M&A monitor
Global M&A – value and volume
Global*
M&A value
$1,015.68bn
M&A deal volume
10,940
Top 3 deals
1
$68.7bn
Activision Blizzard Inc / Microsoft Corp
2
$13.5bn
First Horizon Corp / Toronto-Dominion Bank
3
$11.5bn
Alleghany Corp / Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Inbound:
most targeted markets
US
2,918 deals
◂$549.6bn
UK
948 deals
◂$67.1bn
China
752 deals
◂$46.2bn
Outbound:
most acquisitive markets
US
3,342 deals
▸$614.4bn
UK
829 deals
▸$53bn
China
719 deals
▸$52.2bn
USA*
M&A value
$549.59bn
M&A deal volume
2,918
Top 3 deals
1
$68.7bn
Activision Blizzard Inc / Microsoft Corp
2
$13.5bn
First Horizon Corp / Toronto-Dominion Bank
3
$11.5bn
Alleghany Corp / Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Inbound:
markets investing into
US companies
US
2,454 deals
◂$492.8bn
Canada
87 deals
◂$17.9bn
Japan
44 deals
◂$5.2bn
Outbound:
markets US companies are
investing into
US
2,454 deals
▸$492.8bn
Netherlands
36 deals
▸$26.5bn
UK
171 deals
▸$25.6bn
Europe*
M&A value
$224.71bn
M&A deal volume
3,721
Top 3 deals
1
$8.8bn
Orange España / Masmovil Ibercom SA
2
$7.4bn
Allwyn Entertainment AG / Cohn Robbins Holding Corp
3
$6.1bn
Mimecast Ltd / Proofpoint Inc
Inbound:
markets investing into
European companies
US
469 deals
◂$77.4bn
UK
678 deals
◂$41.7bn
Germany
315 deals
◂$15.1bn
Outbound:
markets European companies
are investing into
UK
660 deals
▸$34.8bn
US
199 deals
▸$23.4bn
Germany
349 deals
▸$19.9bn
APAC*
M&A value
$171.45bn
M&A deal volume
3,169
Top 3 deals
1
$7.5bn
Baring Private Equity Asia Ltd / EQT AB
2
$3.7bn
Citigroup Inc-Consumer Banking Business / United Overseas Bank Ltd
3
$2.7bn
Paidy Inc / PayPal Holdings Inc
Inbound:
markets investing into
APAC companies
China
682 deals
◂$51bn
US
185 deals
◂$21.3bn
Japan
846 deals
◂$21.2bn
Outbound:
markets APAC companies
are investing into
China
718 deals
▸$41.2bn
Japan
805 deals
▸$20.8bn
Hong Kong
53 deals
▸$15.6bn
* Includes domestic deals.
Financial sponsor M&A – top 3 deals with buyside financial sponsor involvement
1
$10.4bn
▾
Anaplan Inc / Thoma Bravo
2
$7.7bn
▾
South Jersey Industries Inc / Infrastructure Investments Fund
3
$7.5bn
▾
Baring Private Equity Asia Ltd / EQT AB
Our team
Sebastian L. Fain Partner
New York
Kate Cooper Partner
London
Dr. Heiner Braun Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Arun Balasubramanian Partner
Hong Kong, Singapore
Vinita Kailasanath Partner
Silicon Valley
Rick van Aerssen Managing partner
Frankfurt am Main, Düsseldorf
Pervez Akhtar Partner
Dubai
Robert Ashworth Partner
Hong Kong
Dr. Natascha Doll Partner
Hamburg, London
Dr. Gunnar Schuster Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Sundeep Kapila Partner
London
Dr. Barbara Keil Partner
Munich
Alan Mason Managing partner
Silicon Valley, Paris
Richard Perks Partner
Hong Kong, Tokyo
Teresa Ko Partner
Hong Kong
Julian Pritchard Partner
London
Hanneke Rothbarth Partner
Amsterdam
Takeshi Nakao Partner
Tokyo