M&A MARKET UPDATE JUNE 2019 U.S. MONTHLY REVIEW
Notable Trends in June 2019
Year to date, U.S. M&A deal activity has decreased on a year over year basis by 31%. The YTD completed deal count as of the end of June was 2,673 deals versus 3,850 deals in 2018. Conversely, capital invested was down 34.1%, going from $481.0 billion YTD in 2018 to $358.4 billion YTD in 2019.
For the month of June, deal count was down 63.7% compared to 2018. Invested capital was down significantly, but median deal size was up by 19%. The relatively high metrics in 2019 were partly contributed to the $6.8 billion acquisition of Bemis Company by Amcor and the $4.9 billion acquisition of DaVita Medical Group by Optum.
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