M&A activity in 2024 experienced an increase in both the value of deals over $25 million and the number of such deals. Yet not every sector saw M&A value grow, for example, advanced industries, consumer goods, and life sciences. And while M&A deals in the global energy and materials segment were also slightly lower, it along with financials services and the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors accounted for almost 60 percent of deal activity value, note Senior Partners Jake Henry and Mieke Van Oostende. Click through the interactive to see more.
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For a discussion of what’s next in M&A in 2025 — and what leaders need to know as the year evolves — join McKinsey senior partners Jake Henry and Mieke Van Oostende on May 13th. They will explore the key trends and outlook for M&A in 2025, examine what successful programmatic acquirers do differently, and discuss how leaders need to sustain that M&A muscle amid competing demands for resources and attention
To read the report, see “M&A Annual Report: Is the wave finally arriving?,” February 19, 2024.