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Global M&A volume down in Q4 2020

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

The decline in global M&A activity started moderating towards the end of Q4 2020, said a study by GlobalData.

According to the study, the global mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal volume continued to decline during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020. However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel as the decline started moderating in December.

North America managed to grab the highest number of investments, accounting for 42.5% of global deal volume in Q4 2020, respectively.

The M&A deals volume in the North America region decreased from 1,216 in October to 1,110 in November before increasing to 1,179 in December.

The number of M&A deals that ......................

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