M&A Boom Shows No Sign of Abating After Epic First Half
- Acquisition-hungry companies announced $2.5 trillion of deals
- M&A advisers are busier than ever and hope the boom will last
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After a subdued start to 2020, dealmaking surged to record levels in the first half of this year as economic confidence rebounded and companies put money to use after holding off during the pandemic.
Acquisition-hungry buyers have announced $2.5 trillion of deals so far in 2021, an unprecedented number that puts this year on track to be the most active ever. Private equity firms have finally started to spend significant amounts of dry powder, sealing more than $550 billion of deals in the busiest six months on record.