Megadeals Make a Comeback to Power $660B M&A Revival
Global deal values are up about 21 percent year-on-year to more than $660 billion as the first quarter draws to its close.
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Global deal values are up about 21 percent year-on-year to more than $660 billion as the first quarter draws to its close.
Private equity dealmaking is seeing a dramatic slowdown, with activity rebound prospects dependent on the path for inflation and interest rates.
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity shrank to its lowest level in more than a decade in the first quarter of 2023, as rising interest rates, high inflation and fears of a recession soured the appetite of companies for dealmaking. | 04:03am
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity shrank to its lowest level in more than a decade in the first quarter of 2023, as rising interest rates, high inflation and fears of a recession
Stubbornly high inflation, soaring borrowing costs and geopolitical uncertainty hindered dealmaking in 2022, sending down global mergers and acquisitions activity by almost a third compared with last year's record haul.