GLOBAL M&A STATISTICAL UPDATE – XBMA Annual Review for 2012
Executive Summary/Highlights: Global M&A volume in 2012 reached US$2.6 trillion, marking the third consecutive year of steady deal volume in the US$2.6 trillion per annum range. Uncertainty and other familiar constraints held back the M&A markets for the first three quarters of 2012, but deal volume surged in Q4 which, coupled with stabilizing markets, cash … Continued