Q1 2016 Top Five Countries for M&A
With regard to M&A activity, people always want to know where the most transactions are being completed. The charts below reflect the activity in the top five countries for the first quarter of 2016.
If one looks at volume, i.e., the number of transactions completed worldwide, the US and China are the clear leaders. There were 5,018 transactions completed in the US, which accounted for almost 50 percent of the worldwide volume. By contrast, in China 1,938 M&A transactions were completed, which accounted for 19 percent of the volume.
The chart below shows the number of M&A transactions completed by country in Q1 2016 for the top five countries.
By value of M&A transactions completed around the world, the US was again the leader in the first quarter of 2016. Some US$279,171 MM of transactions were completed in the US, which accounted for 47 percent of the total value of transactions completed worldwide. On the other hand, China represented 31 percent of the worldwide value, approximately US$182,832 MM of transactions were completed. Switzerland is usually not in the top five list; however, due to a very large transaction, the acquisition of Syngenta by ChemChina, it was propelled into third place.
The chart below shows the value of M&A transactions completed by country in Q1 2016 for the top five countries.
Many think that an M&A transaction is simply a matter of developing and posting a listing and/or notifying a few M&A firms; however, that strategy usually results in failure or a poor transaction. The best transactions are completed when a seller or buyer develops a strategy for success.
Versailles Group is a 29-year-old Boston-based investment bank that specializes in international mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Versailles Group’s skill, flexibility, and experience have enabled it to successfully close M&A transactions for companies with revenues between US$2 million and US$250 million. Versailles Group has closed transactions in all economic environments, literally around the world.
Versailles Group provides clients with both buy-side and sell-side M&A services, and has been completing cross-border transactions since its founding in 1987.
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