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Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for February 2018

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Despite an increase in M&A activity over the past three months, deal trends in February 2018 retreated towards their 12-month averages, following banner months in November and December, both of which featured some of the largest deals we have seen in the last year. In the U.S., deal volume by dollar value decreased by 52.1% to $82.61 billion, the second-lowest level of the preceding 12‑month period, and the number of deals decreased by 21.5% to 716. Globally, deal volume decreased by 10.5% to $295.03 billion and the number of deals decreased by 20.1% to 2,639 (a 12-month low).

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Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for October 2017

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In U.S. and global M&A activity for October 2017, deal volume increased by total dollar value, while the total number of deals decreased in some cases to or nearing 12-month lows. In the U.S., deal volume increased by 23.4% to $112.34 billion, while the number of deals decreased by 12.8% to 810. Globally, deal volume increased by 1.8% to $298.33 billion, and the number of deals decreased by 13.7% to 3,053.

Strategic vs. Sponsor Activity

In the U.S., strategic deal volume increased by 5.3% to $84.45 billion, and the number of deals decreased by 18.8% to 618. Globally, strategic deal … Read more

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for September 2017

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Continuing a relatively flat year so far, M&A activity showed mixed results in September 2017, with the global market switching positions with the U.S. from last month and generally faring better. In the U.S., total deal volume, as measured by dollar value, decreased by 31.2% to $90.51 billion, while the number of deals increased by 7.8% to 927. Globally, deal volume increased by 1.5% to $289.22 billion, and the number of deals increased by 6.7% to 3,456.

Strategic vs. Sponsor Activity

In the U.S., strategic deal volume increased by 4.9% to $81.04 billion, and the number of deals increased by … Read more

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for July 2017

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Global and U.S. M&A activity in July 2017 increased in total deal value, despite a decline in the number of deals. Globally, total deal volume by dollar value increased by 14.6% to $303.85 billion, while the number of deals decreased by 8.9% to 3,029. Similarly, in the U.S., total deal volume by dollar value increased by 13.1% to $108.99 billion, while the number of deals decreased by 9.6% to a 12-month low of 644.

Strategic vs. Sponsor Activity

Strategic activity drove the market, with strategic deal volume, as measured by dollar value, increasing by 14.8% to $213.90 billion globally and … Read more

Paul Weiss Discusses Appraisal Risk in Private Equity Transactions

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Although still a minority of M&A transactions, appraisal actions are on the rise. In 2012, 20 transactions involving Delaware-incorporated target companies were challenged, but in 2016, this number increased to 48, representing a 240% bump in four years. Further, these figures do not include transactions where appraisal demands were settled before the 120-day deadline for filing an appraisal petition.

With this recent uptick in appraisal litigation, private equity firms should understand the associated risks for, including some that may be unique to PE deals. Recent Delaware decisions and anecdotal perceptions (real or otherwise) have suggested that private equity-led buyouts may … Read more

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for April

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Global M&A activity in April 2017 declined by most measures from its March 2017 level, while the U.S. showed more mixed results. Globally, total deal volume, as measured by dollar value, decreased by 16.6% to $253.91 billion, whereas in the U.S., a large increase in average deal size led to a 58.4% increase in total dollar volume to $108.11 billion. The increase in U.S. volume came despite a 27.1% decrease in number of deals to 669, similar to the global decrease of 25.3% to 2,708 (a new 12-month low for number of deals globally).

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Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for February

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M&A activity generally declined in February 2017, both globally and in the U.S.  Total deal volume, as measured by dollar value, decreased globally by 30.1% to $202.45 billion, and in the U.S. by 3.7% to $106.47 billion.  The number of deals followed similar trends, decreasing globally by 8.4% to 2,858 and decreasing in the U.S. by 10.2% to 828. These declines were primarily driven by declines in strategic M&A activity. Globally, strategic deal volume decreased by 40.6% to $144.56 billion and the number of deals decreased by 10.4% to 2,520. In the U.S., strategic deal volume decreased by 2.7% to … Read more

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for January

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M&A activity in January 2017 showed mixed results, with the global M&A market generally down and the U.S. M&A market generally up.  Total deal volume as measured by dollar value decreased globally by 26.9% to $280.97 billion, but increased in the U.S. by 36.0% to $108.11 billion.  The number of deals followed similar trends, decreasing globally by 0.4% to 2,832 and increasing in the U.S. by 21.6% to 789.

Globally, both strategic and sponsor-related M&A activities were down, with deal volume, as measured by dollar value, decreasing by 22.4% to $235.77 billion and 43.9% to $45.20 billion, respectively.  The number … Read more

Paul Weiss Offers M&A 2016 Year-End Roundup

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2016 was an active year for M&A, though year-end results did not surpass record-levels set in 2015.  Global deal volume for the year was $3.7l trillion and U.S. deal volume was $1.66 trillion (14.8% and 16.4% lower than their respective record levels in 2015).  Sponsor-related deal volume for the year was $776.52 billion globally and $396.69 billion in the U.S. (down 22.6% and 32.9%, respectively, from 2015 levels and 12.5% and 6.5%, respectively, from 2014 levels).  Strategic deal volume was $2.93 trillion globally and $1.26 trillion in the U.S., surpassing 2014 levels though falling short of 2015 record levels by … Read more

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for December

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While 2016 was strong overall (see our annual review here), M&A activity in the last month was mixed.  Total deal volume in December 2016 rose globally by 31.2% to $376.14 billion but declined in the U.S. by 49.4% to $78.58 billion.  The number of deals reached 12-month lows both globally and in the U.S., with decreases of 24.2% to 2,505 and 28.8% to 591, respectively, with a more pronounced drop in the number of sponsor-related deals.  Global strategic deal volume increased by 38.8% to $296.59 billion, while deal volume in the U.S. decreased by 58.5% to $48.54 billion.  The … Read more

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for November

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After the spike in activity due to megadeals in October, M&A activity returned in November to more normalized levels both in deal volume and number of deals. Total deal volume in the U.S. and globally declined in November 2016, by 56.1% to $154.31 billion and by 37.5% to $352.27 billion, respectively.  The number of deals recovered somewhat from near record-low territory in October, with U.S. deals increasing by 9.5% to 774 and global deals by 10.7% to 3,095. These trends were primarily driven by a return to the norm in the level of strategic megadeal activity (as compared to October).  … Read more

Paul Weiss Discusses M&A at a Glance for October

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M&A volume in October 2016 increased to record levels, as measured by total dollar value, largely due to a spike in the number of megadeals, with eight October deals valued at or above $10 billion dollars. Total deal volume in the U.S. and globally rose in October 2016, by 163% to $341.10 billion and by 75.6% to $549.10 billion, respectively—the highest monthly deal volume totals since the inception of this publication in April 2012.  Despite the increase in M&A volume, however, the number of deals continued to fall towards record-low territory, with U.S. deals falling by 8.5% to 668 and … Read more

Paul Weiss discusses M&A at a Glance for September 2016

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M&A activity in September 2016 rebounded across most metrics as compared to August 2016, both in the U.S. and globally. In the U.S., total deal volume increased by 18.9% to $129.08 billion and average deal value increased by 24.7% to $448.2 million, despite a 1.5% decrease in the total number of deals to 717. The global market also fared well, increasing by approximately 37.8% in total deal volume to $306.36 billion and approximately 50.6% in average deal value to $208.8 million, even though the total number of deals declined 7.1% to a 12-month low of 2,734, which equated to a … Read more