Mergermarket, the leading provider of M&A data and intelligence, has released its 1H20 report with league tables. According to the new research, the initial effects of COVID-19 were only beginning to be felt across the global economy at the end of 1Q20. However, its full impact manifested in the second quarter, where deal volume nearly halved from 4,308 deals in 1Q20 to 2,630 in 2Q20 and deal values plummeted from USD 592.6bn in 1Q20 to USD 308.9bn in 2Q20.   Contrasting 1H20 to 1H19, deal volume fell 32% compared to the previous year.

  Mergermarket, the leading provider of M&A data and intelligence, has released its 1H20 report with league tables. According to the new research, the initial effects of COVID-19 were only beginning to be felt across the global economy at the end of 1Q20. However, its full impact manifested in the second quarter, where deal volume nearly halved from 4,308 deals in 1Q20 to 2,630 in 2Q20 and deal values plummeted from USD 592.6bn in 1Q20 to USD 308.9bn in 2Q20.   Contrasting 1H20 to 1H19, deal volume fell 32% compared to the previous year.

Mergermarket and Unquote are pleased to present An opportunity in crisis: Italian M&A and PE activity in 2019–Q1 2020, published in association with Gatti Pavesi Bianchi. This report provides invaluable insights into M&A and private equity activity in Italy as the COVID-19 crisis takes hold in the region.       Highlights from the report include:   2019 in review. While the M&A market in Italy remained active across 2019, there were already signs that investors were taking less risks. The region witnessed an annual decrease.