2025年2月19日 · Global M&A markets didn’t deliver the full-throttle comeback that many dealmakers had hoped for in 2024. Although performance improved (in some regions, significantly), global dealmaking was curbed by a variety of pressures and delivered moderate returns, with deal value up 12 percent to $3.4 trillion. 1 For deals valued over $25 million announced and not withdrawn.

A KPMG survey of 300 M&A dealmakers reveals key trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping future M&A amid AI and economic shifts. The merger and acquisition (M&A) market has faced its share of challenges in recent years, but the M&A deal market study in December suggested that dealmakers were optimistic about the future.

2025年2月4日 · Pressure test the link between your strategy and M&A roadmap. In today’s market, dealmakers need to create their own luck. Now is the time to revisit and revise M&A strategy and pressure test it against the realities of the market. Given the overall strategic ambition, clearly articulate the types of assets and deals required to deliver success.

2024年7月12日 · Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) refers to the ways businesses, or their assets, are consolidated or combined. In an acquisition, one company purchases another outright. A merger is the...

2025年2月19日 · Define M&A priorities as you define the overall long-term corporate strategy. Experienced CEOs take the time to consider how M&A priorities fit within the long-term corporate strategy. When M&A priorities are clearly communicated, the business can quickly identify deal opportunities when they emerge and mount a strategic response.

2025年2月14日 · The positive momentum and forecasted growth in M&A can be a driver of growth in cost transformation and restructuring efforts. A Deloitte study found that 99% of more than 300 surveyed executives planned to implement some form of margin improvement program in 2024. However, the failure rate is high; 82% of respondents indicated that they fell ...

2025年2月10日 · Using an M&A stress test is like hurricane-proofing a house, allowing businesses to objectively assess readiness for transactions. We anticipate that the technology, energy and healthcare sectors will lead the way on the dealmaking front. Host and featured guests. Read more Read less

2025年1月14日 · For the M&A market to experience a robust rebound in 2025, financial-sponsor activity will need to pick up beyond take-privates. Pressure keeps building for private-equity firms to sell assets and return money to investors; they will need to monetize their assets and return capital to stakeholders as a first step before raising new funds.

2025年2月4日 · Generative AI is here to stay. The potential is nearly limitless, and its impact on M&A will be profound. We expect that companies that master the use of generative AI in M&A over the next five years will identify targets faster than their competitors, underwrite more deal value with confidence, execute diligence and integration activities more rapidly with fewer resources, and ultimately ...

2025年1月16日 · In 2024, the U.S. M&A market demonstrated resilience, with increases in both deal volume and value despite economic uncertainties. Private equity deal count increased nearly 13%, and deal value climbed 19%, according to Pitchbook data. Persistent inflation, fluctuating interest rates, and geopolitical uncertainty tested dealmakers, but sectors ...