A total of 4,988 deals* were announced globally during February 2022, which is a decline of 16.4% over 5,963 deals announced during the previous month, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database has revealed that all deal types under coverage were affected and most regions experienced subdued deal activity in February 2022.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Several key global markets experienced a downturn in deal activities amid ongoing market uncertainty. These uncertainties are expected to continue in the coming months due to the current geopolitical situations.”

North America continued to account for the highest share of deal activity but deal volume declined significantly in February by 22.6% compared to the previous month. Akin to North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and South and Central America regions also witnessed a decline in deal volume, while the Middle East and Africa was the only region to witness an improvement in deal volume.

Deal activity witnessed a decline in many of the key markets in February compared to the previous month such as the US (by 25.9%), China (39.3%), the UK (3.3%), India (7.7%), Germany (1.7%), South Korea (23%) and France (24.5%). However, deal activity grew in markets such as Canada, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Sweden and Brazil.

Bose continues: “All the deal types under coverage have experienced a downturn in deal volume in February compared to the previous month. The number of private equity, venture financing and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals decreased by 26%, 6.1% and 22.4%, respectively, in February compared to the previous month.”

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