14 August 2019 New EY QUEST thought leadership analyzes global M&A trends Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) totaled $2.6 trillion in 2018, increasing for the first time since 2015 and up roughly $300 billion over the 2017 total, according to a new Tax Insight from EY's Quantitative Economics and Statistics (QUEST) group (attached below). The United States had the most cross-border M&A activity in 2018, accounting for 29%, with the UK, France, Germany and Canada rounding out the top five countries. While post-recession M&A activity has generally trended upward, global M&A has fluctuated greatly since 2004, generally following the global business cycle and rising when the economy improved and falling as growth slowed. It peaked in 2007, with over $3.3 trillion of transactions. For more information about the article, contact Robert Carroll (202-327-6032) or James Mackie (202-327-7230). Document ID: 2019-1468 |
