In the first half of the world, the number of original mergers and acquisitions decreased by 23%
The uncertainties in the global economy have weighed on corporate expansion plans, and global merger and acquisition activity has decreased by 25% in the first half of 2012.
According to preliminary data from Thomson Reuters, as of June 19, the global scale of mergers and acquisitions announced has only slightly exceeded 1 trillion trillion US dollars, compared with 1.33 trillion in the same period last year.
In the first half of the year, the number of M&A cases targeting the United States declined significantly, with a decrease of 44% over the same period last year. The total size of mergers and acquisitions in the United States during this period was only US$299 billion, the slowest growth in the first half since 2003. Compared with the peak of the same period in 2007, the reduction is nearly 70%.
In the first half of the year, the total size of mergers and acquisitions in Europe fell only 7% to $354 billion, benefiting from some heavyweight mergers and acquisitions. This includes Glencore's proposed $30 billion merger with Xstrata, the biggest acquisition so far this year. There is also France Gas Suez Group's case for Brazil's International Power acquisition of 10 billion US dollars.
In addition, in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan), the scale of mergers and acquisitions in the first half of the year ended June 19 decreased by 23% to US$175 billion.
The scale of energy and power mergers and acquisitions by industry is approximately US$188 billion, or 19%. Trading activity in this sector fell 28% from the same period last year. The number of mergers and acquisitions in the raw material industry decreased by 23% to US$141 billion, and financial mergers and acquisitions dropped by 41% to US$118 billion.
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