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Global M&A (US$ 2174bn) has pivoted on the fear of a eurozone breakup due to the Greek bailout. This has been the lowest in deal values since 2010.
This quarterly report comes with a eurozone theme concentrating on where deals are being made between the eurozone and other regions.
Key findings include:
- Eurozone deals in 2012 (US$ 296.3bn) accounted for 13.6% of global M&A, down from 16.1% in 2011 (US$ 348.6bn).
- Q4's M&A in the eurozone rebounded from the pressure with deals worth US$ 71.4bn, up 5.4% on Q3's US$ 67.7bn.
- Europe outside the eurozone (US$ 382.4bn) accounted for 17.6% of global M&A, up from 16.4% in 2011 (US$ 367.2bn).
Agriculture, Consumer, Media, Defence, Transport and Business Services all improved deal values compared to the previous year. Agriculture saw the most improvement on 2011, up 40.8% to US$ 14.3bn from US$ 10.1bn.
