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Global M&A value collapses to record lows in Q2 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, global M&A value dropped to the lowest half-yearly total since H1 2010. The first six months of 2020 has registered a massive drop in M&A activity. The total value of deals announced in H1—both completed and pending—was US$901.7 billion, 53% below the same period the year before and the lowest half-yearly total since H1 2010. Volume, meanwhile, fell 32% year on year, to 6,943 deals, the lowest half-yearly volume total since H1 2013....
By: White & Case LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/global-m-a-value-collapses-to-record-37059/

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