M&A Trends Report 2016, Year-End Edition.-Our Insights-Chan & Jamison LLP

M&A Trends Report 2016, Year-End Edition.

Our annual comprehensive look at M&A trends

In the midst of accelerated mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity at the end of 2016, we asked 1,000 corporate and private equity investors what to expect in the year ahead.

M&A trends

While 2016 may have started out at a tepid rate, October 2016 became the busiest month ever for domestic M&A with its unprecedented wave of transactions. Will this momentum be sustained? According to the results of our newest survey, M&A activity is poised to accelerate. This upward trend could extend the deal-making increase we are seeing during the final months of 2016–and potentially reversing the slide of the early part of the year.

Explore the M&A trends report, download the infographic, and watch the video.

key contact

: Jim Jamison
Partner
Hongkongjimjamison@deloittelegal.com.hk

M&A Trends Podcast Series.

Is there any part of the business world that moves faster than mergers and acquisitions (M&A)? It's hard to imagine–and that's what makes it so exciting. The M&A Views podcast series is a chance to hear Deloitte's experienced M&A leaders answer questions on the latest mergers and acquisitions trends, from culture to technology and beyond. Listen in on conversations about topics likely to directly impact your work today.