During the quieter summer months it can be tough for dealmakers to reel in transactions, and that has proved particularly problematic this year. But when they bag one it’s likely to be a very big fish.
Between July 1 and August 13, 2015 there were 1,330 mergers and acquisitions announced that targeted Europe, the Middle East or Africa. That is the lowest number of deals for the period for more than a decade. But the combined value of those deals, at $170.1 billion, was at a seven-year high.
