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Our latest Global M&A Trends Report highlights current M&A trends and gives our insights on the key drivers and challenges for M&A activity for the reminder of the year.

The M&A decline seen in the latter part of 2011 has continued into the first half of 2012, with global economic slowdown and volatility in the equity and financial markets continuing to impact activity levels. Despite this gloomy picture, one thing is for sure – M&A should be happening. With excess cash on corporate balance sheets and limited prospects for organic growth, businesses across many sectors have the appetite to do deals in order to achieve growth targets.

There is a glimmer of hope that the global M&A market may be recovering - in the period since April there has been a tentative uptick in activity levels. However, whether this uptick is sustainable remains to be seen.

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