Merger and acquisition activity for 2015 set a new record with 456 deals, sailing past the previous high-water mark of 325 deals set in 2012, according to recent data. The fourth quarter closed with 104 announced transactions, pushing the total …
Acquisition activity for the first quarter of 2015 reached 90 deals, a record for the first three months of the year. We saw the same number of transactions announced during the fourth quarter of 2014, typically the most active quarter …
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the third quarter of 2014 was strong with 69 deals, helping propel the total deal count to a record 220 through September. We have not seen the deal count in the 200s at this …
With the strongest start in the past five years, the first quarter of 2014 carries with it the momentum from the end of last year. With 77 announced transactions, January through March was not only the strongest first quarter in …
While deal flow was calm for most of the year, fourth quarter merger and acquisition (M&A) activity was lively and momentum was strong going into 2014. With 74 transactions announced in the last three months of 2013, total announced deal …
After a sluggish start to the year, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity gained some momentum in the third quarter. With 55 transactions announced from July to September, the third quarter comprised 42 percent of the total 132 deals for the …
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the second quarter of 2013 mirrored the first, continuing at a leisurely pace. Thirty-six transactions were announced from April to June, compared to 66 during the same time period last year. The year-to-date tally …
After a record-setting year-end, 2013 started off with a whisper. First quarter merger and acquisition activity slowed to 37 announced transactions between January and March, down from 67 the prior year. Buyers were busy digesting their December acquisitions spurred by …
