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2023 Cross-border M&A Update

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions offer key geographical diversification benefits for buyers and businesses alike. Gaining new exposure in new regions can lower business and operational risks under different economic and regulatory conditions. Buyers often look for cross-border deals when their core markets become saturated, when business slows down, or if they can find regulatory or monetary benefits in another country. Cross-border deals are important because they allow companies to expand their offerings by entering new markets or adding new products, services, intellectual property, or technologies. Cross-border M&A can bolster revenue opportunities and cost synergies while scaling efficiency as company operations expand to a broader market.

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Cross Border Deals Soar in the North West

Posted on February 21, 2019 By in Cross-Border M&A + US M&A + UK M&A

Cross border deals involving North West companies have doubled over the past year according to research conducted by Deloitte in partnership with Experian Corpfin.

The volume of deals increased from the 59 in 2017 to 120 in 2018, with value up 450% from £1.2bn spent in 2017 to £6.6bn in 2018.

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Global Mergers and Acquisitions Have Hit New Highs Due to North American Cross-Border Deals

Global mergers and acquisitions have hit the headlines of late due to the value of transactions increasing by a staggering amount – H1 figures by Thomson Reuters revealed that the value of transactions rose by 64 per cent to $2.5 trillion, compared with the same period in 2017, and was the strongest year-to-date period since records began in 1980.

This has since grown to $3.2 trillion so far this year, bolstered last week by spending from North American companies. Such domestic deals included SiriusXM’s $3.5bn deal for digital music provider Pandora Media but its cross-border deals, such as Michael Kors’ acquisition of Versace for $2.2 billion, are proving to be the stars of the catwalk.

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Global M&A Activity to Reach Record Figure of £2.4 Trillion in 2018

Worldwide mergers and acquisition activity will hit £2.4 trillion ($3.2 trillion) next year, as deal-making is elevated on an increasing global economic tide, according to recent forecasts.

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