Mergermarket is pleased to present the third edition of M&A in Ukraine, published in association with Aequo. This report provides invaluable insights into key trends in Ukraine’s M&A landscape and an outlook for 2018 and beyond.   The Ukrainian economy in 2017 continued to build on the progress....

Companies and their investors are facing numerous hot-button corporate governance issues in 2018. Dual-class share structures are coming under scrutiny as CEOs look to maintain leadership without owning a majority stake. A shift toward private fundraising has brought with it concerns of less stringent....

The first quarter of 2018 saw global M&A value totaling US$890.6bn, the highest for any Q1 on Mergermarket record. Megadeals such as Cigna's US$67.8bn purchase of pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts helped the quarter’s value surge, with 23 deals valued at US$5bn or more occurring in March....

Less than a decade after Bitcoin launched in 2009, the number of digital coins has skyrocketed — and initial coin offerings (ICOs) have the corporate world considering their merits as a new fundraising tool. But the specter of impending regulations on the horizon and continued volatility in the cryptocurrency....

First quarter 2018 M&A activity surpassed $1 trillion in deals as companies tried to address the pressures of ongoing digital disruption, with strategic divestments high on the agenda.   According to EY’s latest Global Corporate Divestment Study, produced in association with Mergermarket,....

Mergermarket, leading M&A data and intelligence provider, has released its Q1 2018 Global M&A Report with legal advisor league tables. According to new research, the extraordinary surge in dealmaking seen at the end of 2017 has continued through into 2018 as global M&A hit its highest Q1 value on Mergermarket....

Mergermarket, leading M&A data and intelligence provider, has released its Q1 2018 Global M&A Report with financial advisor league tables. According to new research, the extraordinary surge in dealmaking seen at the end of 2017 has continued through into 2018 as global M&A hit its highest Q1 value....

February experienced only a 1.4% drop in global M&A value despite a 35.5% decrease in volume when compared to the same month last year. Cross-border transactions experienced a similar decline in volume, though domestic deals surged by nearly one-third. North America was the greatest contributor to the....

Megadeals are back. Within the first two months of 2018, 25 M&A deals valued at US$4bn or more were announced. Companies with cash on hand and the need to transform their business model are increasingly seeking high-value targets, while financial buyers continue their search for new advantages in the....

Mergermarket is pleased to present the Baltic M&A Monitor, in association with Ellex. This report provides a detailed look at M&A activity in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, along with forecasts for the year ahead. According to Mergermarket data, a total of 53 deals worth €642m were announced....