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M&A at a Glance (December 2012)
December 14, 2012 Read the memo
Attached is the December issue of Paul, Weiss's M&A at a Glance publication. The possibility that particularly strong M&A activity in October would be the start of a trend was proven otherwise as November slowed considerably, showing declines in both global and U.S. deal volume. The volume of global crossborder transactions took a particularly large hit, falling 47% from its October level, mostly due to a sharp decline in the average value of such deals. See Figure 1. The Telecommunications sector could not maintain its torrid pace from October, but the Real Estate/Property sector has since seen strong improvement. See Figure 2. Finally, November saw fewer cash-only deals than has been normal this year, continuing a trend from October. See Figure 8.