New figures from Datasite, a virtual data room provider for mergers and acquisitions due diligence, reveal that M&A deals are up by 3% when compared to the same period last year.
Datasite, which facilitates approximately 13,000 deals annually, compiled the figures based on the deals taking place on its platform from January to November. These deals are recorded at their inception, and are not yet announced, giving clear evidence that dealmaking is continuing and there is a steady deal volume already being worked on, although many won’t be announced for another six to nine months.
Behind the scenes, M&A markets are busier than news cycles suggest and dealmakers seem to be more optimistic about M&A once macro-economic conditions settle. In fact, M&A pipeline remains strong in the EMEA region, with deals in the TMT (representing 23% of total deals) and Industrials (representing 21% of total deals) sectors becoming the two greatest areas for dealmaking.
Datasite’s figures also show the sectors which have received the highest increase in EMEA M&A deal volumes in 2022. According to the platform, real estate deals are up by 37%, followed by business services at 31%, and industrials at 29%. Similar trends were also recorded on a global scale.
However, deals in the Healthcare sector are down by 1% and Energy sectors have also seen some impact with dealmaking decreasing by 7%.
