M&A deal activity is continuing at a rapid pace. Global volume this year has already exceeded US$3 trillion and will likely surpass last year’s record volume.
One particularly bright spot for M&A activity has been Europe. For the first time in recent history, European M&A has expanded dramatically. For the first three quarters of 2014, this has meant nearly US$800 billion of transaction volume. By comparison, for the same time period last year, there was less than US$500 billion of transaction volume in Europe.
