Global M&A values rose 11.6% in the first half of the year to $1.7 trillion from $1.5 trillion a year earlier, according to research firm Mergermarket, their highest levels since 2007.
Large deals – those valued over $10 billion each – were also on the rise, with 28 such transactions in the first six months of 2015, up from 16 mega-deals in the first half of 2014. Deal values rose 87.2% in the more recent period to $678.1 billion, compared to the same period in 2014, said Mergermarket.
The U.S. again led the pack, with a total deal value of $721.5 billion, up 20.7% from 2014 and the highest level since 2007.
For the full story go to Multichannel.com.
(Photo via Ervins Strauhmanis's Flickr. Image taken on Sept. 19, 2014 and used per Creative Commons 2.0 license. The photo was cropped to fit 3x4 aspect ratio.)
