Global M&A value up in 2018, but deal count down for the first time since 2010: report
Value of deals rose 11.5% to US$3.53 trillion from a year ago; number of transactions fell to 19,232 after a near 10-year rise
Singapore
CHEAP financing, pressure on companies to consolidate, and competition from sponsors drove the value of global merger and acquisitions (M&A) in 2018, though the number of deals struck fell for the first time since 2010, deal intelligence service Mergermarket said in a report on Friday.
Globally, the value of M&A deals rose 11.5 per cent to US$3.53 trillion from a year ago, making it the third-largest year on Mergermarket record by value since 2001. Average deal size also saw its second-highest total value on record with US$384.8 million, j…
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