The Asia-Pacific (APAC) deal landscape (comprising mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture financing deals) has showcased relative resilience amid declines experienced in other regions during the first seven months of 2025 compared to the same period in the previous year. The total number of deals announced in the APAC region increased by around 3% during January-July 2025 compared to January-July 2024, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
The growth in APAC is primarily driven by an increase in M&A activity, while venture financing and private equity investments have encountered headwinds. An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database revealed that the number of M&A deals announced in the APAC region increased by around 9% during January-July 2025 compared to January-July 2024, while venture financing and private equity deal volumes registered year-on-year (YoY) declines of 3% and 11%, respectively.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “What makes the growth in APAC region more significant is that the trend is in contrast to the decline experienced in global deal activity as well as the setbacks in other regions.”
It is noteworthy that global deal activity was down by around 2% during January-July 2025 compared to January-July 2024. Meanwhile, other regions such as North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and South and Central America suffered YoY declines in deal volume of around 4%, 4%, 10% and 9%, respectively.
Bose adds: “The APAC deal landscape has shown resilience, but not without challenges. While the resilience indicates that there are some pockets of growth, which resulted in improvement in overall deal activity, there are also some markets within the APAC region that faced significant challenges. A closer examination of key markets in the region reveals a mixed performance.”
China continues to lead the way, registering a growth of around 4% in deal volume during January-July 2025 compared to January-July 2024. India and Japan also experienced YoY growth of around 10% and 24%, respectively. Conversely, markets such as Australia, South Korea, and Singapore have experienced declines of around 5%, 20% and 13%, respectively.
Bose concludes: “While some markets showcased growth, indicating improving investor interest, others registered declines, reflecting localized challenges that impacted deal-making sentiments. It is crucial to recognize the underlying shifts in investor sentiment and market dynamics.”
Note: Historic data may change in case some deals get added to previous months because of a delay in disclosure of information in the public domain
