Private Equity

A visual summary of M&A activity in 4Q 2017 [datagraphic]

With 2017 receding into the rearview, here’s a look at some of the preliminary data that captures global M&A activity during the past three months.

The fourth quarter of 2017 has come and gone, so we can now begin to take a look at some of the significant data points that capture global M&A activity during the final three months of the past year.

Plenty of interesting trends emerged, as you can see below in our quarter-end datagraphic, which covers 4Q deal activity, top acquirers and much more. All of the data is powered by the PitchBook Platform. Click the graphic to expand or download a PDF.

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