Global deal activity down by 11.4% YoY during January-November 2022, finds GlobalData

A total of 58,601 deals* were announced globally during January to November 2022, which is a decline of 11.4% over the 66,140 deals announced during the same period in 2021, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database revealed that all the deal types under coverage registered a decline. The number of private equity, venture financing and M&A deals declined by 15.6%, 13.8% and 8.5% during January to November 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, respectively.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Inflation and recession fears seem to be taking a toll on global deal activity in 2022 as all the regions showcased a declining trend.”

North America, which continued to dominate the global deal landscape by accounting for more than 40% of the deals announced globally during January to November 2022, registered a 18.3% YoY decline. Akin to North America, the number of deals announced in Europe, Asia-Pacific, South & Central America and Middle East & Africa regions declined by 6.2%, 5.6%, 5.6% and 0.9% during January to November 2022 compared to same period in 2021, respectively.

In fact, the US and China, which are the top two markets by deals volume, registered double-digit declines. The number of deals announced in the US and China declined by 18% and 18.3% during January to November 2022 compared to same period in 2021, respectively.

Other key markets such as the UK, Canada, Germany and Australia also experienced a decline in deal activity by 9.7%, 20.8%, 8.2% and 11.6%, respectively. Meanwhile, India, Japan, South Korea and Singapore witnessed an improvement in deal activity by 8.6%, 10.3%, 3% and 0.3% during January to November 2022 compared to same period in 2021, respectively.

*Comprising M&A, private equity and venture financing deals

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