Technology Remains The Driving Force In M&A
Overview
The Deloitte US/UK M&A Deal Monitor follows trends and analyses underlying driving forces in the most active merger and acquisition arena in the world economy today. In our fourth edition we focus on the latest half year of M&A activity (January 2017 to June 2017) between the US and the UK, set in the context of the most recent 8 quarters in the US/UK 'corridor'.
The level of M&A deal flow between the UK and North America means this is still the biggest bilateral deal corridor in the world by volume. However, for the first time in eight quarters divergent expectations for the near to medium term are emerging. There remains a high degree of confidence that the wider M&A market will remain strong over the next half year, due to high structural demand and supportive financial conditions. However, data show that US dealmaking into the UK has taken a step down.
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