2018 M&A Numbers -
Following 2017’s market decline, overall M&A volume trended in a positive direction in 2018. While the almost 20,000 transactions closed globally in 2018 did represent a 15 percent drop from the previous...more
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Deal activity in the domestic M&A market was extremely robust, with initial reports of the total value of deals consummated in the United States exceeding all recent years other than 2015.
Originally published in 2018...more