M&A MARKET UPDATE MARCH 2019 SOUTHEAST MONTHLY REVIEW
Notable Trends in February 2019
Year to date, southeast M&A deal activity has decreased on a year over year basis by 18.5%. The YTD completed deal count as of the end of March is 251 deals versus the 308 deals in 2018. Conversely, capital invested, in March alone, is up 180%, going from $9.9 billion in March of 2018 to $27.7 billion in 2019.
Deal count in the Southeast is down 18.5% compared to 2018. YTD invested capital is up significantly over last year from $32 billion in 2018 to $134 billion in 2019. Median deal size has also drastically increased, about 300%, compared to the previous March. The relatively high metrics this year are partly contributed to by the $6.9 billion acquisition of Nvidia by Mellanox Technology and the $4.87 billion acquisition of MB Financial Bank by Fifth-Third Bank.
