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GLOBAL STATISTICAL UPDATE – XBMA Quarterly Review for Second Quarter 2025

Published on: August 22 2025
Contributed by: Matthew T. Carpenter, Anna Dimitrijević and Eric B. Liu, Co-Editors, XBMA Review

Executive Summary/Highlights M&A deal volume in H1 2025 was 30% higher than deal volume in H1 2024, driven by a strong second quarter. Several mega deals were announced in Q2 2025, including Charter Communications’ US$35 billion acquisition of Cox Communications, Global Payments’ US$24 billion acquisition of Worldpay and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone’s US$16 billion acquisition … Continued

Editors' Note: The XBMA Review is published on a quarterly basis in order to facilitate a deeper understanding of trends and developments. In order to facilitate meaningful comparisons, the XBMA Review has utilized generally consistent metrics and sources of data since inception. We welcome feedback and suggestions for improving the XBMA Review or for interpreting the data.

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GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT – Setting Strategic Priorities

Published on: March 19 2012
Contributed by: Franny Yao, Partner & Leader, Ernst & Young (Beijing) and Founding Director, XBMA

China China’s unprecedented infrastructure building spree is stampeding ahead. The country is able to fund projects totaling trillions of dollars because it was largely unaffected by the recent global economic downturn. Infrastructure growth plans on a large scale Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou have some of the most sophisticated and integrated transport systems in the world. … Continued

Editors’ Note:  Franny Yao (Yao Fang), who contributed this article, is a Partner & Leader at Ernst & Young in Beijing, responsible for Key Accounts and Government Relations in China.  She is a founding director of XBMA and has broad expertise in cross-border M&A, representing major Chinese companies in their global expansion and other strategic drives.  This summary was produced by Ernst & Young’s Global Real Estate Center, whose leaders include Howard Roth, Global Real Estate Leader (U.S.), Malcolm Bairstow, Global Construction and Infrastructure Leader (UK), and Rick Sinkuler, Global Real Estate Markets Leader (U.S.).

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