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MERGER & AQUISITION

Global engineering and construction

M&A deals Q3 2017

HIGHLIGHTS

• Deal value for the first • There were 146
nine months of 2017 deals in the first
was $54 billion, 24% nine months
lower than the first of 2017, a 29%
nine months of last decrease from
year. last year.

• The average deal size in Q3 2017 was 9% higher than the
quarterly average of $365 million, indicating a preference
towards larger transactions.

• There were three deals greater than $1 billion in
Q3 2017 with an aggregate transaction value of
$8.8 billion.

• Asia and Oceania • Construction Materials
remains the most Manufacturing remains
active region, the most active
accounting for category, accounting
52% of M&A
volume this for 39% of M&A value
this quarter.
quarter.

• Acquisition value continues to be driven by
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sector participants while volume is more evenly
split between sector and financial participants.
This indicates that strategic investors pay a
higher premium for transactions.

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| Global MDA Journal | NOV-DEC 2017