January sees 3-fold growth in M&A deals: report

New Delhi: Merger and Acquisitions (M&A) activity in January 2017 witnessed deals of around US$ 2.3 billion, which is nearly three times the deals signed in January 2016. The rise was seen in both deal value and volumes with 45 M&A deals worth US$ 2,364 million in January 2017, compared to 42 transactions amounting to US$ 827 million in January 2016 heavily backed by big ticket consolidation in the domestic deal activity with 23 transactions worth US$ 1.6 billion announced in January 2017. Over 55 per cent of the total deal value was led by energy and natural resources sector, while 22 per cent of the total deal volumes was led by start-ups.

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