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
/ Acquisitions ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Global Economy ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
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
After four quarters in a row of exceptionally high PE activity, Q3 2021 has continued the trend, recording the highest value and volume of any third quarter on record -
The summer months of July and August typically mean...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
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
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyouts ,
Canada ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
China ,
France ,
Germany ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Global Market ,
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