Mergermarket Uncovers Some Interesting M&A Data
Mergermarket has released its Global M&A roundup for Q1 2015, including its league tables for financial advisors. Take a look at the report (with a brand new layout that is graphic and chart heavy for better ease of use) HERE!
A few key findings in the US include:
- After a record year by value and deal count in the US during 2014, M&A activity in the first quarter of 2015 increased 11.6% compared to Q1 2014 with US$ 317.9bn-worth of deals
- The bulk of US activity was derived from large-scale domestic transactions taking an 80.9% share of all activity from transactions amounting to US$ 257.2bn
- Energy, Mining & Utilities activity increased compared to Q1 2015 in the US. The US saw a 120.8% increase from US$ 38.8bn-worth of deals due to the country’s third largest deal