BDO Horizons 2017

11 April 2017

Welcome to the first BDO HORIZONS of 2017, in which our M&A professionals review the past year and analyse what lies ahead.

Looking at 2016 as a whole, M&A activity fell below 2015 levels. Deal numbers dropped by 10%, while volume fell 6.7%. Our analysis focuses on deals valued from USD 5m to USD 500m.

On a quarterly basis, however, we can see that Q4 2016 saw slightly better deal value and volume than Q3 2016, but could not top the success of Q4 2015.

With the current political and economic challenges ahead, M&A professionals are confronted with new questions. Will 2017 be the turning point for the M&A market? Or has weakness in the global economy yet to bottom out?

We examine these and many other questions in this edition of BDO HORIZONS. Then, through our Looking Ahead commentary and BDO Heat Charts, we identify trends for the upcoming quarter.