Deals
M&A Catchup to Equities Signals 43% Jump in Deals to Citigroup
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The value of corporate acquisitions may jump as much as 43 percent in 2015 should deal activity catch up with stock markets globally, according to Citigroup Inc.
After a rally sent the value of global equities to a record $67.1 trillion, companies would need to spend $4 trillion in mergers and acquisitions this year to close the gap between deal-making and stock prices, Citigroup wrote in a Feb. 19 note. That would be up from $2.8 trillion in M&A announced in 2014, according to the note.