According to MergerMarket's Monthly M&A Insider
Report, global M&A activity continued to wane throughout
May 2016, maintaining the trend
reported on earlier this year. May 2016 resulted in a total of
1,054 deals worth an aggregate of US$224.5 billion, down from the
1,410 deals valued at US$372.5 billion in May 2015. Energy, Mining
& Utilities, the sector with the strongest showing, lead with
80 deals worth US$40.5 billion, representing a 66.8% increase in
value (but a 17% drop in the number) from deals in this sector in
May 2015.
The report highlighted the following regarding global M&A
activity:
- The 350 North American deals in May 2016 were worth an
aggregate of US$108 billion, representing a 49.4% decrease in value
compared to May 2015. The Business Services sector led the way with
48 deals valued at US$31.0 billion, representing a 400.1% increase
in value from the same period in 2015. The sharp decline in
cross-border M&A (which saw an 80.4% decrease in
