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Software deals push Q3 M&A activity to US$1.4 trillion record
Despite a drop on the previous quarter, Q3 2021 global M&A value represented the strongest Q3 on Mergermarket record. 
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Global PE continues boom, with highest Q3 on record
After four quarters in a row of exceptionally high PE activity, Q3 2021 has continued the trend, recording the highest value and volume of any third quarter on record  
Taiwanese investors and businesses: Forging a path through global transitions
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Taiwanese investors and businesses: Forging a path through global transitions
Key legal developments in 2021 and their implications for Taiwan
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Italian M&A on track to reach post-crisis high
An increase in megadeals reveals growing dealmaker appetite within Italy's M&A market
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Southeast Asia’s tech boom fuels recordbreaking H1
The region's burgeoning digital economy is drawing attention from investors across the globe  
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Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - September 2021
We highlight the key European M&A trends in the first half of 2021, and provide our insights into the outlook for M&A moving forward.
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SPACs find opportunity in Israel
The SPAC phenomenon has spread to Israel, where regulators have laid the foundation for local SPAC IPOs as well  
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Mining & metals 2021: Forces of transition and influencers of change
The mining & metals industry is critical to the success of the world's transition towards net zero, both in reducing its own carbon footprint and providing the materials that will deliver a cleaner and more sustainable future
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Middle East debt markets step up as economic outlook improves
Lifting pandemic restrictions, coupled with successful vaccination rollouts in the Gulf and an improving economic outlook, supported a rebound in loan and bond activity in the Middle East in the first half of 2021
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The rise and rise of ESG-linked debt issuance
ESG-linked financing issuance swelled in 2021, with issuers responding to the rapid growth in investor demand for environmental and socially-linked debt issuance
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High yield bond issuance grows in APAC despite cooling real estate activity
Strong refinancing appetite sustains the high yield bond market in the Asia-Pacific region despite a slowdown in real estate issuance in China.
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Private equity firms hunt for value in public markets
Take private activity reached a decade high in the first half of 2021, fueled by large sums of dry powder and heated competition for assets.
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African M&A stages a comeback
H1 2021 dealmaking within the continent appears to be turning a corner  
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US trade: The rise of benefit corporations and stakeholder - capitalism businesses
Companies focused on broader public benefits and ESG principles face unique issues in international trade disputes.
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Jumbo deals a bright spot after tough period for India’s loan markets
Loan issuance from Indian borrowers has tailed off because of rising COVID-19 infections, but high-profile mega-deal financings have given lenders and borrowers cause for optimism  
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Outlook for Africa brightens after challenging first half to the year
Lender caution following Zambia’s debt repayment default in 2020 has weighed on African debt issuance, but successful raisings by high profile borrowers show that investor appetite remains resilient
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Widening variety of issuers sustains refinancing momentum
Debt markets warm to issuers from a broader range of sectors, maintaining high levels of refinancing activity  
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Private equity goes back to school
PE is breaking records, notably in the education sector
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LatAm M&A rebounds
The region's largest economies—Brazil and Mexico—lead the dealmaking revival
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Rising inflation represents risks and opportunities for leveraged finance markets
For the first time in years, inflation is on the radar for high yield bond and leveraged loan lenders and borrowers—but how might it impact markets?
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FPSOs: Overcoming challenges to unlock potential
FPSOs have revolutionized deep-water oil extraction but these technically complex vessels are a fertile ground for uncertainty, spiraling costs and long delays
SPACs on track to drive M&A leveraged loan issuance
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Jumbo deals contribute to a rise in M&A and LBO financing
Borrowers take advantage of hot loan and high yield bond markets to lock in M&A and leveraged buyout financing at attractive terms and pricing
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Private equity carve-outs ride post-COVID wave
PE investors stand ready to fund spinoffs of non-core assets as companies refocus for the recovery
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Refinancing and jumbo deals drive global leveraged loan market
Refinancing activity supports a double-digit year-on-year uptick in leveraged loan issuance in the United States and Europe, while mega-deals dominate in the Asia-Pacific region.  
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US leveraged finance: The road ahead
What will drive issuance in a post-COVID-19 world?
New heights: US M&A H1 2021
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New heights: US M&A H1 2021
US M&A set a new record for value in H1 2021—and nearly surpassed the full-year figure for 2020
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US leisure and retail M&A roars back
Investors are finding businesses showing resilience
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Surging M&A megadeals top records in Q2
Low interest rates and high levels of liquidity are fueling transformational M&A deals  
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High yield issuance surges in the US, Europe and APAC
Plentiful liquidity supports a year-on-year rise in high yield bond issuance in the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region  
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How changing attitudes toward data sharing could accelerate smart city adoption
The pandemic seems to have prompted people to rethink their attitudes toward sharing personal data, particularly when it is used to manage public health and provide essential services. Can this shift serve as a catalyst for smart city adoption?
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Surging TMT transactions carry Q2 global M&A to record heights
A brightening macroeconomic outlook and supportive deal environment helped push second-quarter value to a new record.
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Global PE posts record buyout value in Q2 thanks to TMT, pharma
Increasing cooperation between global PE players is pushing up price tags  
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Transformation in the construction industry: Keeping pace with change
Three pillars are at the heart of global efforts to boost sustainability and make our built environment cleaner, greener and more socially responsible: construction, energy and technology.
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The green edge of steel: Cutting through carbon
Steel is essential to every aspect of modern life, yet its future finds itself centre stage in the climate change debate. Can advances in green steel technologies, fuelled by innovative investments from miners and steel producers, become an age-defining development in the energy transition?
Fast forward for US offshore wind
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Fast forward for US offshore wind
Changing regulatory, project finance and transmission dynamics are fueling rapid growth in US offshore wind
Liquid debt markets hit the brakes on restructurings
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Liquid debt markets hit the brakes on restructurings
A strong market for refinancing and low interest rates have enabled most borrowers in Europe and the US to avoid bankruptcy and restructuring procedures
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Pandemic powers European infrastructure M&A
Soaring demand for digital infrastructure, transportation and social assets has generated landmark deals so far this year
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SPACS drive automotive sector dealmaking uphill
Automotive and automotive-adjacent M&A sees fourth consecutive quarterly rise in value, supported by strong SPAC interest in electric vehicles
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French M&A displays optimism
A number of big-ticket deals in high-growth sectors such as telecommunications and renewables signal a bright future for French dealmaking
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Healthcare leveraged finance issuance climbs
Leveraged finance activity in the healthcare sector made strong gains through Q1 2021 as the pandemic response saw the industry attract steady investor inflows and M&A interest