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  M&A Report

  What Trump’s DOJ shakeup could mean for Big Tech M&A

  February 12, 2026

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

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  Deregulation and AI fuel mega-deal rebound in 2025

  October 29, 2025

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

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  How GTCR got a 2x return in 2 years with Worldpay

  August 12, 2025

  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.

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  AI arms race drives nearly 50% bump in IT deal value

  January 29, 2025

  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.

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  Commentary

  The post-election pickup

  November 5, 2024

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

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  European M&A Report

  November 10, 2020

  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.

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  European M&A Report

  August 11, 2020

  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.

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  European M&A Report

  May 6, 2020

  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.

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  North American M&A Report

  April 28, 2020

  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.

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  European M&A Report

  February 11, 2020

  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.

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  European M&A Report

  October 29, 2019

  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.

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  European M&A Report

  August 25, 2019

  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.

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  PE’s prominence in the M&A scene continues to grow

  August 1, 2019

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

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  North American M&A Report

  July 30, 2019

  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.

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  How legacy payments companies lean on M&A to compete with startups

  May 19, 2019

  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?

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  10 charts detailing the state of M&A in 2018

  March 31, 2019

  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?

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  Private Equity

  PE-backed company inventory swells to new heights in the US

  November 8, 2018

  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.

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  M&A Report

  October 30, 2018

  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.

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