Is There a Pause in Middle Market M&A?
Is there a pause in the M&A market? Maybe. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported the M&A market has lost momentum in recent weeks. Deal activity slowed to its lowest point in May, totaling $67.9 billion for the month, the Journal said, citing Dealogic data. This compares to $96.7 billion in April and $105.3 billion in March, the WSJ said. In fact, fewer deals have been announced in 2011 but their valuations are higher. So far there have been 4,525 announced U.S. transactions raising $559.2 billion as of June 21, according to Dealogic. This compares to the 5,193 deals for the same time period in 2010, valued at $401.9 billion.
21 June 2011•2 mins read
