GLOBAL M&A REPORT 2021
- 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.