Mergermarket is pleased to present the Transaction Liability Insurance Claims Study, published in association with Aon.   Last year was one that no one could have anticipated. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an unprecedented global impact on the M&A market, which in turn affected the representations and warranties insurance business. While the uncertainty wrought by the pandemic led to many transactions initially being put on hold as they were re-evaluated or re-negotiated, the claims activity on representations and warranties.

Mergermarket and William Fry LLP are pleased to present the Ireland Half-Year M&A Review. This report provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the Irish M&A market during H1 2021 and offers insight into the state of play for the remainder of the year. Key findings include: Irish M&A deal volume topped records. A total of 106 deals were recorded in the first half of 2021 – a 33% rise on the same period last year and the largest deal volume of any half-year period on Mergermarket record (since 2006). Value was bolstered by.

Mergermarket is pleased to present Dealmakers: Mid-market M&A in Australia 1H21 market update, published in association with Pitcher Partners.   In Pitcher Partners’ annual Dealmakers report, 38% of respondents expected Australian M&A to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 1H21. Australia’s mid-market seems to be aligning with these expectations: values have recovered to pre-pandemic levels and volumes are only slightly behind, down 5% from 1H19, compared with 19% for the Australian M&A market as a whole. Promising pipelines and.