A new report shows that the global value of M&A deals made in the first-quarter of 2019 hit $801.5 billion – a 15 percent decrease from the same period in 2018.
Large cross-border mergers and acquisitions"almost disappeared" in the first-quarter of 2019, according to a new report.
U.S. miner Newmont's $12.8 billion acquisition of Canada's Goldcorp was the only"mega deal" to arise from a cross-border transaction. However, the U.S. domestic market bucked the trend, with its M&A transaction value gaining almost a third year-on-year while the value of global deals fell by 15 percent. The total value of U.S. M&A in the first quarter reached $414.2 billion, accounting for 51 percent of global M&A value.
The deal analyst attributed the overall global decline in mergers to several issues, including market volatility and economic headwinds. Geopolitical tensions — including Sino-U.S. trade tensions and uncertainty around Brexit — were also contributing to the slowdown in M&A, Mergermarket said. His views support the stance of analysts at consulting firm A.T. Kearney, who said in a report this week that major retail and consumer companies would look to M&A to strengthen their portfolios ahead of an expected economic slowdown.
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