M&A Explorer | French M&A retreated to pre-pandemic levels last year, but decreasing inflation could spur transformative dealmaking in 2024

M&A Explorer | Ongoing uncertainty hampers dealmaking in second quarter of the year, but mining megadeals and the race for clean energy offer a ray of hope

M&A Explorer | Against the odds, dealmakers put in a solid performance in 2022, but this year has seen a slow start as buyers in the US M&A market clamor for much needed regulatory clarity

A range of contractual, legal and external factors come into play when it’s time to end one of these arrangements

M&A Explorer | French deal volume in 2022 remained at historic levels, even while deal values dipped in the final quarter of the year

M&A Explorer | M&A deal value falls by more than a third as dealmakers around the world hit the brakes in a volatile year

M&A Explorer | Q3 dealmaking reflected multiple downward pressures on the market, including rising inflation, stock market volatility, and the spiralling European energy crisis

Dealmaking failed to reach the highs of the previous year as rising inflation and a challenging financing environment put some deals under question

While global dealmaking in Q1 was down from a blockbuster 2021, there are signs deal activity could pick up later in the year

Deal value exceeded US$1 trillion in every quarter for the first time in history, in just one example of the record-shattering 2021.  

M&A activity in Western Europe surged in Q3 on the back of strong PE interest and low UK stock prices

Pandemic-derived supply chain issues unlock investment opportunities  

A number of big-ticket deals in high-growth sectors such as telecommunications and renewables signal a bright future for French dealmaking

Dealmaking within the PMB sector enjoyed an impressive start as companies across the globe embarked on their post-pandemic recovery.  

A guide to navigating the rules for investing in countries that require foreign direct investment approval

The French Foreign Investments Control regime has recently been reinforced following a reform of 2019, and other measures have been adopted in view of the COVID-19 pandemic