US M&A Market Report July 2022
Overview
There were 543 deals completed in July of 2022. Deal count YoY is lower for Q2 2022 than Q2 2021. Capital invested bumped in July due to a few high-priced deals. Companies are using M&A to try and maintain competitive advantages within their respective markets as industry trends transformed under Covid-19.
As Q2 has come to a close, deal counts have begun to slow down with the uncertainty in the current market. High-growth stocks have tumbled under fear of higher interest rates leading to an increase in discount rates. This would in turn drag down valuations seen over the past year and further stifle M&A activity going forward. Private Creditors are beginning to come down a turn or more on leverage, which will slow deal count down even more moving deeper into 2022.
