A study by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a fall in both inward and outward M&A deal values and volume in Q4 2021, with a slight increase in the value of domestic deals.
In total, there were 77 completed deals in December 2021, down from 150 in September 2021 and the lowest level since the height of the pandemic in May 2020 where only 58 deals were completed. The drop is likely due to the uncertainty surrounding the Russia/Ukraine conflict and ...