Market insights

Our Market insights and interviews provide detailed analysis on the most recent themes and trends defining cross-border M&A, including commentary from some of the market’s key dealmakers. To view the data behind these insights visit our Cross-border activity page.

Insights

Growing military expenditure and air travel fuels soaring M&A in aerospace, defense, and government services
Growing military expenditure and air travel fuels soaring M&A in aerospace, defense, and government services

Rising demand for commercial air travel and growing military expenditures around the world are spurring dealmaking in the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) sector, as firms look to gain scale and access to new technologies.
Q1 2019 financial services M&A value rises as banks look cross-border for growth
Q1 2019 financial services M&A value rises as banks look cross-border for growth

In the years after the financial crisis, financial institutions focused on establishing financial resilience and disposing of non-core assets. Now that the situation has stabilized, many are looking to M&A for growth and FinTech innovations. This revived activity is reflected in deal value during Q1 although deal volume has fallen.
Cross-border automotive and mobility M&A value reaches new heights in Q4 2018
Cross-border automotive and mobility M&A value reaches new heights in Q4 2018

The line between automotive and technology continues to blur, spurring a new phase of M&A as auto manufacturers invest to secure their futures.
Consumer & retail sector deal value rises as companies pursue new business models and growing markets
Consumer & retail sector deal value rises as companies pursue new business models and growing markets

While 2018 consumer deal value was down over 2017, companies’ continued investments in fast-growing Asian markets and a desire to expand their digital capabilities resulted in a strong year, despite economic warning signs towards year-end
TMT sees volume and value of deals rise above quarterly averages, as tech M&A leads the way
TMT sees volume and value of deals rise above quarterly averages, as tech M&A leads the way

The TMT sector attracted the second highest number of cross-border deals across all sectors in Q3, as businesses strive to improve their digital capabilities and stay ahead of the curve.
Asian interest in international assets propels real estate M&A to its highest value quarter in 2018
Asian interest in international assets propels real estate M&A to its highest value quarter in 2018

Cross-border real estate activity in Q3 was driven by strong Asian interest in international property assets, along with a record level of dry powder available for investment.
Stable oil price helps energy and natural resources top all other sectors by M&A value in Q3 2018
Stable oil price helps energy and natural resources top all other sectors by M&A value in Q3 2018

A renewed confidence in larger energy and natural resources cross-border deals correlates with a continued recovery in the oil price. Renewables dealmaking continued to rise.
Diversified industrials look across borders for deals as M&A volume surpasses all other sectors
Diversified industrials look across borders for deals as M&A volume surpasses all other sectors

M&A remains a key component of corporate growth strategies in the diversified industrials sector, which achieved the highest deal volume across all sectors in Q3.

Interviews

Another strong year predicted as cross-border private equity activity hits record high value in 2018
Another strong year predicted as cross-border private equity activity hits record high value in 2018

Hogan Lovells Partner Matthias Jaletzke shares his insights on cross-border private equity activity.
Innovation drives life sciences M&A as firms sell consumer health units
Innovation drives life sciences M&A as firms sell consumer health units

Hogan Lovells Partner, Asher Rubin, tells Deal Dynamics about the key forces behind M&A in the pharmaceutical, medical, and biotech sectors.
Disruption, divestment, and diversification impact industrial dealmaking
Disruption, divestment, and diversification impact industrial dealmaking

Fortune 200 PPG operates in 70 countries, employs around 47,000 globally and is no stranger to the M&A market. Joe Gette, Assistant General Counsel M&A and Securities, discusses the dynamics of dealmaking in the industrials sector.
Cleaner, greener, and leaner strategies drive energy M&A activity
Cleaner, greener, and leaner strategies drive energy M&A activity

Hogan Lovells Partner, Sarah Shaw, tells Deal Dynamics how shale, renewables and private equity are transforming the deal landscape in the energy and natural resources sector.
Big deals, big ideas, and big challenges spur TMT activity
Big deals, big ideas, and big challenges spur TMT activity

Hogan Lovells Partner, Peter Watts, discusses how intense innovation, diverse deal structures, and political protectionism are changing the face of M&A in the technology, media, and telecoms space.