M&A volumes soared to $861.1 billion in Q1 2026, marking the strongest start since 2021 and a 9.7% increase over Q1 2025. The market’s “K-shaped” dynamic persisted, with large, transformational deals leading activity while smaller transactions remained subdued. Notably, Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s $250 billion acquisition of X.AI LLC accounted for nearly 30% of total deal value this quarter. Despite robust headline volumes, only 7,924 deals were announced, a 30% dr

Momentum heading into 2026 suggests that global M&A is entering a new phase. A late-2025 surge in megadeals (transactions more than $5bn in value) and AI thematic have carried into the new year, pointing to a market that is structurally reshaping rather than simply rebounding from a subdued cycle. Deal value is expected to remain elevated in 2026 even as volumes remain muted, with headline-making activity increasingly concentrated in the largest transactions and among the bes

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LONDON/HONG KONG, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity shattered all-time records in 2021, comfortably erasing...

In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Australian Merger and Acquisition (M&A) activity in 2020 experienced a steep decline with a...

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