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Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for April 2020

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell, Robert B. Schumer and Taurie M. Zeitzer May 19, 2020 by renholding

COVID-19 had a marked impact on M&A in April, extending the decline observed in March across all measures. Globally, the number of deals decreased by 24.2%, to 2,036, and total deal value[1] decreased by 44.3%, to $118.34 billion. U.S. …

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for March 2020

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell and Robert B. Schumer April 20, 2020 by renholding

As would be expected given the current environment, M&A activity globally and in the U.S. declined across almost all measures in March. Globally, the number of deals decreased by 3.2%, to 2,527, and total deal value[1] decreased by 17.5%, …

Paul Weiss Offers M&A at a Glance for February 2020

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Robert B. Schumer and Taurie M. Zeitzer March 19, 2020 by renholding

M&A activity globally and in the U.S. was mixed in February. Overall, the number of deals continued to decline in both the U.S. and the rest of the world, while total deal value[1] showed signs of recovery relative to …

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

By Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell, Robert B. Schumer and Taurie M. Zeitzer January 17, 2020 by renholding

M&A activity declined across most measures in December 2019. The number of deals fell by 17.3% in the U.S., to 613, and by 7.1% globally, to 2,665. Total deal value[1] decreased by 21.2% in the U.S., to $122.92 billion, …

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 October 2019

By Matthew W. Abbott, Scott A. Barshay, Angelo Bonvino, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Jeffrey D. Marell and Robert B. Schumer November 22, 2019 by renholding

M&A activity in the U.S. and worldwide was mixed in October. The number of deals continued to fall with a decline of 11.2% in the U.S., to 744, and of 8.1% globally, to 2,708. At the same time, total deal …

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 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 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 May 2018

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

M&A activity in May 2018 generally weakened from the prior month. The total number of deals decreased in the U.S. by 1.2% to 667 (the second-lowest level in the last 12-month period) and globally by 4.8% to 2,759 (the lowest …

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

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

M&A activity gained momentum in March 2018, capping the strongest opening quarter in the history of this publication. In the U.S., deal volume returned to January levels, increasing by 109.6% to $174.10 billion, and the number of deals increased by …

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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