A rash of high-priced buyouts and a bid for a popular asset manager ramp up value at the start of the year
Inbound megadeals in the energy sector and a buoyant technology market help the deal market flourish
Spurred by semiconductor company consolidations, TMT activity dominated both inbound and outbound dealmaking
Despite economic volatility, uncertain elections and the Brexit effect, average valuations rose, year on year
Consumer sector and cross-border deals boost the M&A market
Megadeals from the UK and Japan help the US kick off the year in style
PE buyouts hit new heights in Asia-Pacific in 2016. And this trend looks likely to continue
The post-Brexit M&A meltdown hasn’t happened – quite the opposite. But longer-term prospects look more uncertain
Western European dealmaking peaked in 2016, with the highest volume ever and extremely strong interest from China
Stabilising oil and commodity prices and opportunistic deals, saw M&A in the EMU sector rise again in 2016. And 2017 could be even stronger
Deal volume rises sharply into developed markets
Market uncertainty and political shocks did not phase dealmakers in 2016
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