Global Trends
"The first half of 2021 has been the most active in M&A history globally. Worldwide deal value in the first six months of the year was a record US$2.8 trillion. By contrast, the first half of 2020..."
Argentina
"M&A activity in Argentina remains modest since 2019. This is consistent with poor levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country in the past several years compared toM&A activity in Argentina remains modest since 2019. This is consistent with poor levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country in the past several years compared to..."
Austria
"The global covid-19 crisis caused an unprecedented paradigm shift for M&A in Austria, as for business in general. Its implications are still omnipresent, and no analysis would make..."
Bolivia
"Due to the covid-19 health crisis and the global population confinement, the Bolivian M&A market was almost paralysed between March and September of 2020..."
Czech Republic
"There has certainly been a positive mood and upswing in deals in 2021, after the delays and suspension of many transactions earlier in 2020 due to the covid-19 lockdowns..."
Egypt
"Mergers and acquisitions remained active in Egypt compared with levels prior to the financial crisis..."
Germany
"The German mergers and acquisitions market seems to be back in full swing after the first year of covid-19 in 2020. In fact, in 2021, Germany is expected to have..."
Israel
"Obviously, covid-19 has had a very significant impact on M&A activity. At the beginning of the outbreak of the pandemic, many (but certainly not all) of the transactions were either..."
Japan
"Prior to covid-19, the Japanese M&A market had been on a record-breaking streak. In 2019, Japanese companies completed roughly 4,000 deals of which 2,840 were domestic..."
Norway
"Entering 2021, the Norwegian M&A market increased by 63 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, compared with the first quarter of 2020. This trend continued throughout the first half of 2021..."
Switzerland
"Although deal pipelines promised a solid start to 2020, the covid-19 pandemic has impacted the Swiss economy as elsewhere (Switzerland’s GDP fell by..."
Taiwan
"Taiwan experienced a sharp but temporary slowdown in M&A activity in the summer of 2021, resulting from a ‘shelter in place’ order imposed by the government to control the..."
United Kingdom
"In the first half of 2020, the global pandemic resulted in a downturn across all forms of M&A, both public and private. Many businesses were forced to focus on business continuity and..."
United States
"In the first half of 2021, acquisitions of US businesses were worth over US$1.3 trillion. This value of transactions to date in 2021 represented an astonishing turnaround from the..."