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A total of 32,050 deals (mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture financing) were announced globally during January-August 2024.
This represents a 15% year-on-year decline in deal volume compared to the 37,724 deals announced during the first eight months of 2023, according to GlobalData.
Its analysis revealed that all the deal types under coverage witnessed decline in volume during January-August 2024 compared to January-August 2023.
M&A deals volume registered a year-on-year decline of 9.5% during January to August while the number of private equity deals and venture financing deals YoY fell by 13.4% and 23.9%, respectively.
Aurojyoti Bose, lead analyst at GlobalData, said:
“Amidst the challenging market conditions, deal activity across all the regions as well as most of the markets within these regions has taken a hit. Factors such as macroeconomic challenges and geopolitical issues are likely influencing the deal-making activity. It will be important for deal makers to navigate this complex environment with strategic foresight and adaptability.”
North America registered a 18.9% YoY decline in deal volume, while Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, and South and Central America experienced respective deals volume YoY fall by 16.2%, 8.1%, 10.4%, and 27.3%.
Similarly, the US, the UK, China, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands witnessed YoY decline in deal volume by 18.3%, 9.1%, 22.4%, 24.4%, 19.4%, 34%, 14.4%, and 18.4%, respectively. Meanwhile, India and Japan were the notable exceptions to register improvement in deal activity during the review period.