M&A activity in 2024 experienced an increase in both the value of deals over $25 million and the number of such deals. Yet not every sector saw M&A value grow, for example, advanced industries, consumer goods, and life sciences. And while M&A deals in the global energy and materials segment were also slightly lower, it along with financials services and the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors accounted for almost 60 percent of deal activity value, note Senior Partners Jake Henry and Mieke Van Oostende. Click through the interactive to see more.
To read the report, see “M&A Annual Report: Is the wave finally arriving?,” February 19, 2024.