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The number of M&A contracts signed across the world - an indicator of global economic health - fell in April to the lowest level in 20 years, due to fears of the impact of US tariffs

M&A deal signing hits 20 year-low after 'Liberation Day'

Bankers and CEOs hit the brakes on mergers and acquisitions after US President Donald Trump launched a global trade war on April 2, with fewer deals getting signed than during the bleakest days of the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2008 global financial crisis.

Business • 06 May

The data reveals 166 deals valued over $100 million were completed globally during the second quarter of 2024

Global M&A optimism takes firmer hold as momentum builds

Global mergers and acquisitions activity maintains the positive momentum achieved at the start of the year, with deals completed during the second quarter improving upon the same period last year.

Business • 12 Jul 24

More than two-thirds of M&A investment globally in 2023 came from big pharma

Value of M&A in Irish life sciences hit €1.5bn in 2023

The value of mergers and acquisitions in the Irish life sciences sector rose almost 600% last year, new data has shown.

Business • 22 Jan 24

The Smurfit Kappa WestRock deal has dominated the M&A landscape so far this year

Value of Irish M&A deals up 48% over first nine months

The value of mergers and acquisitions with Irish involvement hit $33.3 billion during the first nine months of the year.

Business • 05 Oct 23

The Irish M&A market has inevitably been impacted by the global slowdown in activity

M&A market impacted by global slowdown in activity

Ireland's mergers and acquisitions market slowed in the first half of 2023, in line with global deal activity.

Business • 11 Aug 23

$5.9bn of M&A with Irish involvement during first half

$5.9 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions with Irish involvement took place during the first half of the year, according to new data from LSEG Deals Intelligence.

Business • 07 Jul 23

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's €6.4 billion acquisition of Goshawk Management was the biggest Irish deal recorded last year

Mergers and acquisitions activity fell in 2022: report

Mergers and acquisitions activity involving Irish firms fell last year as high inflation, rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine presented "significant challenges".

Business • 27 Feb 23

Amgen's $28 billion buyout of Horizon Therapeutics was one of the largest M&A deals of the fourth quarter

Global mergers and acquisitions activity sinks in 2022

Mergers and acquisitions activity globally fell well short of the high-water mark set last year as debt financing markets collapsed and stock market volatility decimated valuations.

Business • 21 Dec 22

2021 saw a total of 690 deals involving Irish businesses

Record year for Irish M&A as deals total $104.6bn

Irish firms were involved in mergers and acquisitions worth $104.6bn last year.

Business • 11 Jan 22

A frantic summer of merger activity produced deals worth $1.52 trillion in the three months to September 27, new figures show today

Third quarter M&A activity breaks all records

Global mergers and acquisitions hit new record highs in the third quarter as companies and investors shaped their post-Covid future through transformative deals while their advisers struggled to cope with transaction volumes never seen before.

Business • 30 Sep 21

M&A deals worth $1.5 trillion were announced in the three months to June

Dealmakers drown in deals in second-quarter M&A frenzy

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity broke records for a second consecutive quarter this year as companies continued to borrow cheaply and spend their cash reserves on transformative deals to reposition themselves for the post-Covid world.

Business • 01 Jul 21

Tech executives see challenges ahead in attracting talent, and navigating a competitive investment market

Tech executives feel pressure to look beyond profits

The vast majority of global technology executives say they are increasingly focusing on their environmental and societal impact due to pressure from the public, employees and stakeholders.

Business • 11 Jun 21

Concerns about an economic slowdown and Brexit fears spooked CEOs and corporate boardrooms from pursuing big tie-ups

Global M&A slides in first quarter as Brexit weighs

Global mergers and acquisitions sank 17% in the first quarter of 2019, as concerns about an economic slowdown and fears of a no-deal Brexit in Europe spooked chief executives and corporate boardrooms from pursuing big tie-ups.

Business • 29 Mar 19

The fourth quarter of 2018 is on track to end with the volume of global M&A activity down 27% year-on-year

Dealmakers brace for slowdown after strong year of M&A

Dealmakers celebrating their third-strongest year on record are fretting 2019 will herald a steep drop in mergers and acquisitions worldwide, as market jitters and economic uncertainty take their toll.

Business • 21 Dec 18

The volume of UK domestic deals surged to €56.75 billion from €28.6 billion in 2016 as the number of deals between British groups jumped from 1,480 to 1,681, the highest level since 2008, the data show

Brexit spurs near doubling of UK domestic deal-making

Companies seeking to "bulk up" to offset the uncertainty caused by Britain's looming EU exit helped to spur a near doubling of domestic mergers and acquisition activity this year, according to Thomson Reuters data.

Business • 29 Dec 17

Mergers and acquisitions in Europe rose 45% year-on-year to $234 billion in the second quarter

Europe M&A surges but US slows sharply amid uncertainty

Acquisitions of European companies surged in recent months, amid optimism about the region's economic prospects, but global deal-making subsided.

Business • 30 Jun 17

In 2016 Britain retained its place as the third largest M&A market after the United States and China

Britain avoids M&A collapse amid Brexit fallout

Britain avoided a collapse in mergers and acquisitions activity after the shock Brexit vote as foreign companies used sterling's spectacular devaluation against the US dollar to snap up British companies.

Business • 30 Dec 16

The sale of Irish Life for €1.3 billion accounted for almost a quarter of the value of mergers and acquisitions over the first quarter

Irish Life sale boosts merger figures

The sale of Irish Life by the government helped push the value of mergers and acquisitions in Ireland over the past quarter to its highest level since 2010.

Business • 22 May 13

A total of 82 deals with an aggregate value of €17.1 billion were recorded in the annual William Fry M&A review

Value of M&A activity up in 2012 - William Fry

Ireland's merger and acquisition market performed steadily last year, despite the euro zone slipping back into recession.

Business • 25 Feb 13

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