US de-SPAC M&A deal value has contracted significantly during the first half of 2022, sliding from US$231.31 billion during the buoyant H1 2021 period to just US$26.29 billion for H1 2022. A wider M&A slowdown as a result of rising interest rates, high inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, coupled with tightening SPAC regulation and poor share price performance following many de-SPAC deals, has contributed to de-SPAC deal slowdown and lower deal valuations.
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