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

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell and Taurie M. Zeitzer March 20, 2018 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

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

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Jeffrey D. Marell November 28, 2017 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

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

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Jeffrey D. Marell October 25, 2017 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

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

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Jeffrey D. Marell August 25, 2017 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

Paul Weiss Discusses Appraisal Risk in Private Equity Transactions

By Matthew W. Abbott, Angelo Bonvino, Marco V. Masotti and Taurie M. Zeitzer June 12, 2017 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for April

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Jeffrey D. Marell May 22, 2017 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for February

By Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell, Matthew W. Abbott and Scott A. Barshay March 22, 2017 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for January

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Jeffrey D. Marell February 20, 2017 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

Paul Weiss Offers M&A 2016 Year-End Roundup

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Jeffrey D. Marell January 30, 2017 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for December

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Jeffrey D. Marell January 24, 2017 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for November

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Jeffrey D. Marell December 19, 2016 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

Paul Weiss Discusses M&A at a Glance for October

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Jeffrey D. Marell November 29, 2016 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

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

By Angelo Bonvino, Scott A. Barshay, Matthew W. Abbott, Jeffrey D. Marell and Ariel J. Deckelbaum October 28, 2016 by Angelo Bonvino

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 …

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