M&A Deals Insights Q4 - 2016
Total deal value
Global chemicals M&A closed 2016 on an upward swing. Total deal value of $46.9 billion (for deals with disclosed value greater than $50 million) was 128% higher than the last quarter. Deal volume was also stronger as Q4 brought 38 new chemical deals, a 52% increase from the last quarter.
Three megadeals
Two thousand and sixteen experienced several industry-altering transactions. As (i) in February, ChemChina announced its acquisition of Syngenta, (ii) in May, Bayer announced its acquisition of Monsanto, and (iii) in December, the Praxair?Linde merger was confirmed after a previous failed attempt. These three megadeals alone account for 68% of the total deal value announced in 2016
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