Global M&A Deals Hit All-Time High of $3.46B; U.S. Slides to No.2
The
total value of announced M&A activity worldwide reached $3.46 trillion
for the year to date period, exceeding the $3.33 trillion for all
announced mergers and acquisitions deals in 2000, according
to Dealogic. However the number
of deals announced so far this year are 28,312, lower than the 31,019 for
all of 2000.
Private equity firms accounted for 22% of total global M&A volume in the first nine months of the year, hitting a new record of $570.1 billion in deals.
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