GLOBAL M&A REPORT 2021

April 03, 2022

  • Total M&A deal value reached all-time highs of $5.9 trillion in 2021.
  • Strategic deals (including both corporate deals and add-ons) saw value reach $3.8 trillion.
  • An increase of 47% over 2020, fueled by record valuations.
  • Strategic buyers need an expanded set of skills to compete in today’s competitive market.
  • Practitioners should focus on retaining talent, better underpinning revenue synergies,

incorporating environmental, social, and corporate governance, leveraging partnerships

and corporate venture capital, and building a repeatable M&A model.

2022 PERSPECTIVES:

  • The increasing salience of antitrust as a global political issue.
  • Growing concern about the national security implications of M&A.
  • Extensively assess environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) in the deal-making process on a regular basis.