M&A MARKET UPDATE AUGUST 2019 SOUTHEAST MONTHLY REVIEW
Notable Trends in August 2019
Year to date, the Southeast M&A deal activity has decreased on a year over year basis by 20.1%. The YTD completed deal count as of the end of August is 578 deals versus 723 deals in 2018. Conversely, capital invested is up 258.0%, going from $63.7 billion YTD in 2018 to $228.2 billion YTD in 2019. Year to date, the median deal size has increased from $33.2 million in 2018 to $65.7 million in 2019, correlating with the rise in capital invested.
For the month of August, deal count is down 20.9% compared to 2018. Invested capital remained constant at $3 billion, and median deal size increased by 132.2%. With capital invested remaining flat compared to August of 2018, the increase in median deals balances out the decrease in deal activity.
