is this: In a record-setting year for global M&A, a record was also set for the percentage of M&A deals that...more
S&P Global crowned 2020 "The Year of the SPAC," and it is hard to disagree with this sentiment. The wave of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) has dominated headlines as the SPAC, together with its ensuing business...more
10/7/2021
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Singapore ,
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Taiwan ,
Venture Capital
The global response to the pandemic, including unprecedented vaccine rollouts, appears to have energized the private equity industry. The second quarter of 2021 saw the highest value figure on record: US$418.3 billion...more
Increasing cooperation between global PE players is pushing up price tags -
Global PE activity has gone from strength to strength in 2021, with total value in Q2 overtaking the previous record high achieved in the first...more
A series of exit megadeals doubled the value recorded in Q3 2019, while global buyout activity lost momentum, growing more modestly in the third quarter.
Global PE activity in Q3 reflected an unpredictable year for...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the world's economies and investment activity in 2020—including Asia-Pacific. This black swan event has exacerbated previous market threats, including rising geopolitical tensions,...more
10/10/2020
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Popular ,
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Taiwan ,
Trade Wars ,
United States
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, total buyout volume in the first half of 2020 dropped 23% annually, while value fell 30%—less than half the rate of decline of overall M&A.
Private equity buyout activity, especially primary...more
7/16/2020
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Canada ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
China ,
France ,
Germany ,
Global Dealmaking ,
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Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
United States
After quarter-on-quarter gains in Q1 and Q2 this year, global M&A value took a tumble in Q3, registering the lowest quarterly total since Q1 2016. Volume dropped to the lowest quarterly figure since Q3 2013....more