Published on: January 30 2023
Contributed by: Matthew T. Carpenter, Anna Dimitrijević and Alec G. Miller, Co-Editors, XBMA Review
Following record-breaking M&A activity in 2021, M&A volume over the 12 months ending December 31, 2022 reverted toward the mean, with a significant slowdown in the second half of the year. Global M&A volume in 2022 was US$3.6 trillion, down from US$6.2 trillion in 2021 and closer to the annual average of US$4.3 trillion over the prior 10-year period.
The attached slides summarize trends in cross-border M&A and strategic investment activity throughout the first quarter of 2011. Highlights: Global M&A volume for Q1 2011 was US$671.8 billion, up 29.5% as compared to Q1 2010. Cross-border transactions have rebounded substantially from 2009: 38% of Q1 2011 global M&A was cross-border — up slightly from … Continued
