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ARTICLE · 12 OCTOBER 2018

Q3 Review: Global M&A Volume Dropping, Despite Record Highs

Thomson Reuters recently released a report on global mergers and acquisitions in the first nine months of 2018

CanadaCorporate/Commercial Law

Thomson Reuters recently released a report on global mergers and acquisitions in the first nine months of 2018. According to the report, global M&A volume fell 32% in Q3 2018 compared to Q2 2018. The number of deals – 35,543 – in the first nine months of 2018 dropped 9% compared to the same period of 2017. Overall, however, global M&A activity has remained strong in 2018: in the first nine months of 2018, M&A activity reached a new record of nearly US$3.3 trillion. This represents a 37% increase compared to the same period of 2017.

Increase in mega deals and cross-border M&A

More than 100 "mega deals" – deals worth more than US$5 billion – accounted for $1.4 trillion, or approximately 43%, of the value of total announced M&A deals. This is more than twice the amount of mega deals seen in the same period last year.

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