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In Dealmaker’s Digest, read the top 10 latest developments in global transactions. We offer insights into M&A activity across industries and borders. Global deal value in March dwarfed activity in January and February, driven...more
Our latest edition explores the top merger control trends across the EU, US, UK, Middle East and Australia, and the outlook for 2025. EU and US merger control enforcement: quo vadis? In the EU, Executive Vice...more
Welcome to the latest edition of M&A Insights, where we bring together partners from across the A&O Shearman network to explore the themes shaping global dealmaking. The election of Donald Trump as President is expected to...more
In our biannual M&A trends report we explore the possible impact of the new U.S. administration on dealmaking, the dynamics of transatlantic M&A, private equity exits, and Mario Draghi’s proposals to reshape the European...more
In Dealmaker’s Digest, read the top 10 latest developments in global transactions. We offer insights into M&A activity across industries and borders. M&A activity: Global M&A value reached nearly $350 billion in November, the...more
As the global race to net zero gathers pace, so does investment in the technologies and services—collectively known as cleantech—needed to support that drive - First coined in the early 2000s, following a surge in venture...more
Robust supply chains are vital to our closely connected global economy. Yet escalating geopolitical tensions, persistent inflation and a fragile macroeconomic outlook are presenting businesses with a fresh wave of supply...more
Enforcement strengthens with more complexity - Globally, antitrust enforcement in 2024 is on track to repeat the themes of 2023. Expect continued use by the agencies of novel theories of antitrust harm and increasing...more
Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024 - Despite market headwinds, dealmakers have looked to carveouts, spin-offs, joint ventures and other creative deal structures to engage...more
Middle East dealmaking has been trending up steadily over recent years, reaching the highest annual volume on record in 2021. Annual deal value, meanwhile, posted its second highest figure on record, after 2019, with US$120.7...more
Global tech M&A remained resilient in H1 despite macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds. A total of 3,369Â announced deals valued at US$581.2 billion meant that tech was the most active sector in terms of both value and...more
The technology sector continued to be the driving force behind US dealmaking in H1 2022. A total of 1,299 deals valued at US$415.4 billion took place in the US tech sector in H1 2022, maintaining tech's status as the most...more
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
Dealmaking failed to reach the highs of the previous year as rising inflation and a challenging financing environment put some deals under question - Global dealmaking continued its bumpy return to pre-pandemic levels in...more
M&A markets appeared to defy gravity through 2021. Globally, dealmakers were highly active, with values exceeding US$5 trillion for the first time ever. Total deal value rose by 81 percent on 2020 totals to US$5.75 trillion,...more
Intense competition to deliver on-demand content accelerates dealmaking in the sector - The entrance of tech-first players, such as Netflix and Amazon, into the global media industry has pushed the industry to react—and...more
High-growth industries continue to attract investor interest despite COVID disruptions - Vietnam’s M&A activity is set for another robust year following 2020’s potent performance. In the first three quarters, deals with...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
Taiwanese companies should keep Europe in mind when planning new deals- For many years, the European Commission (the Commission) has been the most active enforcer when applying antitrust law to the technology sector. In...more
After a turbulent 18 months which saw M&A crash before an impressive return to form, H2 2021 is set for continued strong deal activity, as well as new challenges - US M&A progressed steadily through the first half of 2021....more
Technology M&A activity is thriving in 2021 as dealmakers continue to turn to the sector in search of assets with high-quality earnings and growth prospects - Technology deal volume and value surged through the first half...more
A brightening macroeconomic outlook and supportive deal environment helped push second-quarter value to a new record Dealmakers hoping for a 2021 rebound in M&A activity have not been disappointed. In Q2 2021, M&A value...more
The energy transition and a growing need for efficient digital infrastructure are two trends fueling infrastructure dealmaking in 2020 - In a year that has seen global M&A activity drop significantly, M&A within the...more
Global dealmaking slowed dramatically in 2020, as the world grappled with the health, economic and political consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdowns hobbled economies across the globe, driving deal value and volume...more
Deal activity fell dramatically in 2020, but Q3 shows signs of recovery - Global dealmaking slowed dramatically in 2020, as the world grappled with the health, economic and political consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic....more