Mergermarket Uncovers Some Interesting M&A Data
The half-year (H1) 2014 edition of Mergermarket’s Deal Drivers Americas reports a total of 2,664 announced deals worth US$749bn from 2,109 transactions worth US$399bn in H1 2013, a 26% rise in volume and 88% increase in value.
This year’s activity boost suggests that the M&A revival that dealmakers have been waiting for has finally come to fruition. What makes 2014 different? This time-around the game changer is CEO and boardroom confidence; leaders such as these are the driving forces behind US companies’ renewed acquisitive stance.
Some key findings in the report include:
- In North America, large-cap telecommunications deals –Comcast’s US$68bn purchase of Time Warner Cable and AT&T’s US$65bn acquisition of DIRECTV – led overall transactions in the first half of the year.
- In North America, dealmakers expect a sustained, healthy life science M&A market in H2 2014, thanks to this year’s bull market for healthcare stocks, selective shareholder pressure, and the desire of large US life science companies to increase scale.
- In Latin America, Chile saw a marked increase in the value of M&A transactions in the second quarter primarily driven by foreign investments with inbound deals accounting for roughly 99% of total M&A activity.
Please see the full report HERE.
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