M&A Report

The Justice Department’s antitrust chief, Gail Slater, is out after 11 months.

The volume of M&A deals valued at more than $1 billion hit $1.7 trillion through September, matching full-year 2024.

A small handful of deals spiked M&A deal value in Q2. One payment processor, backed by GTCR, was at the heart of the momentum.

In 2024, IT deal value reached $740.7 billion, up 46.3% year-over-year, and comprised 20.6% of all global M&A value.

Regardless of a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump victory, investors can look forward to a historically documented post-election bump in M&A closings.

European M&A deal volume posted a sharp recovery in Q3 2020, bolstered by IT’s banner quarter. However, cross-border M&A, tangled in politics and travel issues, did not fare so well.

PitchBook’s Q2 2020 European M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions each quarter and what will prove most impactful in the quarters to come.

PitchBook’s Q1 2020 European M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions each quarter and what will prove most impactful in the quarters to come.

PitchBook’s Q1 2020 North American M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions in the quarter and what will prove most impactful going forward.

PitchBook’s Q4 2019 European M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions each quarter and what will prove most impactful in the quarters to come.

PitchBook’s European M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions each quarter and what will prove most impactful in the quarters to come.

PitchBook’s European M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions each quarter and what will prove most impactful in the quarters to come.

PE-led acquisitions accounted for almost 40% of M&A volume in 1H. Is this the new normal?

PitchBook’s 2Q 2019 North American M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions each quarter and what will prove most impactful in the quarters to come.

M&A in the payments sector has ballooned since 2015, reaching $73.7 billion in deal value in the first quarter of 2019. What does that massive increase mean when it comes to the future of the industry?

A half-dozen major mergers had a big impact on deal values. Cross-border activity experienced a significant dip. What else do you need to know about the trends shaping M&A in Europe and North America?

The number of companies under PE control has continued to increase since 2000, almost doubling between 2004 and 2008. The amount of active firms in the market is a different story, however.

PitchBook’s M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions each quarter and what will prove most impactful in the quarters to come.