The global M&A market in Q3 2023 witnessed deals worth $473 billion, a decline of 17% compared to the $572 billion deal value in Q2 2023. In terms of deal volume, there was a 16% fall from 8,3294 deals in Q2 2023 to 7,083 M&A deals in Q3 2023. The technology, media & telecoms (TMT) led the M&A deal activity, with 2,049 deals worth $129 billion recorded in Q3 2023. Most sectors saw a year-on-year decline in deal activity in Q3 2023. This quarter recorded 98 mega deals (defined as any deal valued at more than $1 billion), a fall from 116 in Q2 2023.
If you want to understand the themes that drive an industry, simply look at the list of recent mergers and acquisitions (M&As). This report analyzes the disruptive themes that have driven M&A activity in Q3 2023 across all sectors including automotive, basic material, business and consumer services, consumer, energy, financial, healthcare, industrials, real estate, technology, media & telecoms, transportation, infrastructure, and logistics.
- This report lists the most notable deals across all sectors to make it easy for our clients to get a view of themes disrupting these sectors and prepare for the future.
If you want to understand the themes that drive an industry, simply look at the list of recent mergers and acquisitions (M&As). This report analyzes the disruptive themes that have driven M&A activity in Q3 2023 across all sectors including automotive, basic material, business and consumer services, consumer, energy, financial, healthcare, industrials, real estate, technology, media & telecoms, transportation, infrastructure, and logistics.
Scope
- This report provides an overview of merger and acquisition activity globally in Q3 2023 across all sectors. This report takes a close look at the top deals in all the sectors and identifies the themes driving each of these deals. This report also looks at the deals trend across North America, Europe, China, APAC Ex-China, South America, and Middle east and Africa.Reasons to Buy
- Companies that invest in the right themes become success stories; those that miss the big themes end up as failures. If you want to understand the themes that drive an industry, simply look at the list of recent mergers and acquisitions (M&As).- This report lists the most notable deals across all sectors to make it easy for our clients to get a view of themes disrupting these sectors and prepare for the future.
Table of Contents
- Review of the global M&A market - Q3 2023
- Top M&A deals by sector - Q3 2023
- Top M&A deals by geography - Q3 2023
- Top themes driving M&A activity - Q3 2023
- M&A outlook for H2 2023
- Further reading
- Appendix 1: Deal selection criteria
- Appendix 2: Thematic Research Methodology
- About us
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Cisco
- GTCR
- Biogen
- Energy Transfer
- Enbridge
- Splunk
- Worldpay
- Reata Pharmaceuticals
- Crestwood Equity
- Various assets from Dominion Energy
- WestRock
- Tapestry
- Danaher
- Ephios Luxembourg
- Asterion Industrial Partners
- Emirates Telecommunications Group (e&)
- Saudi Telecom
- EP Equity Investment
- Kering
- General Atlantic
- Glitrafjord
- Kangaroo BidCo
- Kirkbi Invest
- Smurfit Kappa
- Capri Holdings
- Abcam
- Synla
- STEAG
- PPF Telecom
- Telefonica
- Atos (tech foundations business)
- Valentino
- Kahoot!
- Liaoning Asset Management
- Aquila Acquisition
- Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower
- Qingdao Port Logistics
- China Power International Development
- XPeng
- Volkswagen
- Boyu
- China Life Qihang Phase I Equity Investmen
- China Life Star Bay Enterprise
- Golden Star Acquisition
- Shengjing Bank
- ZG Group
- Huaneng Sichuan Energy Development
- Weihai Gangfeng Vessel Agency
- SPIC Beijing Electric Power
- DiDi Global
- Xpeng
- Quasar-Med
- Shimao New Horizon
- Gamehaus
- LX International
- Dongwon Industries
- Harim Holdings
- JKL Partners
- Digital Value Chain Partners
- IDFC
- REC
- BYD Electronic
- Aboitiz Equity
- Coca-Cola Europacific
- Oil and Natural Gas Corp
- Walmart
- APA
- British Columbia Investment
- Paine Schwartz Partners
- Driscoll’S
- HMM
- Itochu Techno-Solutions
- IDFC FIRST Bank
- Avaada Energy
- Jabil Circuit (Singapore)
- Coca-Cola Philippines
- ONGC Petro additions
- Costa Group
- Flipkart
- Alinta Energy Pilbara
- Ciro Echesortu
- Leandro Montero
- Marcelo Mindlin
- Gerdau
- Evertec
- Biobest Belgium
- Sonnedix Chile Arcadia Generacion
- Victory Giant Technology
- Mitsui & Co
- Glencore
- NK 108
- Barzel Properties
- GIC
- Philip Morris
- Global Investments
- Check Point
- Petronas Angola
- Actis
- National Service Projects
- Playtika
- Delivery Hero
- ADQ
- Tenable
- Syqe Medical
- Eastern Tobacco
- Perimeter 81
- TotalEnergies
- Sovereign Fund
- Egyptian American Steel Rolling
- Egyptian Sponge Iron & Steel
- International Steel Rolling Mills
- Innplay Labs
- HungerStation
- Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives
- Ermetic
