The Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) M&A landscape is booming this year.
Mergermarket has just released its global TMT Trend Report for Q1-Q3 of 2013.
Please see the full report HERE.
Some highlights include:
- Global TMT M&A activity totaled US$ 438.5bn so far this year, an increase of 61.6% above same time last year (US$ 271.4bn) and 38.3% above whole of 2012 (US$ 317.1bn). Increasing values since 2010 have led to 2013 already seeing the highest percentage increase by value since 2004-2005 which leaped 55.6% (from US$ 341.8bn to US$ 532bn)
- This is the highest ten months value since 2006 (US$ 465.1bn) as a result of 13 mega-deals (above US$ 5bn) so far this year, the highest number in this time period since the 21 mega-transactions in 2007 (more on page 4 of the report)
- TMT accounted for 25.1% of Global M&A activity this year and overtook the Energy, Mining and Utilities sector (US$ 336.8bn) for the first time since 2006
Read Mergermarket's MONTHLY M&A INSIDER REPORT
Presented courtesy of: Mergermarket, M&A Intelligence Partner of the M&A Leadership Council, mergermarket.com
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