Fewer Deals, Bigger Stakes: Deciphering The 2026 M&A Landscape And The Rise Of Megadeals

2026-03-06 02:55:00 ET

M&A Trends YTD: Lower Volume, Higher Value

With one month left in the quarter, M&A is running a little light compared to the record-breaking close of 2025. According to Wall Street Horizon’s coverage universe of 11,000 global equities, there have been 59 M&A announcements and 78 closes as of March 2. However, while overall deal volume is somewhat soft, megadeal volume (transactions over $1B) is up 57% YoY. In January/February 2025 there were fourteen $1B+ deals announced, vs. this year, which has already seen 22 such deals announced....

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