Deal volume and value

Bank M&A: What January data hints about 2019

Volume was steady, but deal values would've been the lowest in years if not for one big, and very intriguing, transaction.

February 06, 2019

Cybersecurity

M&A wrap: Akamai, Janrain, LLR, Thoma Bravo, Wind Point

Akamai, led by CEO Tom Leighton, buys cybersecurity company Janrain. Award nominations due Feb. 8. Mid-market deal value exceeded $400B for first time in 2018.

January 24, 2019

Investment Banking

Companies confident about M&A in 2019 after great 2018

Buoyed by record year for private equity deals, most middle-market companies say they are optimistic about M&A.

January 10, 2019

Investment Banking

M&A activity stayed strong in Q2

Even amid trade war concerns, the atmosphere for dealmaking stayed positivein the second quarter, as investors searched for the best way to profit from technological innovations and fast-growing markets.

September 04, 2018

Private Equity

Middle-market private equity funds set many records in 2017

A record $20.2 billion was invested in funds in the sub-$500 million category, up from $17.9 billion in 2016.

April 02, 2018

Investment Banking

Purchase price multiples still soaring, finds GF Data

Fourth quarter purchase price multiples up more than 19 percent year over year.

March 22, 2018

Investment Banking

M&A monthly wrap: medical device maker Stryker sealed deal for Entellus

Linamar’s purchase of agricultulre equipment maker MacDon was February's biggest mid-market transaction.

March 15, 2018

Other Sectors

DLA Piper was the top middle-market law firm in deal volume in 2017

DLA Piper served as legal advisor on the highest number of completed middle-market M&A in the world. Jones Day, Kirkland & Ellis, Baker & McKenzie and CMS were among the top 5 law firms in deal volume.

February 23, 2018

Other Sectors

Kirkland & Ellis was the top middle-market law firm in total deal value in 2017

Kirkland & Ellis served as legal advisor on the highest total dollar value of completed middle-market M&A deals in the world. Latham & Watkins, Skadden, Jones Day and Sullivan & Cromwell were among the top 5 law firms in deal value.

February 21, 2018

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