Fri, Nov 14, 2025
A A A
Welcome Guest
Free Trial RSS pod
Get FREE trial access to our award winning publications
Alternative Market Briefing

With 44,602 deals global deal activity nosedives 23.8% YoY during January-October 2023

Monday, November 13, 2023

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

A total of 44,602 deals were announced globally during January-October 2023. This represents a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 23.8% compared to the 58,540 deals announced during the same period in 2022, said a study.

According to GlobalData, all the deal types under the coverage registered a considerable decline YoY in volume during January-October 2023. The deal activity includes mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity, and venture financing.

The number of venture financing deals declined by 32.1% during January-October 2023 compared to January-October 2022 while the volume of private equity deals and M&A deals witnessed a YoY decline of 29% and 16.8%, respectively.

The number of deals announced in North America declined by 28.2% during January-October 2023 compared to the same period in the previous year.

Akin to North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, and South and Central American regions also witnessed YoY decline by 19.8%, 19.5%, 26.5%, and 29.8%, respectively, during January-October 2023.

Meanwhile, the deal activity also declined in several key markets during the period. The US, China, the UK, Canada, India, Japan, Germany, Australia, France, and South Korea saw deal volume declining by 30.1%, 13.3%, 15.1%, 9.8%, 26.1%, 17.3%, 20.4%, 22.3%, 17.8%, and 29.5%, respectively, during January-October 2023 compared to January-October 2022.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, said: "Th......................

To view our full article Click here

Previous Opalesque Exclusives                                  
Previous Other Voices                                               
Access Alternative Market Briefing

 



  • Top Forwarded
  • Top Tracked
  • Top Searched
  1. Global fintech investment slumps to seven-year low of $95.6bn[more]

    Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global fintech investment plummeted to $95.6 billion across 4,639 deals in 2024, marking its lowest level since 2017, as investors grappled with persistent macroeconomic challenges and geopolitical tensions, revealed a study. According to the Pulse of Fintech H2'

  2. Opalesque Exclusive: Private capital deal value climbed 19% in 2024[more]

    Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Private capital deal value climbed 19% in 2024, according to the latest data from the Global Private Capital Association. Growth was driven by big-ticket investments across Southeast Asia, Latin America and Central & Eastern Europe (CEE). Investor confidence

  3. Opalesque Roundup: Citco: 77% of hedge funds achieved positive returns in January 2025: hedge fund news[more]

    In the week ending February 21st, 2025, a report revealed that hedge funds enjoyed one of their best opening months this decade in January, as Equity and Multi-Strategy funds posted strong returns. Funds administered by the Citco group of companies (Citco) delivered a weighted average return of 4%,

  4. Opalesque exclusive: Permuto's new equity unbundling product to change investment model[more]

    Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Here is a different way of owning stocks coming to you soon: the option of holding just the dividend portion of a stock, independent of its price movements. Or capturing the stock&

  5. Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge funds outperform mutual funds in managing extreme risk contagion - key insights for investors[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Hedge funds and mutual funds are among the most prominent vehicles for investors seeking growth and diversification. However, a critical question persists: which fund ty