M&A Insights report Q4 2018

Transaction risk – the calculations change
By Caroline Obenhuijsen

17 Dec 2018   1 minute read
Content Type Publications and reports
Language English
Subjects Corporate & M&A

Overview

While deal values have continued to soar, driven by megadeals, the outlook is increasingly uncertain. To sustain that performance in 2019, dealmakers will need to think in new ways about the political, legal and trade risks they face.

Issues covered in this edition include:

  • U.S. market prevails despite testing market conditions
  • big life science deals dominate
  • TMT heads for new peak and new targets
  • stability the key to India’s growth
  • uncertain outlook despite growth in key CEE markets
  • Germany – one of the leading markets for PE investment in Europe

 

Megadeals continue to power the global market

In the year to date, the value of transactions is up by 32% although deal volumes have fallen back by 10%. Cross-border activity continues to take a growing share of the overall market, with the value of international deals standing 42% higher so far this year, a 10-year high.

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U.S. market dominates despite testing market conditions

The powerful U.S. transactions market continues to dominate global M&A activity with deal values soaring by 57% in first 10 months of the year with an accent on strategic, big-ticket deals across wide range of sectors.

Top six sectors by values (USD)

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