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Masters of the Corporate Portfolio

The 2016 M&A Report

Jens Kengelbach, Georg Keienburg, Timo Schmid, Sönke Sievers and Oliver Mehring
Boston Consulting Group, 2016
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8

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Recommendation

With global mergers and acquisitions activity down in the first half of 2016, some investors are concerned about whether the pause is temporary or the start of a long-term decline. The Brexit vote, volatility and strengthened regulations add uncertainty to the future. Yet slow growth and low interest rates continue to provide incentives for deal making. This revealing analysis from the Boston Consulting Group affirms that M&A transactions can create substantial value, and it provides insights on how some companies generate better shareholder rewards through M&A than others, regardless of economic and business conditions. getAbstract recommends this report to corporate executives and investors looking to gauge the M&A market in 2016 and into 2017.

Take-Aways

  • Worldwide, almost all industries and sectors saw strong M&A deal making in 2015, which reached levels comparable to those of the precrisis years of 1999 to 2007.
  • But global mergers and acquisitions activity was off by 27% in the first half of 2016 from the comparable period in 2015.
  • The Brexit vote, market volatility and a clampdown on tax avoidance schemes added uncertainty to acquisition activity.

About the Authors

Jens Kengelbach, Georg Keienburg and Timo Schmid are professionals with the Boston Consulting Group. Sönke Sievers is an academic at Paderborn University, Germany, where Oliver Mehring is a research assistant.

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