M&A deals spike in second half as firms strive to stay afloat This story is from December 26, 2020 M&A deals spike in second half as firms strive to stay afloat Bloomberg / Updated: Dec 26, 2020, 14:04 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity clawed its way back from near-decade lows in 2020, facing down the pandemic with a string of large transactions in the second half of the year that dealmakers hope will continue. Deal volumes are now down about 6% for the year to $3.5 trillion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg...