July Deal Data: M&A Falls, Private Equity Rises
Today is the last day of July, so the Thomson Reuters data team sent over some monthly M&A deal activity info. It shows one of three things: (1) Most deal-makers spent the past 31 days on vacation; (2) There were few good deals left after June’s relative bonanza; or (3) The July numbers will increase over time, as new data gets entered into the system (i.e., deals not yet disclosed). Thomson Reuters reports that global M&A fell to just $99 billion in July, compared to $287.9 billion in June and $357 billion in July 2008. All of the decrease, however, was on the strategic side. Private equity-sponsored deal volume actually increased from $7.36 billion in June to $13 billion in July. It was the industry’s busiest month since last August, although the vast majority of deals were still outside of the U.S. You can view and/or download the data after the jump...
