Trends & Statistics

Executive Summary/Highlights: Global M&A volume in Q3 was relatively sluggish at US$507 billion, marking the second consecutive quarterly decline, but aggregate global volume for 2011 year-to-date is still 4% higher than volume for the first three quarters of 2010. Cross-border transactions have rebounded somewhat since 2009, with 36% of 2011 global M&A involving an acquirer … Continued

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