Global M&A up 28% from H1 2010
US M&A down in Q2 2011 after a strong Q1; H1 2011 remains strong nevertheless
European M&A stands at US$ 391.7bn, an increase of 57.5% compared to H1 2010 (US$ 248.7bn) and the busiest H1 period since H1 2008 (US$ 499bn). Q2 saw US$ 215bn-worth of deals, a 21.7% increase compared to Q1 2011 (US$ 176.7bn).
Asia-Pacific M&A stands at US$ 163.7bn, up 6.8% compared to H1 2010 (US$ 153.4bn) and is the busiest H1 period since H1 2008 (US$ 199.7bn). Q2 activity is down 19.2%, from US$ 90.6bn to US$ 73.2bn.
The release includes preliminary league tables of financial advisers to M&A as well as quarterly data, broken down by region.
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