Large Deals Leds Global M&A Activity in 2024
Major deals have led global M&A activity in 2024, showing increasing confidence among dealmakers despite geopolitical and economic challenges
M&A activity
What drives M&A activity? Factors most likely to drive activity include: Well-capitalized companies making acquisitions in their core businesses. Financial sponsors, which are holding record amounts of capital, deploying it in acquisitions. Uneven performance among companies stoking shareholder activism.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization.
M&A is a branch of corporate law dealing with companies that are purchasing and/or merging with other companies.
In this section, we have collected the most current articles and reviews on the topic of the M&A activity.
New Trends in Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions for 2024-2025
Deloitte presents new trends in insurance mergers and acquisitions for 2024-2025, focusing on how economic, regulatory, and strategic factors might shape the future.
Involving HR in M&A Due Diligence Can Help Deals Close
Involving HR professionals early in M&A due diligence can help deals close more quickly and increase the chances of a successful transaction
Global M&A Achieved a Modest Rise in Completed Deal in Q1 2024
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) achieved a modest rise in completed deals in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the same period last year
2024 North American M&A Activity – A Study of Market Trends
In 2024, the North American market for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) continues its lackluster performance, largely attributed to persistently high interest rates
Mergers & Acquisitions in the Global Insurance
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry dropped sharply in the first half of 2023 with 171 completed deals worldwide
Top 5 Cyber Risks that Can Threaten M&A Deals
Global M&A activity continues to accelerate at a rapid rate as the world recovers from the lows of the pandemic
Value of Private Equity & Venture Capital M&A Deals in Japan
The transaction value of private equity and venture capital deals in Japan plunged in the first half year over year, while the volume of deals remained roughly the same
FinTech Sector Surge in Mergers & Acquisitions Deals in 2024
A slowdown in financial technology sector deal flow is lingering, with a wait-and-see sentiment extending into the second half of the year
Global Pension Fund Investment Slumps in Q2 2023
Global pension fund involvement in M&A plummeted in the second quarter to the lowest quarterly level since 2019, according to S&P
M&A in the Global Insurance Industry. 5 Growth Factors
The volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry reached its highest rate of growth for ten years, up 9.5%
Global Pension Fund M&A Activity
Global pension fund involvement in M&A and fundraising activity was strong in the 2023. Pension fund sponsors invested in 24 disclosed transactions
Global Insurance Sector Outlook: Insurers’ Growth and M&A Deals
Insurers received a boost from hardening property-casualty rates, but the growth outlook for the insurance sector in the 2024 appears to be a mixed bag
Mergers & Acquisitions Activity in 2024. Global M&A Volume & Capital
Mergers and acquisitions activity (M&A) at the beginning of 2024 is expected to remain somewhat muted, consistent with the environment
Insurance M&A Deals Outlook: Value & Volume
M&A market activity continued to exceed historical norms while retreating from the new heights of the previous year
FinTech M&A Market: Trends, Deals & Valuation Multiples
While global M&A has suffered in 2024, the Fintech sector saw M&A activity rise sharply this year, with 600+ deals recorded
Global M&A Activity Will Slow
Big-ticket M&A activity is off to a slow start in 2023 as the regulatory environment makes executing large deals more challengin
US P&C Insurance Market Outlook by S&P
A hard market, higher reinsurance costs and ongoing low M&A activity are in the cards for property and casualty insurers in the new year
Global M&A Activity Experienced the Slowest Quarter
Global M&A activity experienced the slowest quarter in Q3 2022 since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. The aggregate deal value for the quarter was $443B, a -50% decline
Global M&A Activity in Insurance Slowing from Uncertain Economy
Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity remained robust through 2021, with 418 completed deals in the insurance sector, up from 407 in 2020
InsurTech Valuations Becomes Realistic, Startups Looking for M&A
Insurtech companies have been among the biggest victims of the public market sell-off, especially those that went public in 2021
How Life Insurers Prepare for the Future and Avoid Falling into the Recession Trap?
Life insurers in continental Europe have been grappling with a combination of cost, regulatory, and interest rate challenges for much of the past decade
Insurance Brokers & InsurTechs Must Stop Expecting Customers to Сheck for Inefficiencies
Insurance Brokers need to stop expecting customers to pick up the cheque for their inefficiencies” is a statement I’ve found myself making more and more in recent months
Global M&A Performance Rebounded
Global mergers and acquisitions performance rebounded in the third quarter, according to research from WTW’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM)
M&A Global Market: New Opportunity for Dealmakers to Reassess Strategy
Dealmakers were riding high from the best year on record for global M&A, with more than 60K publicly disclosed deals breaking $5tn
Major deals have led global M&A activity in 2024, showing increasing confidence among dealmakers despite geopolitical and economic challenges
Deloitte presents new trends in insurance mergers and acquisitions for 2024-2025, focusing on how economic, regulatory, and strategic factors might shape the future.
Global private equity and venture capital deal value grew in the first quarter, although the volume of transactions declined from the same period in 2023
Involving HR professionals early in M&A due diligence can help deals close more quickly and increase the chances of a successful transaction