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Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for November 2019

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell, Robert B. Schumer and Taurie M. Zeitzer December 18, 2019 by renholding

M&A activity in the U.S. and worldwide continued to be mixed in November. The number of deals fell by 13.5% in the U.S., to 721, and by 7.7% globally, to 2,710. However, total deal value[1] rose by 48.3% in …

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for September 2019

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Robert B. Schumer and Taurie M. Zeitzer October 28, 2019 by renholding

M&A activity in the U.S. and worldwide declined against many indicators in September, confirming numerous recent reports that dealmaking has taken a downturn. While the number of deals rose by 13.9% in the U.S., to 803, and by 7.6% globally, …

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for August 2019

By Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell, Robert B. Schumer and Taurie M. Zeitzer September 24, 2019 by renholding

M&A activity in the U.S. and worldwide weakened in August across almost all indicators. The number of deals fell by 9.5% in the U.S., to 641, and by 21.9% globally, to 2,394. The total value of deals[1] fell by …

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for May 2019

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell and Robert B. Schumer June 26, 2019 by renholding

M&A activity in the U.S. and globally for the month of May was generally consistent with April levels. The most notable changes in May were an increase in the number of sponsor-related deals by almost 75% to 187 in the …

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

By Matt Abbott, Scott Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel Deckelbaum, Jeffrey Marell, Robert Schumer and Taurie Zeitzer January 17, 2019 by renholding

M&A activity in December 2018 declined across most measures. While M&A activity reached 12-month lows both globally and in the U.S., the declines in the U.S. were significantly more pronounced. Deal volume by dollar value[1] decreased, by 55.2% to …

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

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell and Taurie M. Zeitzer December 19, 2018 by renholding

With the exception of sponsor-related transactions, M&A activity in November 2018 generally declined. Deal volume by dollar value[1] decreased, by 9.1% to $141.10 billion in the U.S., and by 21.4% to $254.76 billion globally. The number of deals also …

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

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell and Taurie M. Zeitzer October 16, 2018 by renholding

M&A activity in September 2018 was mixed compared to August levels, but generally reflected an overall continuing downward trend starting in April of this year.  Deal volume by dollar value0F[1] decreased in the U.S. by 44.5% to $77.06 billion …

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

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell and Taurie M. Zeitzer July 18, 2018 by renholding

M&A activity in June 2018 weakened from last month across most measures, although still generally strong for the first half of the year.  The total number of deals decreased in the U.S. by 28.6% to 528 (the lowest level since …

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

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell and Taurie M. Zeitzer May 31, 2018 by renholding

M&A activity in April 2018, as measured by number of deals, dipped from March 2018 levels in the U.S. and globally across every metric.  The total number of deals decreased by 15.2% to 669 in the U.S. and 9.7% to …

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

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Jeffrey D. Marell February 28, 2018 by renholding

In U.S. and global M&A activity for January 2018, total deal volume by dollar value decreased, while the total number of deals increased. In the U.S., deal volume decreased by 29.3% to $170.57 billion, while the number of deals increased …

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