Some Interesting M&A Data
Provided by Mergermarket
Mergermarket research shows that global M&A has broken last year’s annual tally after another Merger Monday in early November pushed 2015 total deal value to USD 3.29tn! For an infographic on the activity, please see HERE.
Twenty-eight deals worth USD 35.7bn were announced, taking 2015 above 2014 total deal value of USD 3.27tn two months before year-end. Record levels of 2007 are now clearly in sight.
Three of the transactions broke the USD 5bn barrier with the largest being Visa Inc [NYSE:V] and Visa Europe Ltd joining hands to become a single entity in a USD 18.1bn deal. This was followed by Activation Blizzard [NASDAQ:ATV] acquiring King Digital Entertainment [NYSE:KING], which owns the popular Candy Crush game, for USD 5.9bn alongside Shire [NASDAQ: SHPG]’s takeover of Ireland-based Dyax Corp [NASDAQ: DYAX] for USD 5.1bn.
The year now stands just 10.7% away from breaking all annual deal values on Mergermarket record. In 2007, a total of USD 3.78tn worth of deals took place; with average monthly values as they stand and October 2015 alone recording USD 332bn worth of deals - 41% more than October 2007, the eight-year old record's days are numbered.
Additionally, several transformational deals remain on the horizon across a variety of sectors that will continue to push values further towards 2007 levels.
